From Charles Fuss’ appeal: The victim was Fuss’s mother. Fuss did not deny committing the homicide and robbery, but raised insanity as a defense. According to the State’s evidence, Fuss, who has a history of mental illness, was angry with his mother and methodically planned to kill her. He hid an ax in his bedroom and, when his mother came to assist him with the cleaning, he asked her to look under his bed. As she complied with this request, Fuss retrieved the ax and struck a fatal blow to her head. He then cleaned the ax and returned it to its original location. After stealing money from his mother’s purse, Fuss took a taxi to a local bar. The next morning, he began hitchhiking to California. He traveled only as far as Arkansas, where he voluntarily surrendered to police and gave incriminating statements. A psychologist called by the defense testified that, in his opinion, Fuss was legally insane at the time he killed his mother and stole her money. However, the State produced its own expert who testified to the contrary opinion.
Charles Fuss v State of Georgia 1999
Books
Blood Relatives: A True Story of Family Secrets and Murders
Movies/Documentaries
Evil Kin: Don’t Turn on Me
INMATE INFORMATION
NAME: FUSS, CHARLES
GDC ID: 0000655782
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
YOB: 1965
RACE: WHITE
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 6’01”
WEIGHT: 170
EYE COLOR: HAZEL
HAIR COLOR: BROWN
SCARS, MARKS, TATTOOS
INCARCERATION DETAILS
MAJOR OFFENSE: MURDER
MOST RECENT INSTITUTION: AUGUSTA STATE MED. PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: LIFE
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: CURRENTLY SERVING
CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE
KNOWN ALIASES
A.K.A. FUSS,CHARLES
A.K.A. FUSS,CHARLES A
A.K.A. FUSS,CHARLES ALLEN
STATE OF GEORGIA – CURRENT SENTENCES
CASE NO: 388887
OFFENSE: ARMED ROBBERY
CONVICTION COUNTY: DEKALB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 06/21/1996
SENTENCE LENGTH: 10 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 388887
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: DEKALB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 06/21/1996
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
STATE OF GEORGIA – PRIOR SENTENCES
STATE OF GEORGIA – INCARCERATION HISTORY
INCARCERATION BEGIN: 08/12/1998
INCARCERATION END: ACTIVE
