MURFREESBORO – A jury was selected and witness testimony began in the trial of a convicted child rapist for a 1986 murder in Rutherford County. Jewell Moses Bess stood in Judge David Bragg’s courtroom ...

"He murdered her. He knew it, and he intimidated a lot of people," Croy said. She was one of the first witnesses to testify against Moses Bess. "Today was his day, and Deborah was the most awesome ...