The next to die were Cliff, Jimmie, and Debbie. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Drugs -- primarily cocaine -- helped fuel that fall. She was also Bland's cousin by marriage, and the two were close. The cover of "Facing September," a murder mystery based on the case of Kelly Lynn Albright's murder. Mobile County Sheriffs Office Capt. On the day of the murders, John Sharp, Glennas eldest child, spent the day in Quincy, California, with his friend Dana Wingate. Let's just arrest him on a drug charge, get him in jail.' var zoneid = '30'; "I have four sisters-in-law and I'm close with them, but missing a sister is so difficult. Over the years, weve added more names because unfortunately, weve lost more people, he said. It was personal to them.". According to a story written by reporter Wendy Reeves and published in the Tuscaloosa News the day after the shooting, Jowers was shot in the head while walking a girlfriend to her car in the parking lot of Classics Lounge at 613 37th Street between 2:10-2:15 a.m. Mitch McRae told the AJC then that he didnt buy Jones story of having stopped at the salon to ask for directions, but the article seems to indicate McRae suspected Jones killed Endres. While never closed, the case went cold without new evidence. Posted at 1:45 PM, Nov 20, 2018 . The woman who found Dorothy Harriss body described seeing the cases only suspecta strange young male described as wearing a long, dark jacket (maybe a Western duster) and a black hat that may have been a top hat or fedora and carrying some kind of object in his hands. These cases are solvable, but we need your help. Some locals insinuated, though, that the men were connected to the Mafia and had plundered clients and equipment away from Records Security. In 1996, investigators hired a construction crew to pump out a pool at a closed surface mine in Tuscaloosa County. The victims included 34-year-old manager Stephanie Senac, who was in her office with her 12-year-old daughter Melissa Repass, and 13-year-old babysitter Amy Houser. The woman claimed to be a nurse at Walker Regional Medical Center. "He had a mask on and told us to get out. Both had been beaten to death with a baseball bat that had been a birthday present for Peter. "That breaks my heart because all he's done is try to find her. Have a news tip or suggestion on how I can improve Tuscaloosa Patch? Additionally, the homicide unit commander at the time of the murder said investigators believed that several other people were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting and were reluctant to come forward. He flew his plane down, and he actually picked me up in Cincinnati. Ultimately, Christine was killed with a shot to the head from a .22-caliber gun. If you would like to buy one, you can reach Mitchell at (843) 683-0568, or on Facebook at Charles Mitchell. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) In 2005, suspected serial killer Jeremy Jones was convicted by a Mobile jury for the brutal murder of 44-year-old Lisa Nichols. "In my mind, I'm thinking simple robbery and that I couldn't believe we fell for this," he said. (WSAV) There are 42 unsolved murder cases in Jasper County dating from 1979 to 2018. ", "What has been taken from me personally is immeasurable," said Carrie's sister, Margaret Smith Kubiszyn. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. She sat down with my dad for five hours and told all lies, Kubiszyn said. Montgomery man who disappeared is found murdered in an unused grain silo. Another Texas serial killer, Tommy Lynn Sells, confessed to the crime in 2000, but over the years, his story repeatedly changed. Churches would cook for all of the search groups," Kubiszyn said. The murder of the 38-year-old mother is profiled in an episode of Netflixs reboot of the classic Unsolved Mysteries that points to Alabama Death Row inmate Jeremy Bryan Jones as a possible suspect. "This case affected our community," District Attorney Bill Adair said, noting hundreds of people carried out searches and held prayer vigils. It was early that Tuesday morning -- about 4:30 a.m. -- that agents reported hearing a single gunshot inside Bland's home. After asking Senac to retrieve $5,000 from the bowling alleys safe, the gunmen shot all four several times. These rumors provided investigators with their first major theory. Copyright 2019 WSFA 12 News. A new true crime podcast is seeking answers on behalf of the family of Eric Cates, a 32-year-old whose burned remains were found inside his truck beside those of his dog behind the old Empire school in 2015. . 'https://mountaineaglebanners.creativecirclemedia.com/www/delivery/ajs.php':'http://mountaineaglebanners.creativecirclemedia.com/www/delivery/ajs.php'); Daniel immediately informed the police of his gruesome discovery. / AP. Glennas body might have also been arranged in a sexually explicit manner. Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing. The case file on Brown remains what it is; thick, unsolved and no justice at least for now. Click here to create a free account which will allow access to 5 stories every 30 days. In 1999, high school seniors J.B. Hilton Green Beasley and Tracie Jean . Hes a stalker; he gets excited about his victims. ", In that same interview, Frank Evans, a supervisory special agent, said, "It is so patently inaccurate, we felt an obligation to say wait a minute. They were still missing a definitive link, until a cassette tape was found -- reportedly by a young boy at an apartment complex who turned them over to his father -- that had recordings of plans to kidnap Jasper businessman and coal executive Ellis Taylor. November 28, 2003. "I was going to be at that house when she came walking up the driveway," she said. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. November 20, 2020 / 6:33 AM Shaquille Granta football star at the school, somebody killed him, said Detective Charles Mitchell with the Hardeeville Police Department. When Lawson Sr. arrived at the site, however, there were about five police cars there totally unconnected to the kidnapping case, purely a coincidence. Three of the bodies were stacked together, and at least one of the girls had been raped. The Smith family also has long thought there were more than Bland and McPherson involved, as does McPherson's family. "Mr. Johnny Swinten, Vietnam Vet. Inside the trailer, the police found a veritable house of horrors. if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); (Ron Colquitt). The newborn girl was pulled into the world and then summarily beaten to death. Then police got a phone call. "I've always admired my dad so much -- he just keeps plugging on. Carrie, the daughter of a Tennessee millionaire, had also just graduated from UA's law school. Carrie's parents took up residence in a Jasper motel. During the wait, Bland killed himself. Given the personal nature of these stolen items, investigators theorized that the killer or killers had known the Walkers, and given that Christine had been raped, it was likely that she was the main target.[2]. Do you see the house across the street?' Carrie Lawson was declared dead two years after her disappearance. document.write (" 480 ){ If the case was easily solved, it would have not gone cold. Kennedy said the unit intends to release information concerning Jowers' death ahead of the anniversary each year until the case is solved, in the hopes that someone will come forward with new information as to the person or people responsible. Lawson said much of those first few months after Carrie's disappearance and Bland's suicide is a blur. On December 1, 1971, three corpses were found at a house located on North LaSalle Street in Indianapolis. Thousands of people -- friends, family and strangers -- carried out massive searches over several counties. "And her lawyers called that night and said she was taking her story back. Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. A masked gunman appeared out of the darkness and ordered them out of the car. Barker lived somewhere nearby at the time of the murders but was known to frequently spend his nights with his two close friends at the house on LaSalle Street. There is no statue of limitations for murder which means for all of the families involved in Dallas County and Selma, there will always be hope for justice, hope for closure. Then, when the police arrived, they found two more bodies in the utility room at the back of the store. If you had told me that moment that I'd have the kind of life I have now, I would have never believed it. This quick thinking saved the young girls life, and, for a time, it saved her mothers life as well. The victims hands were bound, and their throats had been so deeply slit that they had all nearly been decapitated. Earl Lawson was bound, and Carrie Lawson was never seen again. Police even managed to obtain the killers voice on the emergency phone call. document.write (document.charset ? If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. Other clues at the crime scene included the position of the bodies. The pair would eventually return to the cabin. At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary to the housewife. This Walker County Alabama Most Wanted List posts the top 50-100 fugitive criminals on the run. That doesn't make any sense. The Smith family kept at it, though, offering a $100,000 reward and privately funding searches that continue to this day. Christmas is usually a time of good cheer, good food, and good times spent with family. My uncle called me, and then my dad got on the phone and told me that Carrie had been kidnapped," Carrie's older sister recalled. DALLAS COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - Jan. 21, 2015, Kirby Brown, all of 22 years old, was found lying on his back shot to death near his home in the Pine Glen Estates off Highway 80 near Selma. 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