RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – During this episode of the Rutherford County District Attorney’s Show on of the WGNS Action Line, host J. Paul Newman marks the 13th anniversary of the monthly broadcast by revisiting one of the most significant criminal investigations in local history — the 1984 murder of MTSU student Laura Salmon. Once considered a cold case, the investigation was reignited in 2002 and ultimately led to the conviction of David Kyle Gilley, helping set the foundation for the first Cold Case Homicide Unit in Rutherford County under former Sheriff Truman Jones (retired).
Retired Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Dan Goodwin, one of the lead investigators who helped to bring the case back to life, joins Newman to share behind-the-scenes details, investigative breakthroughs, and how the case reshaped local law enforcement procedures.
Also on the podcast, Assistant District Attorney Trevor Lynch provides updates on several current major cases, including ongoing murder trials and recent convictions affecting Rutherford County…