‘28 years to see justice:’ DNA evidence leads to conviction in Cobb rape case

A man was convicted of multiple charges, including rape and kidnapping, nearly three decades after the crime occurred in Kennesaw, thanks to DNA evidence.

The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office announced earlier this week Jerry Lee Pruitt, was sentenced to two life sentences plus 20 years.

The conviction stems from an incident on October 23, 1997, when a then-27-year-old woman was assaulted in her apartment…

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