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GBI Arrests Ware County Man in 1984 Waycross Rape and Murder

Advances in DNA testing unlocked a lead long out of reach.

Overview

  • Freddie Lee Granger Jr., 68, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Ware County Jail.
  • He was charged with rape, aggravated assault, malice murder, and two counts of felony murder.
  • Sandra Kaye Davis, 22, was found strangled beside a home on Kollock Street in Waycross on Sept. 1, 1984.
  • GBI investigators say continued DNA testing tied Granger to the case after years of cold‑case work with Waycross police and partner agencies.
  • The GBI says the case remains active and will go to the Waycross Judicial Circuit district attorney, and investigators are asking for tips by phone or through the GBI website.