Erik Kristensen Sparre, 61, was arrested nearly four decades after the couple was fatally shot inside the Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Camden County.
A Georgia man has been charged over the 1985 killing of a couple at a black church after the original suspect was exonerated by DNA evidence. Erik Kristensen Sparre is facing felony murder and aggravated assault charges over the killings of Harold and Thelma Swain. The 61-year-old was arrested nearly four decades after the couple were fatally shot inside the Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Camden County.
Read more:Jay-Z and Beyonce attend premiere after he was accused of raping girl, 13Disney influencer dies at brand event Dennis Perry was sentenced to life in prison when a jury convicted him in 2003 of murdering the Swains. He spent two decades in prison before a Superior Court judge ordered a retrial in 2020. The judge dismissed all charges against Mr Perry in 2021 after prosecutors asked to drop the case.
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