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National award-winning journalist at @11AliveNews. @UNCHussman alum. 3rd grade Math Fact Maniac champion. 3x Emmy winner. 8x Emmy loser.
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Edrick Faust sentenced in Tara Baker's 2001 murder

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By Molly Oak Verified
| WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
Tara Baker was a 23-year-old law student at UGA at the time she was found dead inside her burned apartment. ATHENS, Ga. — Superior Court Judge Lisa Lott on Thursday sentenced Edrick Faust to two life sentences in prison plus 45 years for the 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker. Before the sentencing, Tara Baker's mother, Virginia, in a statement read by her son-in-law, said, "The question that never leaves me is why. I have asked that question many times.
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Person of interest in killing of USPS worker had warrant for Atlanta murder, 2020 arrest for biting part of someone's face off: docs

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By Reeves Jackson, Molly Oak Verified, Cody Alcorn Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Nahjel Williams, a person of interest in the shooting death of a USPS worker, has a long criminal history including a previous murder charge in Atlanta. Williams was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a felony, and is also tied to the killing of another individual in 2024.
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Edrick Faust guilty on all counts in Tara Baker's murder

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By Molly Oak Verified
| WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
Tara Baker was a 23-year-old law student at UGA at the time she was found dead inside her burned apartment. Faust faced 12 counts, including malice murder and felony murder, rape, burglary and arson. The jury began deliberating on Monday afternoon and reached its verdict around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Faust showed no emotion but shook his head as the jury foreperson read the verdict.
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