Savannah’s Pioneering Prosecutor and Advocate for Victims’ Rights, Spencer Lawton Jr., Passes Away at 81
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Spencer Lawton Jr., the former Chatham County District Attorney renowned for prosecuting a high-profile murder case featured in the best-selling book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” has passed away at the age of 81. Lawton died at his home in Savannah, as reported by Gamble Funeral Service, though no specifics regarding the cause of death were disclosed. Lawton’s career as district attorney, a role he assumed in 1980 and …