Chilling email sent by Georgia judge shortly before he killed himself in his courtroom
Stephen Yekel was found dead inside Effingham County Court last week, on what should have been his last day on the bench.
Georgia judge Stephen Yekel shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office
The body of Judge Stephen Yekel was discovered inside the Effingham County state court room on Tuesday morning.
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Judge's Suicide Sparks Chatter Over Judicial Election
The suicide of a Georgia judge is making national headlines. After being appointed to a new seat on the Effingham County State Court in 2022, Judge Stephen R. Yekel died by suicide on the bench ...
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On his last day on the job, the judge commits suicide in a Georgia courtroom
The judge from the federal state of Georgia, Stephen Yekel, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in the courtroom where he worked. Yekel, 74, was found dead on his last day on the job, ...
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Georgia State Court Judge Stephen Yekel Shoots Himself Dead Inside Courtroom Upon Last Day In Office
Upon his last day in office, Stephen Yekel, a Georgia State Court judge, was found dead in a courtroom on Tuesday (December 31), having shot himself. Police are now investigating after Georgia State ...
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Georgia judge found dead in courtroom on final day on bench in apparent suicide
Police are investigating after a Georgia state judge was found dead ... said in a release that they found State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, on Tuesday morning. He appears to have died by ...
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Judge found dead in courtroom on his final day on the job
Deputies said they found the body of 74-year-old State Court Judge Stephen Yekel in one of the courtrooms. The sheriff's office reported Yekel likely died by suicide. Yekel served as State Court ...
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Judge ‘takes his own life’ in courtroom after his last day on the job
Judge Stephen Yekel of the Effingham County state court in Springfield, Georgia, was found dead by a deputy on Tuesday morning. Court was not in session on Tuesday, but it would have been his ...
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Georgia judge takes own life in courtroom following election defeat
In a heartbreaking event, a Georgia state court judge tragically ended his own life in the courtroom after experiencing defeat in his reelection bid. Judge Stephen Yekel, aged 74, was found by a ...
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Investigation launched after judge shot himself dead in courtroom on last day in office
On the morning of New Year's Eve (31 December, 2024), the dead body of Judge Stephen Yekel was found inside Effingham County State Court with a gunshot wound on what would have been his last day on ...