There were few better times to be living in Atlanta, than in the mid-1990s. According to Atlanta Magazine , it was the city’s most “transformative time.” It was during this era that groups like Outkast and Goodie Mob contributed to the rise of the Dirty South style of hip-hop. From Rupert’s to Backstreet, back down to Club Kaya, you could dance any night of the week.
Although the arrival of the Summer Olympics heavily contributed to the city’s ever-increasing gentrification, Atlanta was still an epicenter for Black culture in America. Like all cities, Atlanta was also a magnet for crime. In August 1996, the murder of millionaire Lance Herndon shocked a community. Believe it or not, the person who did it was looking for revenge. Where is Dionne Baugh now ? Here’s what we know.
Where is Dionne Baugh now? She’s a free woman.
On Jan. 19, 1998, nearly two years after Herndon was killed, Baugh was arrested and charged with his murder, per Oxygen . The case went to trial three years later, where police presented evidence like Baugh’s DNA found underneath Herndon’s fingernails. She also bought $3,000 worth of furniture the same day he died and charged it to one of Herndon’s credit cards.