A business owner reported that an envelope containing the money was taken by an employee.
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"(McDowell Academy for Innovation) allowed me to get all of my core classes out of the way so I could focus entirely on my major-specific courses at ETSU."
The man was an employee at Burke County Public Schools from August of 2023 to June of 2025.
Virginia Annable has more than a decade of experience in local and regional journalism.
“Cold case investigations of cases where there is public pressure for resolution can fall prey to tunnel vision and sloppy investigation fueled by a need for answers."
The N.C. Center on Actual Innocence is representing Robert Dean Taylor to try to get the conviction overturned.
The case went to trial last week. Testimony began April 15. After the victim testified in court on Thursday, Jessica Patrick Finley pleaded guilty to all counts.
“A predator was lurking behind the walls of the counseling office, waiting for a victim,” the victim's sister said.
Jessica Finley pleaded guilty on Thursday on the second day of testimony in the trial against her.