"In my mind, I'm thinking simple robbery and that I couldn't believe we fell for this," he said. Tragically, school shootings, terrorist attacks, and random acts of violence are all too common in the United States. You didn't want to hear it, but you appreciated it.". He still responds to tips, and continues to fight against parole for McPherson, most recently in August. For two days, police and citizen volunteers searched the area for the missing workers. Arson of Kinder Care Childcare Arson of Klub 280 Guy Kirby - Missing Person Murder of Hernan Rojas Torres Murder of Willie Earl Bedford (Ron Colquitt). Click here to create a free account which will allow access to 5 stories every 30 days. Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. A former investigative reporter with Bostons WNAC-TV, Kelly had been fired in November 1976 after making several threatening allegations against Mayor Kevin White. Lawson said much of those first few months after Carrie's disappearance and Bland's suicide is a blur. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Everywhere I went in Jasper, people wanted to hug me and talk about it," he said. I can see the window off the guest room. Ierardi was a known associate of Stephen The Rifleman Flemmi, the second-in-command of the Winter Hill Gang and a close friend of James Whitey Bulger. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Simpson had just ended in early October 1996, but remained fresh in the public psyche and dominated headlines. In 2002, a tip led searchers near the Tuscaloosa County community of Samantha, where crews used a backhoe to try to unearth new information about Carrie's remains. 26 of them in the city of Selma. Five years later, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Springsteens conviction. and last updated 2018-11-20 09:26:20-05. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). More horrific still was the fact that Elaine had been pregnant at the time of her death. With great haste, Carolyn and her husband got dressed, and headed out to the driveway of their Jasper, Alabama home. Instead, after Bland's voice was identified as the kidnapper making ransom demands, agents surrounded the house and waited to obtain a warrant. A woman who has been in prison for more than 30 years in the kidnapping of a young Jasper lawyer, whose body has never been found, has again been denied parole. " Lawson said of Bland. KANSAS: In 1970, 12-year-old Kelly Lynn Albright went missing and was found dead in a field in Reno County. Now. If mistakes were made, it wasn't because of a lack of effort. Both had been beaten to death with a baseball bat that had been a birthday present for Peter. Jack Kelly, Charles Magarian, Peter Meroth, Freddie Delavega, and Vincent Solmonte were shot several times by a 12-gauge shotgun and a .25-caliber automatic in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong.[11]. The show includes interrogation footage of Jones from Jan. 19, 2005. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. There weren't a lot of murders in Jasper," Lawson said in a recent interview, his first about the case in more than 20 years. Its not quite as prevalent in the county with two unsolved cases on the books. The pair would eventually return to the cabin. "And when we woke up the next morning, he was dead. These murders became known locally and state-wide as "The Mars Hill Murders". E, was pronounced dead at the scene by Tuscaloosa Police. He just wants to know what happened. People in the county tend to talk to the officers more, said Granthum. The case file on Brown remains what it is; thick, unsolved and no justice at least for now. These cases stem from various situations, and circumstances, but all have one thing in common: people's loved ones have yet to be found. Some of the cases remain unsolved. All rights reserved (About Us). The victims were 37-year-old Connie R. Woolfolk of Flossmoor, Illinois; 22-year-old Sarah Szafranski of Oak Forest; 42-year-old store manager Rhonda McFarland of Joliet; 33-year-old Carrie Hudek Chiuso of Frankfort; and 34-year-old Jennifer Bishop of South Bend, Indiana. Hinsons body was located in the front bedroom, Gierses was located in a back bedroom, and Barkers corpse was found in the bathroom that lay between both rooms. All of these clues would be wasted during the initial investigation, which is blamed by contemporary law enforcement for failing to follow up on solid leads and outright ignoring pieces of evidence. Under the FBI's direction, Lawson wore a directional beeper to let agents follow him as he made the drop. And, of course, there were people who thought Lawson was somehow involved in Carrie's abduction. The kidnapper initially demanded Lawson's father, Earl Lawson Sr., make the delivery in Cullman. Because of this, and because of wall-to-wall media coverage of such events, it can be easy to assume that this era of mass murder is unprecedented in American history. If you know anything about these persons, or their last known locations, please call 205-302-6464. Inside the yogurt shop were the bodies of four young women13-year-old Amy Ayers, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas, 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison, and her 15-year-old sister Sarah. First published on November 20, 2020 / 6:33 AM. