Serial rapist Wesley Cooley pleads guilty in cold case

Name: Serial rapist Wesley Cooley pleads guilty in cold case
Uploaded: 2026-03-12T18:28:40Z
Description: A 64-year-old man accused of terrorizing women across metro Atlanta for nearly 20 years has pleaded guilty to a string of brutal sexual assaults. Wesley Cooley appeared before DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2026, to enter a plea that brings a conclusion to eight cold cases.

A 64-year-old man accused of terrorizing women across metro Atlanta for nearly 20 years has pleaded guilty to a string of brutal sexual assaults. Wesley Cooley appeared before DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2026, to enter a plea that brings a conclusion to eight cold cases.

Posted March 12, 2026 2:28pm EDT