PODCAST - In the 156th broadcast of the District Attorney show on WGNS, hosts Retired Assistant District Attorney J. Paul Newman, District Attorney General Jennings Jones, and Assistant DA Trevor Lynch commemorate the program's transition from its 13th to 14th year on the air. This special episode is dedicated to the legacy of the late Rutherford County Sheriff Truman Jones, highlighting his instrumental role in establishing the region's first Cold Case Investigative Unit. To honor his contributions, the broadcast provides an in-depth profile of the foundational case that launched the unit: the 1984 murder of 17-year-old Laura Salmon.

The episode details the extensive 22-year journey to justice, culminating in the 2006 first-degree murder conviction of David Kyle Gilley, who was also 17 at the time of the crime. Listeners will gain unique insights into the forensic breakthroughs that made the conviction possible, featuring expert testimony from Jerry Finley, a crime scene reconstruction and blood pattern analysis specialist. Finley discusses the critical blood spatter evidence analyzed for the trial, illustrating how advanced investigative techniques and relentless community cooperation can successfully close decades-old unsolved homicides.