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. That book claimed, in part, that agents had the authority to search Bland's home without a warrant. These cases stem from various situations, and circumstances, but all have one thing in common: people's loved ones have yet to be found. "The whole thing was poorly handled," Kubiszyn said. Lackey was sentenced to death on April 3, 2008, and was later executed in Alabama by lethal injection on July 25, 2013. The killer or killers had beaten Elaine so badly that she had gone into labor midway through the attack. By definition, he is a serial killer.. In fact, investigators later found that Christines shoes were coated in blood that did not belong to her. All rights reserved (About Us). She also watched over Carrie afterward, and told investigators that the last time she saw Carrie was within two days after the abduction, and that she was alive at the time. Thats why law enforcement across Jasper County is asking for the communitys help. Years later, in 2000, the daughter of a man named Fred Harbison told the local media that her father had written a deathbed confession claiming to have carried out the triple homicide as part of a contract killing drawn up by Uland.[8]. HARDEEVILLE, Sc. On November 6, 2001, at approximately 11:00 AM, a woman arrived for an appointment at the Hair Gallery, located in Florence, Montana. "Of course it bothered me. Churches would cook for all of the search groups," Kubiszyn said. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The trunk was found by hunters nearly three years to the day later, with only the elderly brothers' suits inside. Let's just arrest him on a drug charge, get him in jail.' Glenna was found naked from the waist down and gagged with a blue bandana and her own panties. Jones said he killed Endres and threw her off a bridge into a creek 65 miles from the salon. In 1999, high school seniors J.B. Hilton Green Beasley and Tracie Jean . 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]. If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Bland left behind a suicide note of which the full contents have never been released. Throughout the county and city, similar stories of prolonged grief are being played out; 28 unsolved homicides since 2009. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Upon further investigation, the employee found $500 missing, along with four other employees. 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. It was like the movies," Kubiszyn said. "This case affected our community," District Attorney Bill Adair said, noting hundreds of people carried out searches and held prayer vigils. All victims were found naked, bound, and with gunshot wounds to their heads. The Meeks were tenants on land owned by the Taylors. "Mr. Johnny Swinten, Vietnam Vet. Some locals insinuated, though, that the men were connected to the Mafia and had plundered clients and equipment away from Records Security. "It was amazing to watch. "I went to visit him in the nursing home before he died and he said he wasn't afraid to die and he couldn't wait to see Carrie," Kubiszyn said. The first discovery was a vehicle belonging to one of the abducted four. ", 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. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Lane Bryant is known as a popular clothing store for bigger women. Your family?. "We have a before and after in our family," Kubiszyn said. This quick thinking saved the young girls life, and, for a time, it saved her mothers life as well. On Sept. 13, another meeting was arranged and Lawson delivered $300,000 at a service station on the outskirts of Jasper. "He has not mentioned anything about this other matter to me," Belser said. Shaquille Granta football star at the school, somebody killed him, said Detective Charles Mitchell with the Hardeeville Police Department. The Irish pub, which was located downtown, was known to have a rather rough reputation. At some point, Bland's wife and the girls left the home. "The guy just comes up with a gun. Jones claimed to have killed 21 women in five states in 12 years, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported in 2005. 