In the late hours of a September night in 1994 in Surrency, Appling County, convenience store clerk Karen Crosby was confronted in the parking lot by two men, Warren King and his cousin Walter Smith, as she was closing the shop. Surveillance shows Smith running from the store and, about 24 seconds later, two gunshots.

Both men were arrested and charged. Smith testified against King in 1998 after being given immunity for that trial; the jury convicted King of malice murder, armed robbery, and other charges, and he was sentenced to death. Smith later pleaded guilty in 2001 to a murder charge and received a life sentence with the possibility of parole.

In July 2024 King’s attorneys filed new documents alleging prosecutor John B. Johnson concealed a prior verbal deal that would have given Smith a life-with-parole plea in exchange for his testimony. King’s lawyers say the undisclosed agreement undermines the credibility of the only eyewitness and are seeking a new trial. Does anyone have information about the case, the key witnesses, or the 1994 events in Surrency?