{"id":15073,"date":"2023-11-29T09:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=15073"},"modified":"2023-11-29T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:13:45","slug":"48-hours-what-is-the-story-of-sarah-yarborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/48-hours-what-is-the-story-of-sarah-yarborough\/15073\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201948 Hours\u2019: What is the story of Sarah Yarborough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nuelv-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nuelv-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] } group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fbd80142-41bb-49b4-81ba-dd8eee5d4ad0\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The tragic case of Sarah Yarborough, a high school student who was murdered in 1991, shook her community and led to a long and challenging investigation. Sarah was on her way to a drill team event when she mysteriously disappeared. Her body was found partially nude and strangled near her school, shocking her friends, family, and the community.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, investigators struggled to find leads or suspects. Despite receiving over 3000 leads over nearly 30 years, the case remained unsolved until advancements in DNA technology led to a breakthrough in September 2019. DNA evidence collected at the crime scene found a familial match in the CODIS system, connecting the crime to Edward Nicholas, a registered sex offender. However, the DNA was a full match to Edward\u2019s brother, Patrick Nicholas.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Nicholas had a history of sexual assaults, having previously raped two young women as a juvenile and attempted to rape another. He served only three years of a 10-year sentence for these crimes, being released from prison in 1987. Sadly, had he served his full sentence, he would have been incarcerated during the time of Sarah Yarborough\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>After more than 30 years, Patrick Nicholas finally went on trial for Sarah Yarborough\u2019s murder. While found not guilty of premeditated first-degree murder, he was convicted of murder in the 1st and 2nd degree due to the sexual motivation behind the crime. At the sentencing hearing, Anne Croney, a survivor of Nicholas\u2019s attempted assault, pleaded with the court to keep him in prison. He was sentenced to 46 years, bringing some closure and justice to the Yarborough family.<\/p>\n<p>The case shed light on the failures of the justice system and the devastating consequences of criminals slipping through the cracks. 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