2009 Glynn County murders

Eight murdered in Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. December 2025 January 2026 Glynn County murders August 29, 2009 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. Familicide, mass murder Unknown blunt object 8 1 Guy Heinze Jr. On August 29, 2009, seven dead bodies and two critically injured people were found in the New Hope Mobile Home Park in Glynn County, Georgia, near Brunswick.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-found-slain-at-georgia-mobile-home/ 7 Found Slain at Georgia Mobile Home CBS News August 29, 2009 August 9, 2012 One of the two injured people died of the injuries the following day.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Trailer-Park-Deaths-Police-Open-Homicide-Investigation-After-Bodies-Found-In-Georgia/Article/200908415371103 Seven People Found Dead In Trailer Park Sky News August 30, 2009 August 9, 2012http://www.gpb.org/news/2009/08/30/8th-person-dies-in-trailer-killings 8th Person Dies in Trailer Killings August 30, 2009 Gpb.org August 9, 2012 Guy Heinze Jr., a 22-year-old member of the family, was convicted of the murders in 2013 and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Murders At approximately 8:15 am on August 29, 2009, police received a 9-1-1 call from a 22-year-old man, Guy Heinze Jr., reporting that his whole family had been beaten to death. On arrival at the trailer park, they found seven people dead and two others critically injured. One of those injured, 19-year-old Michael Toler, died the following day in the hospital.http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11018107 911 call released in Brunswick murders – WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather WMBF News August 9, 2012 February 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120219002700/http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11018107 dead The other victims were Russell Toler Sr., 44, Russell Toler Jr., 20, Chrissy Toler, 20, Michelle Toler, 15, Brenda Flanagan, 49, Guy Heinze Sr., 45 and Joseph West, 30. The sole survivor was 3-year-old Byron Jimerson, the son of Chrissy Toler.https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2009/09/01/stub-1847/15975006007/ Names of 8 victims in Brunswick mobile home killings released; 3-year-old still in hospital Dickson Terry The Florida Times-Union January 8, 2024 On September 8, police stated that the victims had been beaten with a large instrument. They believed that three people committed the crime.The Brunswick News, September 9, 2009, p. A1 The murders gained international attention and were referred to as the worst mass murder case in Georgia state history.http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1688162/misstankt-massmord-i-usa Misstänkt massmord i USA | Nyheter | Expressen | Senaste nytt – Nyheter Sport Ekonomi Nöje Expressen.se August 9, 2012http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=577845 Ber naboene være på vakt – VG Nett Vg.no August 30, 2009 August 9, 2012 Arrest of Heinze Police arrested HeinzeJanuary 2026 on suspicion of tampering with evidence at the crime scene and on drug possession charges. Glynn County Police gave a press conference on August 30 in which they did not identify the other victims, but stated that their ages ranged from "older than infants to their mid-40s". Police chief Matt Doering said, "I wouldn't call Mr. Heinze a suspect, but I won't rule him out either." https://web.archive.org/web/20090903181503/http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/08/police-chief-offers-few-clues.html September 3, 2009 Trial On September 14, 2009, Heinze was indicted by a grand jury, and prosecutors said they intended to seek the death penalty.http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/15/met_548152.shtml Prosecutor to pursue death penalty in Ga. slayings Associated Press September 15, 2009 Chronicle September 7, 2013 Augusta, Ga. In 2011, defense attorneys were given permission to observe DNA testing of a broken gun stock and other items recovered from the scene of the crimes.http://www.cedartownstd.com/view/full_story/14511814/article-Gun-stock-to-be-tested-for-DNA-in-Ga--slayings?instance=home_news_lead_story Gun stock to be tested for DNA in Ga. slayings Bynum Russ Associated Press June 29, 2011 Cedartown Standard September 7, 2013 dead https://archive.today/20130907143518/http://www.cedartownstd.com/view/full_story/14511814/article-Gun-stock-to-be-tested-for-DNA-in-Ga--slayings?instance=home_news_lead_story September 7, 2013 The judge originally assigned to the trial resigned in 2011 for reasons unrelated to the case.http://www.news4jax.com/news/Mass-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/-/475880/8880642/-/deyz/-/index.html Mass murder suspect pleads not guilty Associated Press February 23, 2012 news4jax September 7, 2013 October 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194518/http://www.news4jax.com/news/Mass-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/-/475880/8880642/-/deyz/-/index.html dead Heinze pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing on February 23, 2012. During the trial, the prosecution put forward the theory that drugs and money were the prime motivations for the murders. Heinze's defense countered that the investigation refused to consider other suspects in the killings.jacksonville.com/news/crime On October 25, 2013, Heinze was convicted of all eight murders and sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole. Prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty as part of a deal with the defense team when a juror was removed and replaced by a substitute.October 25, 2013 Guy Heinze Jr., Ga. man, guilty of killing father and 7 others in mobile home but won't get death penalty CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guy-heinze-jr-ga-man-guilty-of-killing-father-and-7-others-in-mobile-home-but-wont-get-death-penalty/ October 25, 2013 On December 7, 2020, Heinze's conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court of Georgia.https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s20a1353.pdf Heinze v. The State Supreme Court of Georgia December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020 Media documentary On March 24, 2014, parts of the trial were included in a televised UK BBC 3 documentary about the case; Judgement (Life and Death Row, series 1 episode 2).http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z1yy3 BBC Three – Life and Death Row, Judgement BBC December 15, 2015 See also Woolfolk family murders, wherein Tom Woolfolk murdered nine members of his family with an axe in Bibb County, Georgia, in 1887 References Category:2009 murders in the United States Category:2009 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Attacks in the United States in 2009 Category:Brunswick, Georgia Category:Glynn County, Georgia Category:2009 mass murders Category:August 2009 crimes in the United States Category:Deaths by beating in the United States Category:2000s mass murders in the United States Category:Murder in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Family murders in the United States