Tuskegee, AL Area Cold Cases
Name
Lance BanisterAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On march 28, 2008, 17-year-old lance banister was found floating in talking rock creek in murray county, ga. He had been missing for over 3 weeks when his body was found.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Patricia HanlonAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The body of ms. Hanlon was discovered in the bedroom of her apartment by a concerned coworker at approximately 12:00pm on july 27, 2000. Ms. Hanlon had been brutally murdered. The backdoor to ms. Hanlon’s apartment was discovered to be partially opened when her coworker arrived. There were no obvious signs of forced entry into the apartment. Ms. Hanlon appeared to have been deceased for some time prior to her body having been discovered. It is estimated that the murder could have occurred sometime between july 24 and july 27. Ms. Hanlon was wearing bed clothes at the time of her death. Ms. Hanlon’s apartment was in disarray and several items appear to be missing from the apartment.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Robert WoodyAge
31Cause of Death
Beaten/StabbingInfo
On wednesday, april 25, 1990, at 1:30pm, the bodies of robert m. Woody and his wife patricia ann woody were found in their single family home on rudy york road just outside the city limits of cartersville. The bodies were discovered by robert's employer who had gone to the home when robert failed to show up for work that morning. Robert had been beaten and stabbed and patricia had been strangled and stabbed. The woody's were last seen alive at 11pm the previous evening, tuesday, april 24, 1990, when they left a friend's residence in patricia woody's car. Investigators think the murders occurred sometime between midnight and 3:00am on april 25, 1990. Because there were no signs of forced entry into the home, investigators believe the assailant knew the victims and that robert was the target of the attacks. Patricia became a victim because of her mere presence in the residence that night.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Stephen CoxAge
38Cause of Death
MissingInfo
On the evening of november 18, 2004 stephen "Steve" lankester-cox, was at his mother’s home, 3665 walden lane acworth, ga., when he received a call from an unknown person. During the call cox was overheard by his mother to say that he saw the lights of a vehicle pulling into the drive. Cox left the residence with unknown person(s) and was never heard from or seen again. Cox was 38-years-old when he disappeared.Agency
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Name
Patricia HanlonAge
53Cause of Death
MurderInfo
The gbi and the cartersville police department are seeking information into the death of patricia hanlon. The body of ms. Hanlon was discovered in the bedroom of her apartment by a concerned coworker at approximately 12:00pm on july 27, 2000. Ms. Hanlon had been brutally murdered. The backdoor to ms. Hanlon’s apartment was discovered to be partially opened when her coworker arrived. There were no obvious signs of forced entry into the apartment. Ms. Hanlon appeared to have been deceased for some time prior to her body having been discovered. It is estimated that the murder could have occurred sometime between july 24 and july 27. Ms. Hanlon was wearing bed clothes at the time of her death. Ms. Hanlon’s apartment was in disarray and several items appear to be missing from the apartment. A reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this crime is being offered by the bartow county crime stoppers program.Agency
Cartersville Police Department
Name
Robert WoodyAge
31Cause of Death
Beaten/BatteredInfo
Robert m. Woody age: 31 hgt: 5'4" wgt: 161 lbs. Occupation: mechanic at a battery reconditioning business in cartersville found: april 25, 1990 at 1:30pm found by: robert's employer last seen: 11:00pm april 24, 1990 leaving friend's house. On wednesday, april 25, 1990, at 1:30pm, the bodies of robert m. Woody and his wife patricia ann woody were found in their single family home on rudy york road just outside the city limits of cartersville. The bodies were discovered by robert's employer who had gone to the home when robert failed to show up for work that morning. Robert had been beaten and stabbed and patricia had been strangled and stabbed. The woody's were last seen alive at 11pm the previous evening, tuesday, april 24, 1990, when they left a friend's residence in patricia woody's car. Investigators think the murders occurred sometime between midnight and 3:00am on april 25, 1990. Because there were no signs of forced entry into the home, investigators believe the assailant knew the victims and that robert was the target of the attacks. Patricia became a victim because of her mere presence in the residence that night. Anyone with information on these murders or on the woody's is asked to contact the bartow sheriff's office at 770/382-5050 or the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips.Agency
Bartow County Sheriff's Office
Name
Luise MartinezAge
41Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
The gbi and the cartersville police department are seeking information on the murder of a convenience store clerk that occurred during the early morning hours of january 18, 1993, at a magic market on cassville road in the city of cartersville. The clerk, luise martinez, was shot once in the head in an apparent robbery attempt. No money was taken because the cash register could not be opened. Martinez, who was 41 years old, was working in georgia living out of the back of his van trying to support his family who still lived in mora county, new mexico. Martinez had served as a sheriff's deputy there and was a marine veteran, having served two tours of duty in vietnam. Police are seeking three young black males as possible witnesses. The three, in their late teens or early twenties, were seen in the area twenty to thirty minutes before the murder and may have seen the offender(s) arrive at the store. Two were wearing miami hurricane starter jackets and one a university of georgia starter jacket. Contact: anyone with information on the identity of these three individuals or on the murder itself, is asked to call the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips.Agency
Cartersville Police Department
Name
Johnny JenkinsAge
45Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
