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Alcorn County man indicted on nationally infamous murder

Jon R Myers

An Alcorn County man was indicted on capital murder and sexual battery charges in the 1990 Labor Day murders featured on CBS 48 Hours.

Michael Wayne Devaughn, of Rienzi, was indicted on the charges stemming from the Sept. 3, 1990 death and sexual assault of Betty Jones as well as the sexual assault of Kathryn Crigler in Oktibbeha County.

DNA evidence linked him to the crime. He is being held on $10 million bond on the murder charge, according to the Oktibbeha County Jail.

Devaughn was originally arrested in October for these charges.

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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