Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler, which led to the second trial in December 2025, resulting in a mistrial. On June 28, 2014, police found William “Jake“ Embert dead from a gunshot in his Dougherty County home. His wife, Susan Embert, told police it was suicide. However, his children weren’t convinced — they hired a private investigator and pushed for the case to be reopened. The private investigator’s findings went to the district attorney, Greg Edwards. Investigators later reported traces of antifreeze and insecticide in Jake’s hair fibers. In 2015, a grand jury indicted Susan Embert on malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and a firearms charge. The family sued local authorities, saying no autopsy or toxicology was done at first. The case went to trial in 2019, and prosecutors argued Susan stood to gain from Jake’s death. She was convicted at that trial. But things were far from over. In Feb. 2024, a judge dismissed the case over speedy trial and improper juror concerns. Embert was then let out of jail. WALB was there as she was released with no special conditions or bond. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the dismissal in June of 2025, and Susan Embert was se
