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Body found in Lake Lanier cove identified as 47-year-old Alvin Maull, known for carrying Bible and keeping Gainesville clean
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Alvin Maull takes a moment to read a well-thumbed Bible he keeps with him constantly Wednesday, July 9, 2025, as he rests outside a shopping center along Shallowford Road. Maull spent nearly two month in Hall County Jail for a crime he didn’t commit. - photo by Scott Rogers
Authorities are investigating a body found floating Tuesday in a cove near Longwood Park in Gainesville, The Times learned Saturday, June 13.