Overview

• Doris Worrell was found fatally shot at the couple's business, Jon's Sports Park, in Douglas, Georgia, in September 2006.
• Initially treated as a robbery, the investigation later revealed Jon Worrell's affair with the couple's nanny and a suspected custody-related motive.
• Jon Worrell fled to Costa Rica with the nanny, where they lived together for years raising his children, before returning to the U.S. after their relationship ended.
• In April 2025, investigators secured the nanny's cooperation in Costa Rica, corroborating years of evidence and leading to Worrell's arrest.
• Worrell was arrested in Mayfield, Missouri, on May 23, 2025, and charged with malice murder, felony murder, conspiracy, and aggravated battery, while the actual shooter remains unidentified.