The Paulding County Sheriff's Office ruled Turner's death a suicide in February, but the county coroner refused to change the official manner of death and instead ordered a rare coroner's inquest. For more than nine years, the death of Heather Turner has remained one of Paulding County's most closely watched and hotly debated cases. What we know:In February 2026, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office announced it had concluded Turner died by suicide. The sheriff's office officially rules Heather Turner's death a suicide and closes the nearly nine-year-old investigation. July 31, 2026After reviewing the available information, Fuller announces she will not support changing Heather Turner's death certificate from undetermined to suicide.