Daniel Macias

Handsome Cat Lover, 28, Gunned Down Near UGA Nightspot: WHO KILLED DANIEL?

CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace

Daniel Macias enjoys the downtown Athens nightlife scene, but on Saturday, August 13, he forgoes a night on the town.

He leaves his job at a local restaurant and crosses the street to a store. Inside, He gets a phone call, sets his purchase items down, and walks out. Macias continues the conversation as he walks to his car. The call lasts 7 minutes. As the phone call with Macias ends, the sound of 5 gunshots rings out.

Daniel Macias collapses in a bed of landscaping mulch. Someone calls 911 while two men chase the gunman. He picks up the pace and can outrun them Police on foot and bikes canvass the area all night, knocking on doors, and looking in the woods, but the gunman is gone.

There has been no arrest in the murder of Daniel Macias.  Investigators say there are no suspects in the murder. And Detectives do not have a motive.

Crime Stoppers Anonymous Tip Line: 706-705-4775

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Erin Lahey – Former Coworker and Friend of Daniel Macias
Darryl Cohen –  Former Assistant District Attorney (Fulton County, Georgia) Former Assistant State Attorney (Florida), and Defense Attorney: Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC; Facebook: “Darryl B Cohen;” X: @DarrylBCohen
Mark Malueg –  Original Detective on Daniel’s Case, Former Athens-Clarke County Police Department; Currently a Law Enforcement Technology/Software Consultant
Dr. Jan Gorniak – Medical Examiner, Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner (Las Vegas, NV), Board Certified Forensic Pathologist
Alexis Tereszcuk – CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories; X: @swimmie2009

Additional Guests

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show on SiriusXM channel 111, airing for two hours daily starting at 12 p.m. EST. You can also subscribe and download the daily podcasts at iHeart Podcasts.

[Feature Photo: Daniel Macias/Handout]