Teen Snuck in Through the Window and Killed Girl, 15, Found in Pool of Blood
Madison Gesswein, 15, was killed in her bedroom in February 2023
A Georgia teenager will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl in her bedroom in the middle of the night last year.
Madison Gesswein, 15, was killed in her Peachtree City, Ga., home on Feb. 21, 2023, Peachtree City Police Department said at the time.
Authorities swiftly arrested Justus Smith, Jacobean Brown, Yeshua Mathis, all 18, in connection with her killing.
Brown has been found guilty of killing her, Fayette County authorities announced on Tuesday, July 6, per WSB-TV, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Citizen.
Prosecutors said that Madison had an argument with the three defendants on the night before the murder, per the Journal-Constitution and The Citizen. The three men were at Madison’s home the evening before the murder, Peachtree City Assistant Chief Matt Myers said at the time, per The Citizen.
The argument was through text messages, which authorities say they reviewed during their investigation, per the Journal-Constitution and The Citizen.
While Madison was in bed, Brown snuck in through her window and shot her in the head with a pistol he had brought with him, evidence revealed, per WSB-TV, the Journal-Constitution and The Citizen.
The killer, along with the two other defendants, also allegedly brought cleaning supplies when they came to her home, the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office said, per WSB-TV and Journal-Constitution.
The next morning, Madison's mother found her in a pool of blood and called 911, according to the call record, cited by 11 Alive at the time.
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Smith and Mathis are scheduled for their trial in September, according to court records reviewed by WSB-TV.
The outlets did not indicate if a motive has been announced by authorities, but police previously said the victim knew her killer and his co-defendants, per the 11 Alive and The Citizen.
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