Murder of John Garris

Archive Atlanta by Victoria Lemos

Aug 14, 202612:15History

In April 1949, Metropolitan Opera singer John Garris came to Atlanta to perform at the Fox Theatre—but by the next morning, he was dead in an alley off Marietta Street. His murder launched a bizarre investigation that se...

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