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Miraculously, three young boys managed to sleep through the entire massacre. document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); June 7, 2021: Alex Murdaugh, 53, calls 911 and reports he found his wife Margaret, 52, and son Paul, then 22, shot dead outside of their home in Islandton, a small community about an hour north of. "That breaks my heart because all he's done is try to find her. Cold Case toll-free hotline number: (866) 419-1236. Mitchell started a group called Concerned Citizens of Jasper Countyand made t-shirts with every murder victim whose family has not gotten justice. If the case was easily solved, it would have not gone cold. Ultimately, Christine was killed with a shot to the head from a .22-caliber gun. When they failed to provide any information about Keiths whereabouts, the police were notified. The murders were carried out for a variety of apparent reasons, ranging from greed to bloodlust. Burch said on the show that Jones told detectives things about Endres death only someone who was there would have known. Her body was found in the remains of her . These cases are solvable, but we need your help. These belonged to 44-year-old Brenda Patch and 71-year-old Cynthia Paulus. As of April 1, there were around 19 reported murders in Alabama in 2021. "I couldn't help but think that anybody would tell, or leave a note, about where she was," Lawson said. At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary to the housewife. Here is a brief summary of some of the murders which have occurred in Jasper and Newton County in the last quarter of a century. "The FBI was taping the call, but the tape recorder was turned off," Kubiszyn said. He was killed outside, a party with at least 20 to 50 residents. 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. When she entered the salon, she first saw the corpse of 62-year-old Dorothy Harris. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Jasper is 233 to 1. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. Robbery is one potential motive floated to the public by investigators, as police speculate Jowers may have been robbed of cash earned at his other jobs as a carpenter and handyman after he had been shot. Thats really what makes me saddest about the whole thing., Karen McPherson, now 60, has been jailed since she pleaded guilty in November 1991. He had a demon inside, you know, that he liked to sexually abuse women, Burch says. She was alone with Carrie for a long time when they were holding her and she got to know her and still didnt let her go, she said. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. //]]>-->, Copyright 2023, Cleveland Newspapers, Inc., operating as the Daily Mountain Eagle. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. All rights reserved. Registration Opens For Hospice Of West Alabama's 13th Annual 5K, Teen Victim Identified After Fatal Crash On 15th Street Tuesday, UWA's Woodruff Earns Back-To-Back GSC Coach Of The Year Honors, Commission Considers New Storm Shelter For Jerusalem Heights Community, Commission Moves Forward On New Fosters Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa Public Library To Kick Off Summer With Free Northport Event. Closure came tantalizingly close when four young men were arrested in Texas and West Virginia in October 1999. Unsolved Alabama Murders According to Project: Cold Case, from 1980 to 2019 there were 20,003 homicides in Alabama alone, leaving 7,893 unsolved murders in Alabama. Mobile County Sheriffs Office Capt. An excavator scooped out the bottom of the pool but found nothing. There weren't a lot of murders in Jasper," Lawson said in a recent interview, his first about the case in more than 20 years. Carrie, the daughter of a Tennessee millionaire, had also just graduated from UA's law school. Drugs -- primarily cocaine -- helped fuel that fall. Authorities remove the body of Jerry Bland from his Jasper home on Oct. 1, 1991 after he committed suicide while FBI agents surrounded his home. "It devastated my parents. With that in mind, Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) is once again reminding the public that Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the seemingly unprovoked killing. Karen McPherson, now 60, is. Besides similarities between the Walker family murders and the murder of the Clutter family of Kansas (also in 1959), it is also known that both Smith and Hickock were in Miami Beach at the time of the murders. The man who killed Carrie himself is dead, Frank Lancaster, McPhersons brother and the oldest of the five Lancaster children said in 2016. "It was the next morning. This booking photo provided by police in Decatur, Ala., shows Johnny Dwight Whited. Another Texas serial killer, Tommy Lynn Sells, confessed to the crime in 2000, but over the years, his story repeatedly changed. Others suggested that drug addicts had killed the Dardeen family in order to hock their possessions for drug money. He doesn't talk about Carrie or the case much, but said not a day goes by when he doesn't think about the kindness shown to him and his and Carrie's families. Namely, members of Bostons underworld frequented Blackfriars, and on the night in question, several men in the bars basement were busy playing a game of backgammon when they were fired upon. What's more, another witness in the parking lot informed police at the time of the shooting that they saw a white man wearing black clothing run behind the lounge immediately after the shot rang out. 