Arrest Made in 1985 Georgia Church Murders After 39 Years
A 61-year-old man, Erik Kristensen Sparre, has been arrested and charged with the 1985 murders of Harold and Thelma Swain at a Camden County church, following new DNA evidence linking him to the crime. This development comes after Dennis Perry, previously convicted for the murders, was exonerated in 2020 due to DNA evidence excluding him as the perpetrator. Perry, who spent over 20 years in prison, was awarded $1.23 million by the state after his release.