North Georgia man burned mother’s body to hide her death

A north Georgia man who reported his mother missing in January 2025 was found guilty of concealing her death following a five-day trial.

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Jason Christopher Campbell, 35, was convicted Friday in Banks County Superior Court.

Prosecutors presented evidence that Campbell concealed the death of his mother, Marie Campbell, by burning her body in January 2025, according to District Attorney George Christian.

Campbell was sentenced Friday to 10 years in confinement.

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The case was investigated by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Forsyth and Hall County Sheriff’s Offices.

The GBI’s Office of the Medical Examiner and Forensic Anthropology Department, along with the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, also assisted with the investigation.

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