June 15, 2005
Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke Vows to Retain "Indicter of the Dead" Title
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By Charlotte Webb, Staff Writer |
After reading an article in the AJC entitled, A Really Cold Case, Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke called an emergency press conference on the courthouse steps. Enraged by what Burke sees as invading his territory, he vowed to indict just as many or more dead people than Fulton County. Said Burke, "Sure they can indict dead people in Fulton County but they don't know they're dead. We indict defendants after we have been notified of their deaths. So there. Just because you're dead doesn't mean we won't put you on probation and require you to get a GED"
As of press time, Paul Howard was unavailable for comment.