The TVOne true-crime show "ATL Homicide" featured the 2012 disappearance of Ayesha Turner. Turner, a mother of two, was first reported as a missing person. Her remains were found under a house 17 days later on Cascade Road in Atlanta. Gordon Davis was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and was eventually convicted of her murder.
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The TVOne true-crime series, now in its second season, recreates cases as told by David Quinn and Vince Velazquez, two retired Atlanta Police Department homicide detectives.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote twice about the Turner killing as the case unfolded. You can find links to those articles below. You can find the AJC's coverage of other "ATL Homicide" cases here.
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Oct. 22, 2012
Remains found under abandoned SW Atlanta house identified
Fulton County’s medical examiner has identified remains found last week under an abandoned southwest Atlanta house as a mother of two reported missing 17 days ago. ...
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Nov. 26, 2012
Arrest made in SW Atlanta dismembered body
Gordon Davis, 51, was taken into police custody on Thanksgiving Day, police officials said, weeks after investigators were led to Ayesha Turner’s remains. ...
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Learn more about Ayesha Turner's life from her funeral home notice.
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» MORE: Read the AJC's coverage of the cases in "ATL Homicide" Season 1
» RELATED: How the AJC covered the events in "The First 48 Presents: Homicide Squad Atlanta"
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