Byron, GA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lawson

Name

Marquis Lawson

Age

28

Cause of Death

Hit by Vehicle

Info

Marquis deshaun lawson’s body was discovered alongside wheeler road just west of its intersection of patton road. He was believed to have been struck by a large service-type truck. A reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Guy

Name

Tim Guy

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

The gbi and the forsyth county sheriff's office have been investigating the disappearance of tim guy who was 18 years old when he was last seen on february 6, 1987.Tim is described as 6'1" tall and weighing 210 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Shortly before his disappearance, tim had moved to forsyth county from snellville, where his family still lives, to work as a stable hand at sleepy fox farm.Employees at the farm told investigators that tim was last seen around 9:30 p.M. On feb. 6, 1987, leaving with a man named jeff who was said to be driving a 1972 to 1974 chevy impala. Jeff, whose last name is unknown, was described as a big-boned, muscular person who was about 5'10" tall, 180 lbs., with brown hair and beard.According to his family, tim has a learning disability and therefore acted much younger than his age. His family feels strongly that if tim were okay, they would have heard from him long ago. Investigators have spent hundreds of hours following up on possible leads but to no avail. If you have any information on either the location of tim or on the identify of jeff, please call the forsyth county sheriff’s office at 770/781-2222 or the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Lawson

Name

Marquis Lawson

Age

28

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Marquis deshaun lawson’s body was discovered alongside wheeler road just west of its intersection of patton road. He was believed to have been struck on the night of wednesday july 24th, 2013 between 10 pm and 11 pm by a large service type truck or any vehicle with a heavy bumper or brush guard. A reward is offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for his death. Jones county sheriff's office 478-986-3479 or gbi tip line 1-800-597-8477.

Agency

Jones County Sheriff's Office

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cold-case-record__Danielly

Name

Leona Danielly

Age

74

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

On october 2, 1989, 74-year-old leona danielly was found deceased inside her home located at 112 harris road, cochran, bleckley county, georgia. Her death was ruled as a homicide. At approximately 11:25 a.M., danielly’s body was discovered by an insurance agent who came by the residence monthly to collect insurance dues. Danielly was observed outside her residence by witnesses the morning of her death. The region 12 eastman gbi office was requested shortly thereafter the discovery of her body. Danielly resided alone at her residence. Danielly suffered from multiple stab wounds.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Mancilla-Velez

Name

Jesus Mancilla-Velez

Age

35

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Jesus mancilla-velez was last seen on september 5, 2020, and has not been heard from since this date. His car was found abandoned on a dirt road by a landowner in crawford county, ga. A missing person task force composed of the gbi, the houston county so, the crawford county so, the peach county so, byron pd, and the fort valley pd was formed to help search for jesus. Even with extensive search efforts, he has not yet been located. His family is desperate for answers and any help locating jesus mancilla-velez would be greatly appreciated.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Roberts

Name

Keeslyn Roberts

Age

20

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Dean

Name

Teresa Dean

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Teresa's photo is shown age-progressed to 17 years. She was last seen on august 15, 1999 on lawrence drive in macon, georgia. She has a speech impediment and she may be in need of medical attention.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Pate

Name

Shy Pate

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Shy-shy was last seen friday, september 4, at 7:00pm on crumpler avenue in unadilla near the roxy club. She has braided, shoulder length hair with twirls in the front. There are 10 to 12 small gold beads in the twirls. Shy-shy needs medication for her asthma. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a bright, neon green, button-up shirt with the word "Braves" in red on the front; levi blue jeans; and white k-swiss tennis shoes. A $15,000 reward has been offered by the fbi, gbi and governor's office for information leading to her safe return. Please call (478) 987-4545 with any information.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Long

Name

Sabrina Long

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Last seen august 14, 1991, in bloomfield area of south macon. $7,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest & conviction of person(s) responsible for her disappearance.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Edwards

Name

William Edwards

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

The georgia state patrol and the taylor county sheriff's office are investigating the death of mr. Edwards whose body was found the evening of october 21, 1995 along highway 128 near the flint river bridge at the crawford county line. Edwards was the apparent victim of a hit and run. Sheriff's investigators located a tag holder at the scene from a ford f-150, year models 1992 - 1995. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the taylor county sheriff's office at 478/862-5451. Height: 5'11" weight: 185 eyes: brown hair: brown

Agency

Taylor County Sheriff's Office

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