Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, and Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office gathered at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office on May 23, 2025 to provide updates on the arrest of Jon Worrell, 58, in connection to the 2006 murder of his wife Doris Worrell. Doris Worrell was shot and killed on September 20, 2006, inside Jon’s Sports Park. Today, investigators believe that Jon recruited someone to kill his wife because he was concerned that if he divorced Doris, he would lose his children. In this timely episode of Pining, Jamie Worsley will bring you the full press conference and reaction from family, law enforcement, and WALB's reporter assigned to this story.
October 19, 1979, Dan Bivens stopped by his mother’s Dothan, AL shop to get a plate of food. The next day, his mother would find his house unlocked, the TV on, and that plate of food untouched. She reported Dan and his car missing nearly 46 years ago, and despite potential sightings in Southwest Georgia, Dan’s family has never seen or heard from him again. His daughter, Danielle, is appealing to the media and the public for information in his disappearance. If you know anything, call Central Alabama Crimestoppers anonymously at 334-215-STOP. There is a $5,000 reward for information that solves this case.
https://www.wtvy.com/2025/02/27/unsolved-what-happened-dan-bivens/
On March 17, 2010, Sandra Robinson was stabbed to death while working at a prepaid cell phone store in Douglas, Georgia. Her murder would leave four kids without a mom, and her family with questions still to this day. You can report any information about this case anonymously by calling the GBI Region 4 Douglas Office at 912-389-4103.
https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/unsolved-homicide/sandra-latrail-robinson
This month, Marlena Hurst would be celebrating the Christmas season with her family, and turning 49-years-old on December 23rd. But she hasn’t even met some of her newest grandchildren, because she’s been missing since December 2, 2020. Just months after Marlena was declared missing, the Hurst family would have to expand their search... Not for Marlena, but for her brother, Greg Hurst. You can listen this episode and previous cases right now on WALB.com, the WALB News 10 App, and on WALB’s YouTube page.
We're bringing you this breaking news episode after we learned this morning that one person has been arrested in connection to the homicide of nine-year-old Nigel Brown. Nigel was shot and killed in a drive by shooting three years ago in Albany. He was asleep in his bed at the time of his death. WALB speaks with the lead investigator on this case and several South Georgia mothers about how these cold case developments are bringing hope to their families.
Trying to solve some of south Georgia's biggest mysteries is like looking for a single pine needle on the forest floor. "Pining" is a podcast about families longing for their loved-one's case to be resolved. The first episode focuses on missing person, Jessica Vanzant Dietzel. She was 21-years-old when she was reported missing in March of 2020. She would now be 26-years-old. WALB News 10's Jamie Worsley and Rowan Edmonds take a look back at her case, and share new developments that could lead to closure.