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Sebastopol Rd. & Dutton Ave.

South Petaluma Blvd onramp to Highway 101

Georgia Lee Moses Memorial Statue

A 12 yr old girl disappears after meeting a man at a gas station.

Georgia was not living with her mother and sister at the time she disappeared because she was having issues with her mother's boyfriend, Eddie Pope. Although Georgia didn't live with Angel she would come by every day to play with Angel.

Georgia Lee (Leah) Moses

Georgia's sister and advocate. She continues to pursue justice in the murder of her sister.

Angel Turner

Georgia was last seen with him on the night she disappeared. He was described as a black male, 25-30 years old, 6'2" - 6'4", about 200 pounds, closely cropped black hair, medium complexion, slight mustache, driving a small white four-door vehicle.

According to witnesses, he was the last person to see her alive.

Man in his 20s

Georgia's mother suffered homelessness and had a debilitating mental disability. After she lost her rental, she moved her family in with her boyfriend, Eddie Pope.

Georgia's Mother

In the past, he had been convicted of sexual crimes against children. Police searched his apartment, but never officially named him as a suspect.

Georgia's Mother's Boyfriend

“I grew up hearing about this story.” Maria told Dateline. And years later, when she heard of a vigil being held for Georgia, she wanted to help. "The case had been getting no attention, and I had resources that could help, so I reached out to Angel."

Maria Martin

Slain girl not forgotten

Body is missing girl

Sheriff seeks suspect in murder of girl, 12

Justice for Georgia Lee Moses

Women's body found near Highway 101

Reward increased in girl's murder

Remembering the victim of Petaluma’s sad unsolved murder

The Murder of Georgia Moses, Part 1: #JusticeforGeorgiaLeeMoses

Season 1, Episode 48: There Should've Been a Book: The Murder of Georgia Lee Moses

The Murder of Georgia Moses, Part 2: #JusticeforGeorgiaLeeMoses

Georgia Lee Moses - Gone But Not Forgotten

Murdered: Georgia Lee Moses

Murdered girl found her shelter here

Justice for Georgia Lee

Georgia Leah (Lee) Moses

Solve Her Murder

Woman refuses to give up fight for justice in 1997 murder of sister Georgia Lee Moses 

What happened to Georgia Lee Moses?

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department Tip Line

Direct tips to family and advocates (tips will remain anonymous unless otherwise specified) 

After she recieved the page, she called the number back.


Georgia and a friend were hanging out when Georgia received a page. 

This was the last time Georgia was seen alive. The man was described as being in his 20s, a black male, 25-30 years old, 6'2" - 6'4", about 200 pounds, closely cropped black hair, medium complexion, slight mustache, driving a small white four-door vehicle.


Georgia and her friend walk to a gas station near the corner of Dutton Ave and Sebastopol Rd. Here, Georgia leaves with an unidentified man.

A badly decomposed body was found by a CalTrans worker while fixing a guardrail. Initially unidentified, autopsy indicated they had been dead at least a week.  She was found nude, and there was no clothing present at the scene. Later the police would say she had been sexually assaulted, and her cause of death was strangulation.


Georgia's body is found off of Highway 101.

 During a home visit, 7-year old Angel tells a CPS officer that Georgia is missing. Since Georgia has always come to see her everyday, she knew something was wrong, and they file a missing persons report. The officer was there because of reports of a pedophile living in her house. This was her mother's boyfriend.


The same day Georgia's body is found, her younger sister tells a CPS officer that she is missing. 

After outcries that her case was not recieving enough attention, and a large memorial to remember her, the police increase the reward in her case up to $15,000.


Police release a sketch and up the reward to find Georgia's killer.

Initially, locals brought flowers. Eventually there was a full garden, including a angel statue in memory of Georgia. The garden stood where Georgia's body was discovered until it was moved in 2012 to accommodate road construction. The statue now stands at Santa Rosa city hall.	


A memorial garden and status is set up in memory of Georgia.

Around 200 people attended her vigil, up from the original 30 that was held just days after she was killed


The memorial is moved to Petaluma City Hall, where it stands today 


Georgia's memorial is moved to a new location

Angel and Georgia started the official Facebook page, and the website <http://www.GeorgiaLeeMoses.com> in order to bring new attention to her case.	


In 2020, Angel finds a Facebook group dedicated to finding answers about Georgia's case. She connects with Maria Martin, also from Santa Rosa, and they work to get the word out.

Maria, who was a year younger than Georgia, and went to the same school. Her father worked with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department and was on the team who recovered Georgia’s body. Maria emailed Angel, offered her help, and has been her rock ever since. She helps Angel manage the Justice for [Georgia Lee Moses Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaLeeMoses) and the [website](https://www.georgialeemoses.com/). Now considered the family advocate, Maria, is helping Angel conduct her own investigation into Georgia’s murder.


Angel and Maria Martin meet and begin a deep dive into what really happened to Georgia


Tips start coming in to the tip email and social media pages.


Around 30 people gathered for the walk. They wore yellow and chanted, "Justice has no expiration date."	


Angel holds a memorial walk on what would have been Georgia's 36th birthday.

Georgia Lee (Leah) Moses

What's Left to be Uncovered

Important People

Timeline of Events

August 13, 1997

August 13, 1997

August 22, 1997

August 22, 1997

September 1997

Sebastopol Rd. & Dutton Ave.

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