Sasser, GA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Cook

Name

Candida Cook

Age

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

On tuesday, september 23, 2002, candida marion cook's body was found in a wooded area located near the airport in tifton, tift county , georgia. Cook had been manually strangled. It was determined that cook was last seen on either the night of friday, september 19, 2003 or saturday, september 20, 2003 at her residence in tifton, tift county, georgia.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Lunsford

Name

Frances Lunsford

Age

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

On monday, july 9, 2001 , the body of frances lunsford was found in-between a vacant mobile home and a pond in tifton, tift county , georgia. Lunsford had been strangled by a piece of clothing. Lunsford was last seen alive on the saturday prior to her body being found.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Henderson

Name

Larry Henderson

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On tuesday, november 12, 1996, between 10:00 and 10:30 p.M., larry james henderson was shot through the bedroom window of his jakin, georgia residence. Also seriously injured in the attack were mr. Henderson's infant child, haley henderson, and girlfriend martisse register.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Darty

Name

Aaron Darty

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On march 12, 1988, at approximately 8:00 p.M., aaron darty was found deceased near fincher road, west of highway 36 in newton county, georgia. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Prior to his death, the victim was employed by brand’s garage.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Brice Johnson

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On march 10, 1987, at approximately 12:25 p.M., brice william johnson was found deceased at his residence, tanglewood mobile home park lot 8, lacky road, newton county, georgia. He appeared to have been shot in the head. Around the time of the incident, many of his neighbors claimed to notice a suspicious vehicle (ford fairmont) parked near the victim’s cars.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Bethea

Name

Kenneth Bethea

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On january 9, 1984, a passerby found human skeletal remains in a wooded area on the side of I-20 near newton county, exit 45. The victim, identified as kenneth bethea, had been there for over a year and had died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Collier

Name

Erin Collier

Age

41

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Erin collier was last seen on march 20th, 2018, in the benning hills area of columbus georgia. Erin collier has a tattoo on her right wrist of flowers done in dark blue ink. She also has a tattoo of a peach, orange and yellow in color with georgia above the peach and girl under the peach on her right upper back. If you have any information of the whereabouts of erin june collier, please contact the columbus police department 911 center or the youth services unit at 706-653-3449.

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__Miller

Name

Joey Miller

Age

42

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office

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cold-case-record__Shaw

Name

Eric Shaw

Age

37

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

On july 21, 2015, around 2 a.M., eric shaw and a female were shot at the southside court apartments in columbus, georgia. At the time of the shooting, columbus police say both victims were inside of a red 2009 chevy aveo. Eric died three months later as a result of his injuries. The female survived.

Agency

Columbus Police Department

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cold-case-record__Henderson

Name

Larry Henderson

Age

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

On tuesday' november 12, 1996, between 10:00 and 10:30 p.M., larry james henderson was shot through the bedroom window of his jakin, georgia residence. Seriously injured in the attack were mr. Henderson's infant child, haley henderson, and girlfriend martisse register. While recovering from the above attack, on december 6, 1996m between 10:00 and 10:30 p.M., mr. Henderson was shot and killed while visiting with family members in donalsonville, georgia. Anyone with information concerning the death of larry henderson is asked to contact the donalsonville police department at (478) 524-2175 or georgia bureau of investigation special agent michael walsingham at (478) 225-4090. There is a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of larry james henderson.

Agency

Donalsonville Police Department

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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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cold-case-record__Cook

Name

Candida Cook

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On tuesday, september 23, 2002, candida marion cook's body was found in a wooded area located near the airport in tifton, tift county , georgia. Cook had been manually strangled. It was determined that cook was last seen on either the night of friday, september 19, 2003 or saturday, september 20, 2003 at her residence in tifton, tift county, georgia. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the gbi regional office in sylvester at 229-777-2080, or the gbi tip line at 1-800-597-tips.

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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cold-case-record__Preston

Name

Forest Preston

Age

51

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Forest preston usually goes by the name clay. He was last seen in the 8000 block of warm springs road in columbus, georgia on january 7th, 2021. If you have any information as to the whereabouts of clay preston please contact the columbus police department 911 center or the youth services unit at 706-653-3449

Agency

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

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