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  1. Emily Griffitt Anderson (Photo ID: 23900)
    Closure may begin today for the Adair County family of Emily Griffitt Anderson, whose beautiful smile and warm wit is remembered so fondly ... (click photo title to read more)

  2. Remembering Emily Griffitt Anderson (Photo ID: 21572)
    Emily Griffitt Anderson, former Adair County resident, was found by NC police after she had been missing from her home for ten days. Her body w... (click photo title to read more)

 Most recent STORIES matching your search for 'Emily Griffitt'...
  1. Remembering Emily Griffitt Anderson Reward Fund (Story ID: 20840)
    ColumbiaMagazine.com links list, Emily Griffitt Anderson murder... (click title to read more)

  2. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder:
    Charges against Jerry Anderson dismissed
    (Story ID: 20502)
    Case against Cumberland County, KY, native, dropped on Tuesday,November 27, 2007. Dismissal "without prejudice," meaning that itcould be resumed sh... (click title to read more)

  3. Reward in Emily Griffitt Anderson murder now $3,500 (Story ID: 19759)
    Contributions to the fund for the reward can be made onlineThe Reward for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the murde... (click title to read more)

  4. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: website seeks information (Story ID: 19146)
    Seven weeks afteer mistrial declared, still no decision on whether there will be new trial for Jerry Anderson; new website offers $2,500 reward for... (click title to read more)

  5. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Still no decision on re-trial (Story ID: 18825)
    There has been no decision whether to retry Jerry Anderson or to dismiss charges against him according to a story in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic... (click title to read more)

  6. Letter: A note of support for family of Emily Griffitt Anderson (Story ID: 18603)
    To Columbia.Magazine.com:Mike, as you know, I to suffered the loss of a sibling. After 23 years and five months today (August 5, 2007) ... (click title to read more)

  7. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to Interview with Dr. Griffitt (Story ID: 18597)
    An interview with Dr. Mike Griffitt, brother of Emily Griffitt Anderson, was posted last night in the Lenoir, NC, News Topic.Dr. Griffi... (click title to read more)

  8. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: No word on retrial (Story ID: 18459)
    There is no word yet on whether charges will be dismissed or if the prosecution will ask for a retrial in the case of Jerry Anderson, who capital tria... (click title to read more)

  9. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: 8 links, trial, defendant release (Story ID: 18379)
    There are several follow-up stories last night and this morning on the mistrial declared in the proceedings against Jerry Anderson, who was charged in... (click title to read more)

  10. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Links to aftermath of mistrial (Story ID: 18349)
    There are several follow-ups, with analyses, on the mistrial declared in the Gastonia, NC, in the case of Jerry Anderson, who was charged with the Dec... (click title to read more)

  11. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Links to storiesfollowing mistrial (Story ID: 18341)
    The Hickory NC Hickory Record has a follow-up story this morning which gives more details on the circumstances in the mistrial declared yesterd... (click title to read more)

  12. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to story on MISTRIAL (Story ID: 18333)
    Here are links to a stories just posted on the Jerry Anderson trial in Gastonia, NC, which has just been declared a mistrial. Jerry... (click title to read more)

  13. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to story on MISTRIAL (Story ID: 18331)
    Here are links to a stories just posted on the Jerry Anderson trial in Gastonia, NC, which has just been declared a mistrial. Jerry... (click title to read more)

  14. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: 9:19am CT update link (Story ID: 18328)
    There's an update in the jury deliberations story on the trial of Jerry Anderson, posted at 9:19am. Anderson faces a possible death sentence is convic... (click title to read more)

  15. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury to continue July 25, 2007 (Story ID: 18316)
    Link the trial of Jerry Anderson in Gastonia, NC:The last update here is just in, at 3:25pmET, Thursday, July 19, 2007, with a report that the... (click title to read more)

  16. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link tells how jury split (Story ID: 18310)
    It's noon in Gastonia, NC, and there's a 12:08pmET/11:08amCT, July 19, 2007 post which tells the jury split in the trial of Jerry Anderson. It's at ... (click title to read more)

