YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. As night approached, a search party formed and spent many hours searching. Authorities had a few suspects they considered may have kidnapped and murdered Albright, but none of those individuals were ever charged, let alone arrested. November 28, 2003. Authorities still don't know who killed Tigard, or why. In 2021, thanks to DNA testing of a sample taken from Rogers' clothing, Spokane Police Department detectives were able to narrow matches down to now-deceased John Reigh Hoff. It wasn't there," he said. And then, just like that, Clark disappeared a hefty cash award offered by the subject's daughter didn't lead to any viable information about her father's whereabouts. As the investigation intensified, a woman identifying herself as "Green Eyes" (the same individual who called Morgan's wife) phoned the Pima County Sheriff's office with a tip that Morgan had tried to pay off an assassin who'd been hired to kill him, and that the deceased had some organized crime ties. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - There are thousands of unsolved murders across Alabama with about 150 cold cases in Huntsville. Walker County Resident. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. (Warning: Many of these cases are sad, violent, and very unsettling, so proceed with caution.). Investigators are still looking for answers three years after the still-unsolved murder of Zakia Bibbs, a Tuscaloosa woman who was gunned down in July 2019. . More than 30 years later, Fisher's estranged wife was charged with first-degree murder. The murders shocked the area and although the local sheriff's office was allegedly stumped, the gossip mill ran rampant with rumors of who was involved. This person would have had a similar height as Carpenter and had one leg shorter than the other just like Carpenter. Someone in the SUV pulled out a gun and opened fire on the Ford Focus, and several of the occupants within were struck by bullets, including Bibbs. He never confessed to any crimes other than the one for which he's serving a 90-year prison sentence, so police in Dunn County, Minn., never formally interviewed him about the disappearance of Schlais. Price was never seen alive or dead again. Police say Davis was working at the store when someone walked through the front door and shot and killed him. One of the things police couldn't figure out about The Lime Lady who she was. I saw a quick blurb about this on the Internet years ago and couldn't find any additional information. Before leaving, she gave her mother a slip of paper that read,"My Lord, if I never see you again, I do know that I love you.". A neighbor heard a scream around that time but thought it was a cat and also saw a shadow in the garage, assuming it to be Ginn. Lisa A. Stowe read more Investigators cut two wires that were used to secure the box, finding Pierec's body severely decomposed. On March 9, 1991, the body of a 24-year-old female, Jennifer Watkins Dorch, was found stabbed to death in her mobile home on Hwy 43 in Northport. "I think she knew too much and they silenced her.". The state of Connecticut still has on the books the unsolved case of a teenager who went missing in July 1968. Investigators say Albright was unclothed and had been assaulted and then stabbed 18 times. The friend was not at home so she stayed at the house to wait. Case number H15A-1375-96 On November 13, 1996, 35 year old Carrie Loraine Bowles was murdered in her residence in Old Mill Trace subdivision off Keenes Mill Road in the Cottondale area of Tuscaloosa County. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. In August of this year, there was the murder of BJ Peterson and Ronnie Pugh. WAFF 48's Robyn McGlohn takes an in depth look in this report. Ridulph said yes, and Sigman ran home to get her mittens. Mary K. Carrithers read more To me, thats a better feeling than taking this case, closing it out and putting it up on the shelf, said Johnson. Later that year Olbert's nephew, Jerry Hiett, was arrested possessing a .38 caliber pistol after starting a fire in the nearby Talladega National Forest. A newspaper delivery driver later reported that about 2:30 a.m. the night of Au's disappearance, she saw a man drive by with a female passenger who appeared unconscious. Smith, was sleeping inside, and he would later attest that he heard a gunshot ring out around midnight. Christy L. Garrard read more During the initial investigation, a witness called and reported a strange person coming to her house asking about a baby stroller she had for sale. by Alabama News Network Staff. That night, her parents reported her missing. Carl headed up a search party, which located only his wife's empty knapsack. They set free the farm hand, who was never publicly identified but whom authorities say died in the war. Sadly, however, there really was the body of a little boy with blue eyes, brown hair, emaciated, covered in bruises, wrapped in a flannel blanket, and placed in a cardboard box dumped in a wooded area off Susquehanna Road. In the 2010s, Mobile police took another look at Williams' case, re-interviewing as many witnesses as they could find and using technology not at their disposal in 1980 to examine evidence. In 2005, when DNA testing was more readily available, the remains were exhumed, and a FBI facility confirmed that this person was, in fact, Akey. The driver's side window was partially rolled down, and while her purse was still in the car, her driver's license was missing. In the spring of 1973 an 18 year old female from Miami, Florida, Paula Ellis, was a freshman at the University of Alabama. On the night of April 21, 1973 Ellis left her residence at Martha Parham Hall and rode a bicycle to a concert being held on the University of Alabama campus. She went inside to check on her newborn, Kristine, and the older children played outside until about noon, when they went inside to find their mother to ask her to make them lunch. WHNT News 19 featured several of these people in The Missing: A Taking Action Event all day Monday, July 15. In 2001, 77-year old Mary Brooks and her son, George, were assaulted in their home on Mill Street in Mobile. Shorter, AL. After an initial investigation, the child was buried in a Philadelphia city cemetery but exhumed for DNA testing in 1998, then reburied in a donated plot in Ivy Hill Cemetery. Press Register editor, Arch McKay, was found slain in downtown Mobile in 1973. She was identified as Heese, and she was found fully clothed but with her shoes nearby along with her personal items a school textbook, a notebook, and purse