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 only tangible evidence is a composite sketch released in 1990 which shows two middle-aged black or Hispanic males with mustaches. Posted at 1:45 PM, Nov 20, 2018 . "We all went to bed that night thinking they were going to arrest him then," Kubiszyn said. One of the voices was determined to be Jerry Bland, and the other McPherson. Daniel McLeod, a ranch worker at the Palmer Ranch, where Cliff Walker worked, went to the Walker home in order to grab Cliff for a planned pig-hunting excursion. Investigators quickly ruled out robbery as a motive, for nothing was taken from the store. "No matter how old your child is, you want to protect your child. (WSAV) There are 42 unsolved murder cases in Jasper County dating from 1979 to 2018. '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); "Macarena" by Los Del Ro was also the No. It turned out to be anything but cut-and-dry. These cases are solvable, but we need your help. Then the phone rang at the Decatur Police Department. Jones raped and shot Nichols, then set fire to Nichols Turnerville area home. People know who did these cases, and its the fear of them telling and saying what happened to law enforcement, and they scared of the retaliation, he said, As long as we dont say nothing, we be alright, but guess what? Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. } We tracked down the lady Brown was dating at the time and she declined to be part of this story. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. (Photo courtesy of McPherson's family). 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. Do you see the house across the street?' Then, when the police arrived, they found two more bodies in the utility room at the back of the store. The house belonged to two of the victims, 34-year-old Robert Gierse and 27-year-old Robert Hinson. People who may have evidence or clues about cold case sexual assaults and murders are encouraged to call or email the Attorney General's Office and share this information. In 1894 in Linn County, four members of the Meeks family (Gus, Delora, Hattie and Mary) were brutally murdered by George and William Taylor, wealthy citizens of northeast Missouri. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The victim, 32-year-old Joseph Todd Jowers of 103 Hargrove Rd. Given the suspects strange features and supposedly awkward gait, some have proffered the idea that the killer was a woman disguised as a man. Use at your own risk. Concealed in the ransom bag was another beeper, which would allow agents to follow the kidnapper. He wasn't arrested then, however, but FBI instead staked out the house throughout the weekend. "Nobody's ever come up with a reason.". This man served his county, came home, and for some reason or another, someone murdered him Reverend McDaniel Miller, a pastor; he was murdered, gunned down in his home. Captain Jack Kennedy, the current commander of the Violent Crimes Unit, said Jowers was a popular fixture at the bar, teaching line dancing and a regularly singing karaoke. "No matter what deck of cards life deals you, no matter how bad it is, you can overcome that. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Given the absolute horror of the crime scene, locals began to blame Satanists for the crime. Over the years, weve added more names because unfortunately, weve lost more people, he said. Unsolved murders of Alabama Erin Edgemon | [email protected] Charles R. "Dick" Salmon Charles R. "Dick" Salmon, 72, of Auburn was found dead of a gunshot wound at the service station he owned and. There were psychics, and more inmates looking for a way out of lockup for a day, but never any success in finding Carrie's remains. Last updated January 26, 2023. document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); Christmas is usually a time of good cheer, good food, and good times spent with family. This Walker County Alabama Most Wanted List posts the top 50-100 fugitive criminals on the run. Then police got a phone call. Walker County Missing & Unsolved Deaths(Surrounding Areas)-Group Discussion It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. Audrey Marie Hilley - The Black Widow Murderpedia/photo:bettmann/corbis Audrey Marie Hilley was an American murderer who was found guilty for poisoning her husband, Frank Hilley, with arsenic. Lawson said he managed to free himself. They are $10.00 dollars. Private investigator W.W. "Red" Self sits in his Pinson office in this 2002 file photo. Two days after the murder, the Tuscaloosa News confirmed that several people had been interviewed by investigators, which ultimately proved fruitless. 