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Cops: Macon body may be missing Henry man

By Fran Jeffries
March 19, 2012

Jones County authorities are investigating whether a homicide victim whose body was found in a house in Macon is that of a missing Henry County man.

Police are awaiting autopsy reports to confirm that the body is that of William Douglas Coker, 67, of Stockbridge, said Capt. Edward Humphries of the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.

Information about a cause of death will not be available until after the autopsy, Humphries said.

Coker was reported missing from Stockbridge by family members who told police they last saw him leaving his home last Tuesday.

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Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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