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Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to True Crime Brewery. I'm Jill. And I'm Dick.

Doug Benton was a welder living in Colbert, Georgia.

Considered a friendly and helpful neighbor,

he was known for raising and selling exotic birds

from his house, lifting weights, and riding a Harley.

When Doug met police deputy Tracy Fortson,

the two had an immediate attraction.

They began to spend most of their time together.

But Doug disappeared on June 4, 2000. Tracy cooperated with the police. She was the last person known to have seen him.

She admitted that they had an argument that day and said that they had broken up.

Join us at the quiet end for a concrete grave, the murder of Doug Benton.

When Doug's body was found, his manner of death and the disposal of his body didn't appear to be the work of an ex-girlfriend.

The relationship between Doug and Tracy was volatile, but Doug also had a bit of a past.

When the investigation began, evidence began to pile up,

and a lot of it pointed to Tracy as Doug's killer.

But Tracy had information to share about her position at the police force and a possible

plot to frame her. So this is an interesting story. What have we got for a beer?

We have a nice Georgia beer called Escaton

brewed by Wild Heaven beer in Decatur.

I remember having this.

We'd gone, I think it was Decatur anyway.

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