Decades Later Justice Served as DeKalb County Man Convicted of Sibling Murders

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A jury in DeKalb County convicted 55-year-old Kenneth Perry of rape and murder in the deaths of siblings John and Pamela Sumpter, who were killed in their apartment on July 15, 1990. The case was reopened when Perry's DNA matched evidence from a rape kit through forensic genetic genealogy, leading to his arrest in 2022. DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston emphasized that the verdict was a significant step toward justice for the Sumpter family, who had waited decades for answers.