| May 2, 1981 |
21-year old Danny Hansford is shot and killed by Jim Williams, who claimed he was acting in self defense
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| June 12, 1981 |
Chatham County indicts Jim Williams for murder
|
| |
Chatham County, Georgia |
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| February 1, 1982 |
Testimony indicates that Williams and Hansford had a homosexual affair
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| February 2, 1982 |
Jury returns a guilty verdict in the Jim Williams case
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| January 5, 1983 |
Jim Williams appeal is granted based on changes in the testimony of a Savannah policeman
|
| |
City of Savannah, Georgia |
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| September 14, 1983 |
Jury selection begins in the second trial of Jim Williams
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| October 8, 1983 |
Jim Williams is sentenced to life after the jury finds him guilty
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| May 7, 1984 |
Savannah is abuzz as a new witness comes forward claiming that Danny Hansford intend to "harm" Jim Williams
|
| |
City of Savannah, Georgia |
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| August 16, 1984 |
Judge denies Jim Williams a new trial
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| June 11, 1985 |
The Georgia Supreme Court overturns the lower court ruling, orders new trial for Jim Williams
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| April 22, 1987 |
Change of venue request in trial of Jim Williams
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| May 26, 1987 |
Testimony begins in third trial of Jim Williams
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| June 9, 1987 |
Mistrial declared in trial of Jim Williams
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| September 9, 1988 |
Under appeal, claiming that a fourth trial constitutes double jeopardy, the case is take to the U. S. Supreme Court, which refuses to hear it.
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| March 21, 1989 |
Trial of Jim Williams moved to Augusta
|
| |
City of Augusta, Georgia
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| May 4, 1989 |
Testimony in fourth trial of Jim Williams begins
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| May 9, 1989 |
Jim Williams is acquitted
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| January 14, 1990 |
Jim Williams found dead in his home
|
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| January 1, 1994 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a story about Jim Williams of Savannah, who was tried four times (and convicted three times) for the murder of Danny Hansford, is published.
|
| |
City of Savannah, Georgia |
| |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
