Controversy: Comic World Murder, circa 1990

The prosecutors office and township police for Macomb County, Michigan charged comic shop owner Michael George with the 1990 murder of his wife Barbara George. The trial has continued for a number of months and has been a topic of interest in the Goliath!? circles as of late.

Barbara George was found dead in the back room of their comic store: Comic World back in 1990. The case went cold for nearly 17 year before being re-opened after a critical piece of evidence was realized: The testimony of Mike Renaud stating that he had called the store at approximately 5:15 or 5:30 the day of the murder when Michael George answered the phone, seemingly rushed. This small bit of information has created doubt to George's alibi of being miles away from the store at the time of the murder.

Recent testimony from Kimberly Koliba, the employee of a neighboring nail salon to the Georges', states that she often heard Michael and Barbara George arguing in the months leading up to the murder. Notably, she called the argument on the day of the murder particularly 'violent'

Read Jameson Cook's recent article at The Macomb Daily for the whole story.