Tuesday marks 20 years since Kiley Barnes’ father was killed in a stunning series of events at the Fulton County Courthouse, but for many, it still feels like it happened just yesterday.
Barnes’ father, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes, was handling a business dispute on the morning of March 11, 2005 when Brian Nichols, a man on trial for rape, appeared behind him shooting and killing Barnes, who was presiding over his trial.
Kiley heard from acquaintances who told her to go to Grady Memorial Hospital after the shooting, but she later received a call from her stepmother telling her that Barnes had died. She was lost and devastated, describing her father as her soulmate…