  17. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury now in 6th day (Story ID: 18308)
    The jury considering the fate of Jerry Anderson is now into its sixth day of deliberations tomorrow in Gastonia, NC. Anderson is charged in the Decemb... (click title to read more)

  18. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Day 5 ends with no verdict (Story ID: 18292)
    The jury considering the fate of Jerry Anderson will go into a sixth day of deliberations tomorrow in Gastonia, NC. Anderson is charged in the Decembe... (click title to read more)

  19. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: No verdict at lunch (Story ID: 18283)
    MURDER IN SAWMILLS: Latest: "Nothing at Lunch," at With this link, keep up with the courtroom side diary of a reporter on the scene at the ... (click title to read more)

  20. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Tension grows. Jury in 5th day (Story ID: 18278)
    The latest stories from North Carolina say there's still more waiting for a verdict in the trial of Jerry Anderson, on trial for the December 2005 mur... (click title to read more)

  21. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jurors asked to reconcile (Story ID: 18261)
    Update at 12:23pmET/11:23amCT at "Murder in Sawmils" link.One new story from N... (click title to read more)

  22. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury Deadlocked (Story ID: 18249)
    WCNC.com, Charlotte, NC, has just released this story on the Jerry Anderson trial: ... (click title to read more)

  23. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury resumes at 8:30amCT (Story ID: 18231)
    The link below gives latest on the jury deliberatons in the murder trial of Jerry Anderson, which resumes this morning in Gastonia, NC. Jerry Anderson... (click title to read more)

  24. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Another story posted last night (Story ID: 18220)
    There's at least new story since our last post on the Jerry Anderson trial, post last night at 7:02am from Lenoir, NC.... (click title to read more)

  25. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Links to weekend coverage (Story ID: 18210)
    (ADV) Important, entertaining health news, "Them Bones" by Dr. ... (click title to read more)

  26. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury off until Monday (Story ID: 18203)
    A Columbian tipped CM that she had received word from Gastonia, NC, that the jurors in the capital murder trial of Jerry Anderson are in recess over t... (click title to read more)

  27. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury back from lunch (Story ID: 18199)
    2:07CT UPDATE: A call to Columbia, from NC, and relayed to us said tha the jury is deliberating again.A blog at the Hickory R... (click title to read more)

  28. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Overnight update (Story ID: 18188)
    The latest news on the trial of Jerry Anderson, charged in the December 2005 murder of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, updates the story at... (click title to read more)

  29. Emily Anderson murder: Jury begins deliberations, station says (Story ID: 18180)
    A story posted at 11:32amET/10:32amCT, is on WCNC.com said Jerry Anderson's case is now in the hands of jurors. ... (click title to read more)

  30. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link-Closing arguments (Story ID: 18177)
    A decision appears near in the capital murder trial in Gastonia, NC, of Jerry Anderson, originally of Bearwallow Ridge in Cumberland County, who is ch... (click title to read more)

  31. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Update on todays action (Story ID: 18172)
    Story link: prosecution has presented closing argument; defense at midpoint; case could go to jury tomorrowA story on WCNC.com from Nor... (click title to read more)

  32. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Links - Jurors may get case today (Story ID: 18156)
    Two stories out of North Carolina, on the Gastonia capital murder trial of Jerry Anderson, accused in the December 2005 murder of Adair Countian Emil... (click title to read more)

  33. Emily Griffitth Anderson murder: Case to jury tomorrow (Story ID: 18149)
    A story at WCNC.com reports that the case of Jerry Anderson, accused in the December 2005 murder of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, is expecte... (click title to read more)

  34. Emily Anderson Griffitt murder: Defense testimony continued (Story ID: 18143)
    We do not have a link to confirm report, but ColumbiaMagazine.com has received a tip from a reliable source that the defense has restedLink... (click title to read more)

  35. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Summary of testimony (Story ID: 18113)
    A summary of the week of testimony in the capital murder trial of Jerry Anderson in Gastonia, NC, appeared in yesterday's Hickory, NC, Record J... (click title to read more)