2020 The Associated Press. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Gallery: Habitat for Humanitys Three House Dedications, Georgia lawmakers hope to prevent gun violence, Man accused of killing 66-year-old enters not guilty, St. Patricks Day shuttle: Tanger Outlets to Savannah, Storm Team 3 Storm Tracker with Your Local Ford Dealers, Kaleidoscope Circus free and open to the public. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. She had taken the bar exam but disappeared never knowing she had passed. Thirty years ago . He works as a freelance writer and has been published in The Weekly Standard, The Atlantic, Listverse, and other publications. var zoneid = '30'; The family had migrated from Connecticut to Keddie following Glennas separation from her husband James. If you have any information on an unsolved murder, you can make an anonymous phone call to the LowcountryCrimeStoppers at 843-554-1111. Johnny Dwight Whited called investigators saying he wanted to confess to the slaying, authorities said Thursday. They were able to tentatively identify him by his voice after releasing audiotapes of his ransom demands. The next and final discovery occurred on November 19, when all four bodies were found in a rural part of Johnson County. 28 unsolved murders in 10 years in one west Alabama county and city, Pike Road head football coach resigns after 1 season, Alabama, 4 other states prevail in suit to block Equal Rights Amendment certification, Millbrook man arrested for harassing high school students, Troy University closes its Confucius Institute. "They had searched his house, and questioned him and left him in the house with a bunch of guns," Kubiszyn said. Without question, the massacre was a gangland killing, yet no one is sure if the perpetrators were members of the Patriarca crime family, the Bulger gang, or some other unknown Italian or Irish crime outfit. As the couple left for the hospital, a gunman appeared at their vehicle. In a strange coda to the story, one of the men arrested in 1999, Maurice Pierce, was shot and killed by police in December 2010, after stabbing Austin police officer Frank Wilson in the neck. On the day of the murders, John Sharp, Glennas eldest child, spent the day in Quincy, California, with his friend Dana Wingate. Burch was a detective who investigated Nichols murder. November 20, 2020 / 6:33 AM "I was talking on a payphone. They came to this conclusion because a local bank revealed that Dorothy Harris had visited them 30 minutes prior to the murders. He drove away with Carrie as Lawson assured himself she would be OK. She had to be OK. "Back in 1991, nobody got kidnapped. [CDATA[ Family members of McPherson have said they know Karen Lancaster McPherson did wrong, but said they feel shes been punished enough. In 2019, there were 39 murders in Montgomery County, Alabama. This would prompt an investigation that has yet to see a single suspect charged with the murder. The WCSO currently has two Cold Case investigators that work 40+ hours a week solely on cold cases. Polygraph tests backed his confessions to several murders, the AJC reported in 2005. Dobbins led searchers to where he said her body was left, but again the tip led nowhere. Unsolved Crimes If you have information concerning any of these crimes, please contact our Criminal Investigations Division through our Report Form or by phone at 205-669-4181. They received a middle-of-the night call from a woman claiming to be a nurse who said a close family member was at the hospital. In the usually quiet Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, one Lane Bryant store became infamous for a senseless shooting rampage that occurred on February 2, 2008. After asking Senac to retrieve $5,000 from the bowling alleys safe, the gunmen shot all four several times. Kennedy then said investigators believe the shooter may have hidden in nearby bushes and later escaped through a wooded area behind the south part of the bar's parking lot. It has also plagued the family of a woman who has been behind bars for 25 years in connection with the crime. Shorter, AL. With no football fans or tourists in town, the cool but clear fall weekend had been a relatively uneventful one for Tuscaloosa. Detectives theorized at the time that the killer or killers had run out of ammunition. var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. For a time, Illinois investigators suspected serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, a Mexican-born and Texas-based transient who was arrested in 1999. document.write ("?zoneid="+zoneid+"&block=1&blockcampaign=1"); McPherson quickly pleaded guilty in November 1991 and was sentenced to life in prison. Carrie's parents took up residence in a Jasper motel. 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