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Sandersville woman indicted by grand jury for defrauding more than 160 in human remains keepsake scam

The indictment lists more than 160 people Destiny Magoon allegedly scammed.

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. — A Sandersville woman was indicted on Tuesday by a grand jury for scamming more than 160 in a scheme involving turning human remains into sentimental trinkets.

The indictment charges 32-year-old Destiny Magoon with five counts of unlawful internet activities and lists dozens of alleged victims.

It says she cheated people of nearly $35,000.

In February, Mjr. Trey Burgamy says he received a call from Middle Circuit District Attorney Tripp Fitzner about Magoon and her business, Romeo and Juliette Keepsakes. 

Hundreds of women sent in ashes of loved ones, hair from baby's first hair curls and breastmilk with hopes of being turned into DNA keepsakes like jewelry, rings, necklaces and breastmilk bears. It's made with the mother's breastmilk and mixed with a clear resin and molded into objects like a bear.

Many of the people scammed never received their orders, and they don't think they ever will. 

The indictment says these happened between 2022 and 2024.

During a hearing in June, prosecutors said Magoon has a criminal history in four states, including a previous failure to appear in Georgia.

Her only ties to Washington County are her husband and the rest of her family lives out of state.

In June, a judge declined to set bond for Magoon and she remains in the Washington County jail.

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