  36. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Defense testimony begins (Story ID: 18093)
    Links to two stories on Friday, July 6, 2007 defense testimonyThe defense is disputing the time of the death of Emily Griffitt Anderson, a ... (click title to read more)

  37. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Links-Prosecution rests case (Story ID: 18070)
    Two stories, one late last night and the other this morning, cover testimony Thursday, July 5, 2007, in the Gastonia, NC, capital murder trial of Jerr... (click title to read more)

  38. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Prosecution near completion (Story ID: 18051)
    Links to four latest stories followA story in the July 4, 2007, Hickory, NC, Hickory Record says that the prosecution may be able to... (click title to read more)

  39. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to summary of testimony (Story ID: 18015)
    A summary of the testimony of 10 witnesses in the trial in Gastonia, NC, of Jerry Anderson, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Emily Griffitt... (click title to read more)

  40. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to June 29, testimony (Story ID: 17989)
    A story posted last night in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic details the latest trial testimony on Friday, June 29, 2007. The story centers on phone... (click title to read more)

  41. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Jury hears weapons testimony (Story ID: 17977)
    Testimony in the capital murder trial of Jerry Anderson centered around possible evidence tampering and about the type of weapon used in the murder of... (click title to read more)

  42. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Testimony centers on messages (Story ID: 17964)
    Stories this morning on trial of Jerry Anderson tell of material in voice mail, including concerned calls from sister, niece in Kentucky (Adair County... (click title to read more)

  43. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Trial-Faith & Phone records (Story ID: 17951)
    Stories posted last night and this morning give riveting details of the Tuesday, June 26, 2007, testimony in the Gastonia, NC, murder trial of Jerry A... (click title to read more)

  44. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Judge strikes statement (Story ID: 17928)
    The judge in the trial of Jerry Anderson has ordered a statement by Dee Watson of Columbia, KY, from the record in the ongoing murder trial of Jerry A... (click title to read more)

  45. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Sunday story from NC (Story ID: 17913)
    A WEEK'S TRIAL SUMMARY: ONE LINKThere was another story in the Sunday, June 24, 2007, Hickory, NC, Record about testimony in Gas... (click title to read more)

  46. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Trial focuses on dairy finances (Story ID: 17892)
    The stories from the 11th day of testimony in the Gastonia, NC, capital trial of Jerry Anderson, charged with the 2005 murder of his wife, Adair Count... (click title to read more)

  47. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Adair Countian testifies, links (Story ID: 17877)
    A story posted at 9:28pmET/8:28pmCT in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic on the murder trial of Jerry Anderson for the murder of Adair Countian Emily ... (click title to read more)

  48. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Dramatic trial testimony Wed. (Story ID: 17856)
    Two stories published last night and this morning from the Gastonia, NC, Jerry Anderson murder trial relate dramatic testimony yesterday. Anderson is ... (click title to read more)

  49. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Gastonia, NC, trial update (Story ID: 17830)
    The Jerry Anderson Trial is now underway in Gastonia, NC.This morning's update from Gastonia,: ... (click title to read more)

  50. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Story, trial of husband Jerry (Story ID: 17800)
    Jerry Anderson is facing a possible death sentence in his trial in Gastonia, NC. He is charged with the murder of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anders... (click title to read more)

  51. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link to dog handler testimony (Story ID: 17777)
    Click here fo... (click title to read more)

  52. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Divorce lawyer testifies in trial (Story ID: 17770)
    Two links below access latest accounts, from last night, this morning stories, on the trial of Jerry Anderson for the murder of Emily Griffitt Anderso... (click title to read more)

  53. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link, story, Mon. trial testimony (Story ID: 17756)
    ... (click title to read more)

  54. Emily Griffitt murder: Testimony in trial of husband underway (Story ID: 17734)
    Latest links to stories on the start of testimony in the trial of Jerry Anderson, in Gastonia, NC, follow:... (click title to read more)

