Lita McClinton
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Lita McClinton the daughter of Emory McClinton, a former U. S. Department of Transportation official and his wife, JoAnn McClinton, a Georgia
state representative, was murdered the day her divorce was to be settled. In 1997, Phillip Anthony Harwood was identified as the hit man and indicated that he had committed the murder at the behest of James Sullivan, the former husband of Lita McClinton. Sullivan escaped arrest by fleeing abroad. On July 2, 2002, he was arrested in Thailand
, and in 2004, he was extradited to Atlanta. In March 2006, Sullivan was convicted of capital murder for arranging the 1987 shooting of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The case was profiled on Unsolved Mysteries
in 2001, the year before James Sullivan was arrested.
Debra Miller Landau. Social Disgraces (Atlanta Magazine, October 2004
Marvin Marable. "Deadly Roses - The Twenty Year Curse" (GCCI) ISBN 13: 978-1439257470. Available at www.amazon.com.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
state representative, was murdered the day her divorce was to be settled. In 1997, Phillip Anthony Harwood was identified as the hit man and indicated that he had committed the murder at the behest of James Sullivan, the former husband of Lita McClinton. Sullivan escaped arrest by fleeing abroad. On July 2, 2002, he was arrested in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, and in 2004, he was extradited to Atlanta. In March 2006, Sullivan was convicted of capital murder for arranging the 1987 shooting of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The case was profiled on Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack, from 1987 until 2002, and later by Dennis Farina, starting in 2008...
in 2001, the year before James Sullivan was arrested.
Book
Marion Collins. The Palm Beach Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) (Mass Market Paperback) ISBN 0-312-99086-3Debra Miller Landau. Social Disgraces (Atlanta Magazine, October 2004
Marvin Marable. "Deadly Roses - The Twenty Year Curse" (GCCI) ISBN 13: 978-1439257470. Available at www.amazon.com.