Joseph Mays, 34, of Griffin, Georgia, pleaded guilty to Malice Murder on February 10, 2026, in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Jamie Wiley, a 36-year-old woman from Michigan.
According to authorities, Mays and Wiley had been dating for a few months and were living in Wiley’s camper at an RV park in Catoosa County. On the evening of January 17, 2025, Mays shot Wiley in the head while the two were inside the camper. He then attempted to conceal the crime by dumping Wiley’s body near a creek alongside the Chief Richard Taylor Nature Trail in Ringgold.
The following morning, members of a walking group discovered Wiley’s body off the trail. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation began investigating the case. Because Mays had removed Wiley’s phone and wallet, her identity was unknown for the first 48 hours after her body was discovered. Authorities later identified Wiley through her fingerprints. After her identity was confirmed, relatives directed investigators to Mays…