In February of 2017, a woman in Brandon, Mississippi, would call police after a man shot her in the thigh as she was out jogging. This one phone call would lead to the discovery of another crime scene, followed by a 2,000 mile manhunt which left behind in its wake, a trail of carnage and violence.
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Audio Sources:
“Alex Deaton arrested: Mississippi murder suspect taken into custody in Kansas”
“Alex Deaton Pleads Guilty to Murder”
“Mississippi murder suspect Alex Deaton was in Tulsa Saturday morning”
“WJTV Alex Deaton Coverage Achievement”
Sources:
Associated Press, 25 February 2017 – “Mississippi Authorities Look for Murder, Assault Suspect”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 25 February, 2017 – “Nationwide Manhunt Underway for Castlewoods Murder Suspect”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 24 February, 2017 – “Woman Found Dead Inside Neshoba County Church”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 26 February, 2017 – “Dixon Congregation Gathers in Front of Church for Sunday Service”
CBS – 12 WJTV 25 February, 2017 – “Officials Link Rankin County Murder and Shooting Suspect to Neshoba County Woman’s Death”
CBS – 12 WJV, 27 Febraury, 2017 – “Preliminary Report Shows Castlewoods Murder Victim Died from Strangulation”
CBS – 12 WJTV 27 February, 2017 – “Family of Murder Victim Speaks Out”
NBC – 4 KFOR, 27 February, 2017 – “Authorities Release Additional Info on Mississippi Murder Suspect”
The Star Herald, 27 February, 2017 – “Deaton Captured in Kansas After Nationwide Manhunt”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 28 February, 2017 – “Authorities Discuss Alex Bridges Deaton’s Arrest”
Associated Press, 1 March, 2017 – “Mississippi Suspect’s Mayhem Fueled Run Ends in Fiery Crash”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 1 March, 2017 – “Manhunt Ends, Focus Shifts to Support for Shooting Victim”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 1 March, 2017 – “Manhunt Ends with Fiery Crash”
Albuquerque Journal, 2 March, 2017 – “Trail of Carnage”
CNN, 1 March, 2017 – “Mississippi Murder Suspect Captured in Kansas”
Associated Press, 2 March, 2017 – “Kansas Shooting Victim Details Confrontation”
Associated Press, 2 March, 2017 – “Condition of Wounded Kansas Clerk Upgraded to Fair”
Associated Press, 3 March, 2017 – “Suspect in Multistate Crimes Charged in Kansas”
The Pratt Tribune, 4 March, 2017 – “Juel Recovering from Kwik Shop Shooting”
The Pratt Tribune, 11 March, 2017 – “Shooting Suspect Faces Judge”
Associated Press, 4 May, 2017 – “Multi-State Crime Suspect Indicted for Murder in Mississippi”
Starkville Daily News, 5 May, 2017 – “Multi-State Crime Suspect Indicted for Murder in Mississippi”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 7 July, 2017 – “Man Accused of Shooting Pratt Store Clerk Enters Guilty Plea”
CBS – 12 WJTV, 7 July, 2017 – “Alex Deaton Pleads Guilty to Attempted First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery in Kansas”
The Hays Daily News, 8 July, 2017 – “Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Charge in Pratt”
Associated Press, 16 October, 2017 – “Multi-State Crime Suspect Sentenced for Shooting in Kansas”
CBS – 12 KWCH, 16 October, 2017 – “Man Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years”
The Pratt Tribune, 17 October, 2017 – “Deaton Sentenced”
Associated Press, 13 August, 2018 – “Multistate Crime Suspect Pleads to Some Mississippi Charges”
The Meridian Star, 2 November, 2018 – “Alex Deaton Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Life for Neshoba County Murder”
Associated Press, 3 November, 2018 – “Multistate Crime Suspect Pleads to More Mississippi Charges”
WLBT, 13 August, 2018 – “Alex Deaton Pleads Guilty to Murder”
Clarion Ledger – “Mississippi Man Accused in Crime Spree Pleads Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death”
The Clarion Ledger – “Manhunt for Accused Mississippi Killer Ends in Kansas”
The Clarion Leger – “Kansas Clerk Tells Story of Allegedly Being Shot by Alex Deaton”
