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Man Pleads Guilty to 4 of 8 Spa Killings in Georgia

Author Mary Liz Nolan
Eight Dead After Shootings At Three Atlanta-Area Spas

CORDELE, GA – MARCH 16: In this handout provided by the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Aaron Long is pictured in a jail booking photo on March 16, 2021 in Cordele, Georgia. Long, 21, was arrested as the suspect in a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas that left eight people dead on Tuesday night, including six Asian women. (Photo by Crisp County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)

Canton, Ga. (AP) A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses is pleading guilty, hoping for life without parole in the first four shooting deaths in Cherokee County, where a judge is hearing a prosecutor describe details of his crimes.

Robert Aaron Long still faces execution if convicted of murdering four people at two spas in Atlanta.

Six of the victims were women of Asian descent.  A prosecutor said the 22 year old defendant has signed a plea deal admitting to all of the charges in Cherokee County.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.

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