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Ledford convicted in Silver Comet Trail murder
A Paulding County jury convicts Michael Ledford in the 2006 murder of cyclist Jennifer Ewing on the Silver Comet Trail. Now, Ledford, 46, faces either death by lethal injection, life without parole or life with possibility of parole.
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From left, co-counsel Jimmy Berry and defendant Michael Ledford listen to the sentencing phase of the trial inside the Paulding County Courthouse Monday after a jury convicted Ledford in the 2006 murder of cyclist Jennifer Ewing on the silver comet trail. Now, Ledford, 46, faces either death by lethal injection, life without parole or life with possibility of parole.
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