  55. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Final juror seated in Gastonia (Story ID: 17656)
    A story posted at 8:22pmET/7:22/pmCT, Monday, June 4, 2007, in the Lenoir, NC News-Topic, by Linda Payne, staff writer, is entitled "Final juro... (click title to read more)

  56. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Case underway, 8:30am CT (Story ID: 17641)
    The case of Jerry Anderson charged in the murder of his wife, Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, will continue this morning at 8:30am CT, in Gast... (click title to read more)

  57. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Link - 11th juror seated (Story ID: 17619)
    The latest detailed story from Gastonia, NC, published in the Lenoir, NC, News Topic tells of the seating of the 11th juror in the murder trial... (click title to read more)

  58. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Story on Jerry Anderson, jail (Story ID: 17584)
    A story published May 23, 2007, in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic deals with Jerry Anderson jail location during his trial in Gastonia, NC. "Anders... (click title to read more)

  59. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder: Trial of husband in 3rd Week (Story ID: 17570)
    ... (click title to read more)

  60. Emily Anderson Griffitt murder case: 9 jurors seated (Story ID: 17529)
    A story datelined Friday, May 25, 2007 at 9:06pmET (8:06pm CT) in the Lenoir, NC News-Topic by Nathan Key, "10 days, 9 jurors," details progres... (click title to read more)

  61. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder trial: Slowgoing in Gastonia (Story ID: 17481)
    Jury selection was slow yesterday. Nor more jurors were seated, according to a report this morning, Wednesday, May 23, 2007: ... (click title to read more)

  62. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: 5 Jurors seated, story says (Story ID: 17464)
    Click here for... (click title to read more)

  63. Emily Griffin Anderson murder case: Jury selection (Story ID: 17455)
    For the latest news from Gastonia, NC, in the capital trial of Jerry Anderson for the murder of his wife, Adair Countian Emily Griffin Anderson, ... (click title to read more)

  64. Murder of Emily Griffith Anderson: Jerry Anderson trial starts (Story ID: 17377)
    The trial of Jerry Anderson for the murder of his wife, Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, got underway in Gastonia, NC, yesterday. A story in th... (click title to read more)

  65. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case:
    Trial of her husband begins this morning
    (Story ID: 17367)
    Trial begins at 9:00am, our time. State is seeking death penalty for Emily's husband, Jerry Anderson. Links, search tips, photos accompany this sto... (click title to read more)

  66. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Jerry Anderson to be tried in Gastonia (Story ID: 16049)
    There's a new story this morning on the murder trial of Jerry Anderson, charged in the death of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson. The story in t... (click title to read more)

  67. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Jan 19, 2007 (Story ID: 16039)
    The Jerry Anderson Trial will be moved from Lenoir, NCA story just out in the News-Topic newspaper, Lenoir, NC, announced that the trial of Jer... (click title to read more)

  68. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Jan. 15, 2006 (Story ID: 16003)
    An update in the trial of Jerry Anderson, charged in the murder of his wife, Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, is in today's Lenoir, NC, News... (click title to read more)

  69. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update 1/10/2007 (Story ID: 15966)
    Emily's sister Dee Watson sends link to beautiful story in Hickory Daily Record about Emily Griffitt Anderson's warm personality, her smile which w... (click title to read more)

  70. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: 01/09/2007 update. One year later (Story ID: 15951)
    There's a new story at the News-Topic newspaper website about the murder of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson. It's entitled, "Anderson Murder Ca... (click title to read more)

  71. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Jan. 4, 2006 update (Story ID: 15876)
    Link to January 3, 2007, Lenoir, NC News-Topic story "Anderson files change of venue" belowThere is a new development in the Emily Grif... (click title to read more)

  72. The Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update 12/2/2006 (Story ID: 15608)
    Jerry Anderson stays in jail. Judge denies motion for bondA story in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic by editor Joshua Harris, "Motion... (click title to read more)

  73. The Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Bond decision expected (Story ID: 15567)
    The Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Bond decision expectedFriday, December 1, 2006, may be the day of decision for a bond plea for the man ac... (click title to read more)

