Obtaining the autopsy reports from the crime lab, Charles Postell then took it to state medical examiner Joe Burton.
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Regional Cartoonist’s Depiction of Feud Between Sheriff Williford and Charles Postell
When Charles Postell’s magazine Georgia Monthly was circulating, the public received it with mixed critiques.
Mitchell County murder which led to Mobley’s arrest, and death
Charles Postell’s coverage of Sheriff Williford’s antics in Mitchell County caused death threats to be a natural part of life in the Postell’s home
GEORGIA MONTHLY cover of Georgia medical examiner JOE BURTON
For Charles Postell’s magazine, Georgia Monthly, he featured his investigation of Williford and the work of Dr. Joe Burton, who had helped uncover the small-town law enforcement’s corruption, and the flawed coroner system in Georgia.
Charles Postell’s note regarding Burgess, the deputy in car with Sheriff Williford when Mobley was shot
Investigative journalism during the 70s was in its prime; Charles Postell relentlessly exposed the corruption rife in the 30-county Southwest Georgia beat he covered for The Albany Herald. His ongoing feud with Sheriff Bud Williford became a source of public banter, even the fodder for local cartoonists.
Autopsy Report Harrison Mobley, Mitchell County, Killed by Sheriff
Charles Postell levelled an investigation on Mitchell County Sheriff Bug Willilford after a black suspect in his custody was shot and killed. Suspecting Williford of murdering Mobley, he took all reports to Fulton County medical examiner Joe Burton and proved not only Mobley’s homicide, but shed light on Georgia’s grossly underqualified medical examiners and coroner system.