Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Shock and sadness: The Town & Gown murders

By on May 10, 2009

Here is a running list of stories, video and audio gathered following the murders of Marie Bruce, Tom Tanner and Ben Teague on April 25 at the Athens Community Theatre on Grady Avenue. The body of University professor George Zinkhan III, the man accused of the murders, was found May 9 in a wooded grave two miles from where he was last seen.

George Zinkhan III

April 25
Professor on the loose, suspected in Saturday afternoon shooting on Prince Avenue, 3 dead
Audio of the 911 calls
Photos: Triple slaying shocks Athens

April 26
Nationwide search for UGA professor accused of triple slaying

April 27
VANISHED: An April weekend, changed forever
BEN TEAGUE: Father figure to theater group
TOM TANNER: ‘Quirky’ member welcoming to all

Marie Bruce

MARIE BRUCE: A ‘binding force’ to theater
George Zinkhan an ‘odd,’ prolific professor
A family torn as a father flees
UGA officials say students safe as police roam campus with automatic weapons
Police scanner, 12:25 to 12:40 p.m., Saturday April 25; Zinkhan discussing Peabody entries

April 28
UGAAlert delayed so as not to warn Zinkhan
Town & Gown ‘lost heart, body and soul’
Zinkhan has not contacted anyone so far, has new phone
Amsterdam university to fire Zinkhan

Tom Tanner

Terry College ‘shocked’ by triple murder
Tip about Zinkhan’s Jeep unfounded
FBI Wanted Poster

April 29
Appalachian Trail hikers warned about Zinkhan
Community adds three to list of 22 deceased

April 30
Zinkhan one of ‘America’s Most Wanted’
America’s Most Wanted profile

May 1
Zinkhan: The man behind the manhunt

Ben Teague

May 2
Daylong manhunt yields no Zinkhan, more questions
Campus memorial service celebrates life of Ben Teague
Police on alert at Atlanta airport for Zinkhan
PHOTO: The search for George Zinkhan
AUDIO: News conference on Zinkhan search

May 4
Zinkhan’s passport found in abandoned Jeep

May 7
Police release new Zinkhan sketches

May 9
Zinkhan’s body found, covered in a shallow grave
PHOTO: The discovery of George Zinkhan

May 11
Final details on Zinkhan’s suicide promised soon
Terry professor feared for life after map to her house found in Zinkhan’s Jeep

May 13
Questions remain as Zinkhan case finds resolution

May 14
Town & Gown players plan return to stage in July

May 15
Zinkhan’s body unclaimed by family
Zinkhan’s body to be cremated

July 9
With Zinkhan, a wealth of what ifs
Turning the page: The Town & Gown Players move from tragedy to comedy

Documents

Zinkhan final GBI report

Zinkhan police incident report

Zinkhan FBI criminal complaint

Zinkhan: University of Georgia open records request

George Zinkhan search warrants