  74. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Nov. 15, 2006 (Story ID: 15465)
    A story in the November 15, 2006 News-Topic, Lenoir, NC, by editor Joshua Harris, "Anderson Case Delayed - Again," reports on efforts on behalf of the... (click title to read more)

  75. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Bond hearing postponed (Story ID: 14975)
    The bond hearing for Jerry Anderson, accused of the murder of his wife Emily Griffitt Anderson, has been postponed until November 13, according to a s... (click title to read more)

  76. The Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update 09/14/2006 (Story ID: 14855)
    There has been a new development the Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case. A story in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topic reports details of Jerry Ander... (click title to read more)

  77. The Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update July 22, 2006 (Story ID: 14495)
    John Deere Loader remains impounded as evidence, newspaper saysJerry Anderson's John Deere Loader, impounded as evidence in the Emily G... (click title to read more)

  78. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update July 10, 2006 (Story ID: 14411)
    NC prosecutors in dispute over repossessing John Deere loaderA motion is to be heard in Caldwell County, NC, Superior Court on Monday, ... (click title to read more)

  79. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update May 12, 2006 (Story ID: 14013)
    Jerry Anderson's attorney wants lie detector test revisitedLinks to over 12 ColumbiaMagazine.com stores, other links, followA st... (click title to read more)

  80. Emily Griffith Anderson murder case: Update April 19, 2006 (Story ID: 13817)
    Latest story tells of court appearance which was scheduled for Monday, April 17, 2006 in Lenoir, Caldwell CO, NC.The most story on the Emil... (click title to read more)

  81. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update March 12, 2006 (Story ID: 13477)
    There's a major new development in the Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case.It relates to two large insurance policies taken out on the former ... (click title to read more)

  82. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update March 01, 2006 Death sought (Story ID: 13374)
    New story tells of high gawker traffic, home robberyA story in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topics dated Tuesday, February 28, gives details of a r... (click title to read more)

  83. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Feb. 14, 2006 Indictment (Story ID: 13247)
    Links provided to latest stories in Lenoir and Hickory newspapers about the indictment Monday of Jerry Anderson in Lenoir, NCStories out of... (click title to read more)

  84. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update Feb. 11, 2006 (Story ID: 13225)
    Links also to story of Charlotte Tv station interview with Mike Griffith; story in Lenoir, City News-Topics on Judge Beverly Beal granting Sheriff ... (click title to read more)

  85. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update Jan. 30, 2006 (Story ID: 13133)
    A Monday story in Lenoir, NC, by Joshua Harris examines "What's Next." Many persons following the story already have the News-Topics site bookmarked. ... (click title to read more)

  86. Emily Griffitt Anderson Murder Case: Update, Jan. 29, 2006 (Story ID: 13122)
    One story tells why Sheriff Clark arrested Jerry Anderson when he didSecond story tells about impact of murder on Adair Counti... (click title to read more)

  87. Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Jan 27, 2006. The arrest (Story ID: 13112)
    Husband arrested last night in death of former Columbia & Cane Valley residentLinks to past stories here and Lenoir, North Carolin... (click title to read more)

  88. Emily Griffith Anderson case: Update Jan. 21, 2006 Farm search (Story ID: 13078)
    Investigation is ongoing. Link to full story in Lenoir, NC, News-Topics followsA detailed article in the Lenoir, NC, News-Topics by Joshua ... (click title to read more)

  89. Emily Griffitt Anderson dies at age 49 (Story ID: 12996)
    Emily Griffitt Anderson of Sawmills School Road in Granite Falls, North Carolina, died unexpectedly at age 49.Funeral services for the ... (click title to read more)

  90. Emily Griffitt Anderson found dead; her killer is being hunted in NC (Story ID: 12990)
    By Linda Waggenerlinda@columbiaMagazine.com Ten days after her dissapearance, Emily Anderson's family in Columbia has now... (click title to read more)

  91. Former Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson reported missing (Story ID: 12969)
    News reports are being shared that former Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson has been missing from her home in Caldwell County, NC, for a full wee... (click title to read more)




 

































 
 
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