The bartow county sheriff's office, the georgia state patrol and the gbi are involved in the investigation of the drive-by shooting of a cartersville businessman that occurred around 7:30 wednesday morning, january 20, 1993, onhighway 41 just south of adairsville. The victim, 45 year old johnny mitchell jenkins, owner of jenkins transport in adairsville, was traveling north on highway 41 when he apparently was shot from another vehicle near the intersection of ccc road . Jenkins' vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, which initially gave the appearance of a routine traffic accident. It was discovered later at floyd medical center that in addition to injuries sustained in the collision, jenkins had been shot several times with a shotgun. Investigators believe this was not a random shooting but a planned hit on mr. Jenkins. They are looking into the possibility that it may be connected to his business dealings. An unusual twist to this case is that a niece (by marriage) of mr. Jenkins was injured in a drive-by shooting that occurred the night of july 21, 1992, around 9:00 p.M. While she was traveling on halls station road from adairsville to her home in kingston. A shotgun was also used in this shooting. Investigators are looking into the possibility of these two shootings being connected. Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips.Agency
Bartow County Sheriff's Office
Name
Kahlia SturdivantAge
33Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Decorian TaylorAge
22Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Jocklyn ManleyAge
51Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Miracle McNeilAge
15Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Jeremy NicholasAge
32Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Grady JenkinsAge
51Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Antione CollierAge
29Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Ladarius CooperAge
29Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Jeremy RobinsonAge
26Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Gerald BaileyAge
23Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Erskin HawkinsAge
46Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Marcus MurrayAge
19Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Cortez BoldenAge
22Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Dedrick JordanAge
38Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Marlon ArringtonAge
23Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Birmingham Police Department
Name
Snir LalumAge
44Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 5:15 a.M., south precinct officers were dispatched to a person shot call at 115 walter davis drive, which is the business insta movers.Officers arrived at the business and then observed the victim lying unresponsive in a warehouse bay suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Responding patrol officers rendered emergency aid to the victim.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and then transported the victim to uab hospital with life-threatening injuries.The jefferson county coroner’s office notified our dispatcher the victim succumbed to his injuries at uab hospital.The preliminary investigation suggests an unknown suspect(s) approached the victim at the business and fired shots at him. Currently, the motive is unknownAgency
Birmingham
Name
Areyelle YarbroughAge
32Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on sunday, april 4, 2023, that claimed the life of 32-year-old areyelle yarbrough.Just after 7:00 p.M., bpd officers responded to w.C. Patton park (1200 sipsey street) after gunfire erupted.Upon arrival, officers discovered areyelle yarbrough lying on the ground just outside the passenger door of her vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Areyelle yarbrough succumbed to her injuries on the scene.Five other community members, ages 21, 17, 16, 15 and 5 years old, were wounded by gunfire.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Roger CheathamAge
31Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on tuesday, august 16, 2016, that claimed the life of roger cheatham.At around 10 p.M., north precinct officers were dispatched to a person shot call at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of 31st avenue north.Officers arrived on the scene and then discovered 31-year-old roger cheatham and a second adult male inside an apartment suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and then transported both victims to uab hospital. The following day, uab hospital staff pronounced roger cheatham deceased. The second victim survived.The preliminary investigation suggests at least three masked men broke into roger’s apartment. Both victims were shot during the break-in. Roger’s children were inside the apartment during the shooting; they were not harmed.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Robert BrownAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 10:07 am, west precinct officers were responding to a call of a person shot in the 1000 block of tin mill road.Officers arrived on the scene and observed an adult male victim unresponsive, inside of a vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests family members had not heard from the victim since yesterday, august 12, 2023, around noontime. The family members became concerned and began searching for the victim. A family member located the victim’s vehicle parked at the incident location in the parking lot. When the family member approached the vehicle, they observed the victim inside, suffering from a gunshot wound and called the police.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Jordan MeltonAge
29Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At 8:30 am, north precinct officers were dispatched to a report of two firefighters shot at fire station # 9.Officers arrived on the scene when they learned two firefighters had been shot inside fire station # 9.Birmingham fire and rescue (bfr) personnel transported the two injured firefighters to a local area hospital. They both suffered serious injuries.One of the firefighters, jordan melton, succumbed to his injuries on monday, july 17, 2023.The preliminary investigation has revealed that an unknown suspect(s) shot the two firefighters while they were inside fire station # 9. The shooting appears to have taken place near the bay doors.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Bryan WilliamsAge
43Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 1:55 pm, south precinct officers were dispatched to an open-door call in the 4200 block of 13th avenue n.Officers arrived on scene and observed the open of the residence. Upon entrance into the residence, officers observed an adult male, lying unresponsive suffering from an apparent gunshot woundAgency
Birmingham
Name
Jarvis Conley JrAge
24Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 8:50 pm, west precinct officers were dispatched to a shot spotter alert call in the 900 block of 25th street southwest.Officers arrived on the scene and observed jarvis conley jr. Lying next to a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Officers observed an adult female in the area suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue (bfr) personnel arrived on the scene and then pronounced jarvis conley jr. Deceased.Bfr transported the adult female victim to a local area hospital; she suffered serious injuries.The preliminary investigation suggests the gunshot victims went to the area and then were involved in a verbal argument with a party they knew. Shots were fired.There was a heavy police presence on the scene; officers believed the suspect was still in the area. Officers were able to talk a person of interest into coming outside of a residence. The person of interest was taken into custody free of incident. The person of interest was transported to bpd headquarters where he will be interviewed by homicide detectives. Omicide detectives will present case information to the jefferson county district attorney’s office who will then decide whether criminal charges should be filed.Agency
Birmingham
Name
David Westbrook JrAge
50Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 10:50 pm, east precinct officers were dispatched to 135 54th street north on report of a shotspotter alert. Officers arrived on the scene and observed an suv that had collided with a utility pole. Upon further investigation, officers observed the driver suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Arthur ArmstrongAge
42Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 9:30 am, east precinct officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of stonecrest drive on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene when they entered a private residence and observed the victim lying unresponsive near a bedroom suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased. The preliminary investigation suggests a domestic argument took place between the victim and an adult female prior to shots being fired. The female remained on the scene. Officers recovered two firearms from the scene including one laying near the victim.The female will be interviewed by bpd homicide detectives at the bpd headquarters. The case information will be presented to the jefferson county district attorney’s office who will determine if criminal charges will be filed.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Jada WhiteAge
16Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 2:30 am, west precinct officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of avenue f on report of multiple shot spotter alerts.Officers arrived on the scene and observed the victim lying unresponsive on the sidewalk suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers located a second victim (female juvenile) nearby suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham fire and rescue (bfr) personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim lying on the sidewalk deceased. Bfr treated the second victim for a graze wound.The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was with a group of juveniles in the area possibly trying to fight a separate group of juveniles. The altercation led to shots being fired.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Sidney SaxtonAge
37Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 9:40 am, west precinct officers were dispatched to the 500 block of 12th street southwest on multiple shot spotter alerts. The call was updated to a person shot call.Officers arrived on the scene and observed the victim lying unresponsive on the sidewalk suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests there was a shootout in the area which led to the victim being shot. Officers recovered a firearm from the victim.A patrol officer detained a male seen running from the scene. Bpd homicide detectives will question the male.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Fredrick Sykes SrAge
44Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 2:10 am, west precinct officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of hemlock on report of a person shot.Officers arrived on the scene when they entered a residence and observed the victim lying unresponsive inside.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests an unknown suspect(s) forcibly entered the residence and shot the victim while inside the residence.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Quindarius PeeplesAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 6:50 pm, two adult males showed up at uab hospital, via private vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased. The second male suffered a non-life-threatening gun-shot injury. Bpd officers responded to uab hospital to gather information. The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were travelling in a vehicle near the 400 block of orchid road when they were fired upon by a suspect(s) in a separate vehicle. Based on the facts gathered during this investigation, this incident does not appear to be random. The motive is still undetermined.Agency
Birmingham
Name
Ty’Nez DurdenAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 6:40 pm, east precinct officers were dispatched to the 7700 block of sunrise lane on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and observed the victim lying unresponsive in the parking lot suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and transported the victim to children’s hospital with life-threatening injuries. On thursday, october 20, 2022, the victim succumbed to his injuries. The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was standing in the parking lot when an unknown vehicle arrived in the area and an unknown suspect(s) began firing shots at the victimAgency
Birmingham
Name
Ke’mon NordAge
20Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At approximately 8:45 pm, south precinct officers were dispatched to the 200 block of 3rd avenue southwest on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and entered an apartment complex parking lot when they observed two adult males lying unresponsive suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham fire and rescue (bfr) personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased. Bfr transported a second male to uab hospital with life-threatening- injuries. The preliminary investigation suggests there was large altercation the parking lot when multiple individuals began firing at one another. Shot spotter registered over twenty rounds fired.Agency
Birmingham