Event Dime
'My mom needs justice': Family reacts to federal MARTA safety probe
- When:
- June 5, 2026 ยท 2:25 AM
- Where:
- Concerns grow over wrong
- Source:
- Concerns grow over wrong
A grieving family is speaking out after a 66-year-old woman was stabbed to death on a MARTA train last weekend, triggering an immediate federal security investigation into the transit system's safety protocols. Atlanta transit investigation Margaret Sams Swan died after being stabbed while riding a train at the Oakland City Station last weekend. Authorities arrested 25-year-old John Elijah Matthews in connection with the fatal attack, which also occurred just days after another man was severely