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Georgia State Station
Coverage of Georgia State Station in the Nexus archive.
- Atlanta train passenger stabbed about 20 times after maniac allegedly slit her throat in random attack
A 66-year-old Atlanta woman, Margaret Swan, was fatally stabbed approximately 20 times aboard a MARTA train in a random attack. John Elijah Matthews, 25, was charged with murder and allegedly used a knife during the unprovoked assault, which occurred between Lakewood-Fort McPherson and Oakland City stations. The incident has raised concerns about transit safety in Atlanta.