Georgia Prof, Wanted in Shootings, Found Dead

by E Wayne Ross on May 11, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Zinkhan’s body found in grave he dug
Police searched two days near elementary school

Fugitive murder suspect George Martin Zinkhan III dug his own grave and covered himself with debris before firing a single bullet into his head, investigators said Saturday.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations’ state crime lab confirmed early Saturday evening that the body discovered earlier that day in the woods outside Athens was Zinkhan.