Choccolocco, AL Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Crowder

Name

Laneshia Crowder

Age

21

Cause of Death

Assault

Info

N august of 2000, laneshia crowder, a 21-year-old single mother of two children resided in carrollton, georgia. On monday, august 14, 2000, at approximately 10:00 p.M., crowder's body was discovered after no one had spoken with crowder for several days. Crowder's son had been assaulted in the incident. The second child was unharmed. Crowder was last known to be alive on saturday, august 12, 2000. It is believed that sometime after midnight in the early morning hours of sunday, august 13, 2000, laneshia crowder was attacked and assaulted, resulting in her death.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Chappell

Name

Blake Chappell

Age

17

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Newnan Police Department

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cold-case-record__LaPlant

Name

Becky LaPlant

Age

59

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

Lincoln Police Department

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cold-case-record__Brooks

Name

Landon Brooks

Age

5

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At around 5:20 p.M., east precinct officers were dispatched to a car accident call in the 1700 block of indian summer drive.Officers arrived on the scene when they observed a wrecked vehicle in the front yard of a residence. Officers observed the vehicle had been shot into. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, officers observed three gunshot victims inside the vehicle.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived and pronounced all three victims deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were inside their vehicle in the 1700 block of indian summer drive (near the entrance to echo highlands park) when they were shot in a targeted shooting

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Berry

Name

Arkia Berry

Age

28

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At around 5:20 p.M., east precinct officers were dispatched to a car accident call in the 1700 block of indian summer drive.Officers arrived on the scene when they observed a wrecked vehicle in the front yard of a residence. Officers observed the vehicle had been shot into. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, officers observed three gunshot victims inside the vehicle.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived and pronounced all three victims deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were inside their vehicle in the 1700 block of indian summer drive (near the entrance to echo highlands park) when they were shot in a targeted shooting

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Rigsby

Name

Reed Rigsby

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

At approximately 2:40 pm, south precinct officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of 6th avenue south on report of a person down inside of a residence.Officers arrived on the scene and entered a residence when they observed an adult male victim lying unresponsive.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.This case was originally investigated as an unclassified death. The jefferson county medical examiner’s office conducted an autopsy on the victim; their preliminary investigation has led to this case being reclassified as a homicide

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Contreras

Name

Armondo Contreras

Age

43

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

At approximately 7:00 p.M., officers from east precinct observed a pick up truck traveling on the wrong side of the road in the 9100 block of parkway east. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the suspect stopped at tienda y taqueria mexican restaurant in the 8500 block of 1st avenue north. The suspect exited the vehicle and fled inside the restaurant. Officers pursued the suspect into the restaurant. The suspect began to throw glass bottles at the officers. The officers responded by deploying their conducted electrical weapons (tasers) at the suspect. A physical altercations ensued and the suspect gained control of one of the officer’s tasers. During the confrontation officers discharged their firearms striking the suspect. The suspect continued to fight officers before ultimately collapsing

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Crawford

Name

Deborah Crawford

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Deborah crawford’s skeletal remains were found on dabbs bridge road in dallas, georgia. She had been missing from cartersville, georgia since august 19, 2013.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Eskew

Name

Helen Eskew

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On october 9, 1998, at approximately 4:00 p.M., helen martha eskew was found deceased at her residence of 7631 dallas hwy, lot c4 douglas county, douglasville, georgia. The victim sustained severe blunt force trauma to the head, believed to have been inflicted by a hammer.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Green

Name

Cassidy Green

Age

36

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Cassidy john green was last seen on friday, july 23, 2021, around 10:00 a.M. Walking in the 2000 block of 26th avenue north. He was last seen wearing: grey pants, black adidas slides, and an unknown color shirt. The birmingham police department is investigating this case as a critical missing person investigation due to the fact cassidy john green suffers from a mental condition that affects his judgment and behavior

Agency

Birmingham

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