carefully stacked, says the Lincoln Journal Star. More than 40 years later, local law enforcement authorities can't explain quite why Joanne Reynolds was brutally murdered or who committed the horrific act, reports The Independent. Tabitha L. Franklin read more Family members say she lived a double life, moving to the Mobile area to join the underworld of prostitution, drugs and workingin clubs. He was, however, sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2003 amid drug charges. The motive appeared to be robbery, as a trunk which was rumored to contain around 1500 dollars was missing. And most recently, Phillip Michael Hozian was found stabbed to death in his apartment on Executive Drive. He left her alone, with her hatchet and a bag full of sandwiches, while he climbed a ridge to look for elk. No arrests were ever made, and the murders of Nels and Annie Anderson were never solved. U.S. Alabama murder case goes unsolved for 25 years. He left the area, calmly getting into his dark green Jeep Cherokee and drove away. Audrey Elaine Reed Ferguson went to a coin laundry near her home in Prichard on the night of September 5, 1978. The fire was discovered around 7:30 p.m. The MPD is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Garnet Ginn taught home economics at Portland High School in the small town of Portland, Ind. Frank Dolezal, a suspect in the so-called "Torso Murders," confessed to the murder of only Polillo but committed suicide before his trial. It was a mysterious death, which led to a fruitless investigation, at least at first. While Ellingwood attempted to run away, the assailant fired in his direction, shooting Ellingwood twice in the back. According to Alabama's cold case unit, the state's oldest and most unsolved serious crime is the disappearance of Sandra Williams. On the morning of July 10, 1967, 25-year-old stay-at-home mom Leota Camp saw her husband off to work and then went into the backyard of her home in a blue-collar neighborhood of Des Moines to hang laundry and look after her kids, 3-year-old Brenda and 4-year-old Kevin, reports the Des Moines Register (via Sioux City Journal). More than 60 years later, Nevada authorities still haven't received any information that has helped them determine who killed Stroud. Nick and Demetra (or Jane) Jeatran weren't even from Florida they moved to Clearwater in the 1960s to live out their golden years. Thank you for joining. 10 of Southwest Alabama's unsolved murders. Smith and Jones had only been dating a month when they were killed. This female was described as a white female, 34-38 years old, 5'-4" tall and weighing 110-115 lbs. Investigations of the 70-plus other persons of interest went nowhere, and in April 1958, Ridulph's body was found about 100 miles away. Mobile Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. edit: To add Bill Hiett was also murdered in the late 80's. Less than two months after the killing, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of Bibbs' killer. His vehicle had been stolen and it was later located in the Bessemer area. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. According to The Charley Project, 15-year-old Reed Taylor Jeppson engaged in a pretty normal Sunday afternoon on Oct. 12, 1964. The business where Ricky Davis worked was surrounded in crime scene tape on that November day in 2008., police cars blocking the parking lot as investigators worked every angle. The house belonged to two of the victims, 34-year-old Robert Gierse and 27-year-old Robert Hinson. Last year in an article in our local paper, Sheriff Joe Jacks remarked that the case would likely never be closed, as most of the suspects at the forefront of their investigation have all since passed. A 200-man search of the arboretum for the knife used to kill Evans didn't produce the evidence needed. Roy Harris and Carlton DeMoss were involved or knew who did it; Carlton couldn't live with the knowledge (or guilt) and killed himself, while Roy was murdered and dumped in the river. Mobile Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced the victim deceased. At the time of Rogers' murder, Hoff was a 20-year-old Army man and lived in the same neighborhood as the young girl. "I feel it was somebody that she knew," Det. She came upon one of the most brutal crime scenes in Alabama history. The bodies of both victims were found in the house. After emergency life-saving surgery, he died at a hospital three days after the attack. Jerry Hiett and another man, Anthony Bell, were also both indicted on perjury charges. I thought it was possibly the Mars Hill over by Hoover. The driver was unable to stop safely before striking Adams at the intersection. Blount County Their arrival, and Evans' tenacity, scared off the man, and he ran away. That means the maximum sentence you can get for a conviction is 10 years, minimum is 1 year and a day. A few months ago I posted about the unsolved murders of Monica and Dalton Rollins, a pregnant woman and her child who were slaughtered in 2002. They say the killer or killers dumped the body in Baldwin County. All rights reserved (About Us). Police believe the two vehicles passed each other several times before they ended up parallel to one another on the interstate. The other deaths and dismemberments remain a mystery. Unfortunately I couldn't find any information on what happened to Charles Hiett, Bill Hiett or Anthony Bell, although noone was ever charged with the crime. Richey was seen at the club with that friend, who a neighbor spotted driving Richey home in her car at about 2 a.m. Then he returned to his hotel, promising to bring the car back in the morning, which he did, because they'd made plans for breakfast. It worked after the shantytown was destroyed, the killings stopped. Per the Lexington Herald-Leader, Betty Gail Brown had planned to study late into the evening at Lexington's Transylvania College on Oct. 26, 1961, and then drive back to the house where she lived with her parents. At the bottom of an embankment, they spotted a corpse. The nature of Dunham's death matches the victims of others in the geographic proximity in the same time period, attributed to a serial murderer known as the Connecticut River Valley Killer. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of Bibbs' killer. Upon comparing the two cases, evidence found at both crimes scenes determined that the two cases were linked. A resident of the city of Moundsville, 27-year-old Price left her home at about 8:45 p.m. on the night of May 30, 1974, to head to her job four minutes away at the Flamingo Club in nearby Benwood, says Unsolved Appalachia.