EPISODE · Feb 28, 2019 · 47 MIN
42: The Deputy & The Body Builder: Tracy Fortson & Doug Benton
from Southern Fried True Crime · host Erica Kelley
In the year 2000, Tracy Fortson was the first female deputy at the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Department in Georgia. She filed a sexual harassment claim against the department and then her boyfriend went missing. His body was found, Tracy was charged, but to this day she says she was framed. Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/42-the-deputy-the-body-builderSuggested Reading: M. William Phelps: Targeted: A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, A Brutal MurderWritten, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyOriginal Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma RadioMerch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)https://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrimehttps://www.youtube.com/southernfriedtruecrime
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In the year 2000, Tracy Fortson was the first female deputy at the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Department in Georgia. She filed a sexual harassment claim against the department and then her boyfriend went missing. His body was found, Tracy was charged, but to this day she says she was framed. Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/42-the-deputy-the-body-builderSuggested Reading: M. William Phelps: Targeted: A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, A Brutal MurderWritten, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyOriginal Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma RadioMerch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)https://www.facebook.com/southernfriedtruecrimehttps://www.youtube.com/southernfriedtruecrime
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