Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law which creates a cold case unit at the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. House Bill 88, the Coleman-Baker Act, is named in honor of Rhonda Sue Coleman and Tara Baker. The measure provides more than $5 million to create the unit. Additionally, it allows families of homicide victims to request law enforcement agencies to review cold cases. The Coleman-Baker Act was named for18-year-old Rhonda Sue Coleman, who was killed in her hometown of Hazelhurst, and University of Georgia law school student Tara Baker, who was killed in January 2001 in her Athens home. Neither crime has been solved.
Kemp signed the bill at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse.
Governor Kemp Signs Bill Creating Cold Case Unit
