Silver Comet Trail murder

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Silver Comet Trail murder

Photos: The murder trial in the case of Michael Ledford,, accused of the murder of Jennifer Ewing on the Silver Comet Trail in 2006.

Jennifer Ewing was killed on the Silver Comet Trail in Paulding County in July 2006. She was an avid cyclist who regularly rode a 50-mile route on the trail.

After Jennifer Ewing was reported missing in July 2006, police, friends, relatives and other volunteers searched along the Silver Comet Trail. Cobb County police Sgt. R. Sorrow (left) discusses search strategies with Smyrna police officer, N.R. Johnson.

Michael William Ledford is led from a police car into Paulding County magistrate court on July 31, 2006, after being arrested in Ewing's murder.

Bernadette Boas sits close to a point on the Silver Comet Trail where Jennifer Ewing died. Since Ewing's death, cyclists and pedestrians have been leaving items near the area as a way of remembering her. Boas is the organizer of the Jenny Ewing Memorial Ride held in September 2006.

A year after Ewing's death, a memorial was left on the trail in her memory.

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Jennifer Ewing was killed on the Silver Comet Trail in Paulding County in July 2006. She was an avid cyclist who regularly rode a 50-mile route on the trail.

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