From Millington to Slovenia, how a viral post and a bar ended the hunt for a teen’s accused killer
Seth Walls, who faces charges of reckless homicide and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon in connection with the death of Haley Reedy, is being held in jail in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he fled after a grand jury indicted him in another incident. (Darko Bandic/AP Photo file)
Just a few days after her 15-year-old granddaughter was shot and killed in Millington, Nancy Harville was shopping at Walmart when she was certain she spotted the suspect wandering the aisles.
Her mind went red with rage.
“I found myself drawn,” Harville said. “I was going right toward him. I was so full of rage. I had a shopping cart in my hand and I was going at him.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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