Toccopola, MS Area Cold Cases
Name
Carolyn WorthyAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At 12:43am on oct 16, 1989 local volunteer firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at the worthy home which is located one mile off interstate 59/20 on alabama highway 216. The bodies of both victims were found in the house. Initial investigation revealed that both victims were shot and killed when they returned home from a sunday night church service where mrs. Worthy served as choir director. The house was then intentionally set on fire in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence of the crime. Ac worthy served as an officer at the local vfw post bessemer. He was known to carry large amounts of cash on his person. One month after the murders, investigators were contacted by an agent with the florida department of law enforcement concerning a double homicide of an elderly couple in graceville florida in january of that same year. On january 29, 1989 robert f. Mcrae, sr. Age 72 and his wife, katherine p. Mcrae, age 70 were found murdered in their residence in graceville florida. The couple was discovered after neighborhood children went to the mcrae residence to visit and found two ski masks lying near the back door. The children became frightened and ran to a neighbor's house to report the discovery. The graceville police department was summoned and, upon entry, found the bodies of mr. And mrs. Mcrae. Mrs. Mcrae was thumbed cuffed behind her back and both she and her husband had been shot in the head. Upon comparing the two cases, evidence found at both crimes scenes determined that the two cases were linkedAgency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
William Hill JrAge
54Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
William rex hill, jr., but occasionally went by "Bud." anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the hollandale police department at (662) 827-2212.Agency
Hollandale Police Department
Name
Serafin MaldonadoAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On july 18, 1999 at approximately 1:30am, unknown suspects entered the home of serafin maldonado located in the 12000 block of bone camp road (northport) in tuscaloosa county. Maldonado was dragged from his bed and was beaten to death by the suspects.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Carrie BowlesAge
35Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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. She was found dead in her residence by a family member. Carrie had been shot. It is unknown if she knew her attacker.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Unidentified FemaleAge
3438Cause of Death
MurderInfo
On april 18, 1982 an unidentified female was found deceased on the bank of the black warrior river in romulus. The female had been murdered by strangulation. This female was described as a white female, 34-38 years old, 5'-4" tall and weighing 110-115 lbs. She had dark brown hair, a somewhat ruddy complexion, and had a scar over her right eye below her eyebrow. A partial upper denture was in place. She was dressed in tennis shoes (size 7), blue knit pants with a stretch waistband, long-sleeved blue shirt (brand: "Preppy"), white bra and white panties. The female was never positively identified and no suspect has been charged with her death.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Jennifer DorchAge
24Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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. The murder happened sometime after she returned home around 4:30am from a night out. She was found deceased in her residence later that day by a relative. No suspect has been charged with her death.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Paula EllisAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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. The nitty gritty dirt band was playing a midnight concert on woods quad. Before noon the following day, easter sunday, her body was found approximately 10 miles away. Ellis had been strangled and her body dumped from a bridge. No suspect has ever been arrested in this case.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Brenda GreenAge
15Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Brenda kay green, at 15 at the time of her disappearance, has been missing from brookwood alabama since july 1988. She was dropped off at a friend's house in a rural part of tuscaloosa county (brookwood) on july 2, 1988. The friend was not at home so she stayed at the house to wait. He mother received a telephone call from her later that day but never saw her again.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Jeremy DunnAge
21Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Jeremy lee dunn location: wooded area off dudley road in coaling (tuscaloosa co) al. On 6/18/03, 21-year-old jeremy lee dunn aka "Opie" was found dead in a wooded area near a railroad bridge of dudley road in the area of coaling (tuscaloosa co) al. He had been bound and shot. Victim had been seen less than an hour before walking to a store in the holt community.Agency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Acie WorthyAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At 12:43am on oct 16, 1989 local volunteer firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at the worthy home which is located one mile off interstate 59/20 on alabama highway 216. The bodies of both victims were found in the house. Initial investigation revealed that both victims were shot and killed when they returned home from a sunday night church service where mrs. Worthy served as choir director. The house was then intentionally set on fire in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence of the crime. Ac worthy served as an officer at the local vfw post bessemer. He was known to carry large amounts of cash on his person. One month after the murders, investigators were contacted by an agent with the florida department of law enforcement concerning a double homicide of an elderly couple in graceville florida in january of that same year. On january 29, 1989 robert f. Mcrae, sr. Age 72 and his wife, katherine p. Mcrae, age 70 were found murdered in their residence in graceville florida. The couple was discovered after neighborhood children went to the mcrae residence to visit and found two ski masks lying near the back door. The children became frightened and ran to a neighbor's house to report the discovery. The graceville police department was summoned and, upon entry, found the bodies of mr. And mrs. Mcrae. Mrs. Mcrae was thumbed cuffed behind her back and both she and her husband had been shot in the head. Upon comparing the two cases, evidence found at both crimes scenes determined that the two cases were linkedAgency
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Name
Mark AlexanderAge
16Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Tippah County Sheriff's Department
Name
Cleo HendersonAge
66Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Corinth Police Department
Name
Eric CatesAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The alabama attorney general's cold case unit is assisting the walker county sheriff's office in investigating the death of eric cates, whose body along with the body of his pet dog gypsy were found in his burned truck behind an old school in the empire community on the morning of saturday, march 21st, 2015.Agency
Alabama AG
Name
Rose WhiteAge
61Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Helena-West Helena Police Department
Name
Timothy DollahiteAge
36Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Phillips County Sheriff's Office
Name
June TaylorAge
53Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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DeSoto County Sheriff's Department
Name
George TaylorAge
53Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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DeSoto County Sheriff's Department
Name
Kermit WoodsAge
49Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
06/25/2000; Found shot in the chest at the corner of Morgan Street and Jackson Avenue.Agency
Knoxville
Name
Ashlynn LuckettAge
6Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Somebody knows something about these terrible murders,” said Buddy Chapman, CrimeStoppers’ executive director. “And they should contact CrimeStoppersAgency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Jadon KnoxAge
10Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Somebody knows something about these terrible murders,” said Buddy Chapman, CrimeStoppers’ executive director. “And they should contact CrimeStoppersAgency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Lequan BoydAge
16Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Somebody knows something about these terrible murders,” said Buddy Chapman, CrimeStoppers’ executive director. “And they should contact CrimeStoppersAgency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Glenn CofieldAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Investigators following leads are asking for the public’s help in solving a homicide case the night of June 7, 2019 in a church parking lot at Poplar Avenue and East Parkway North.Glenn Cofield was shot after walking to his car following the event.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Ronald TerryAge
49Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Police are seeking help in solving two homicides during the day at the intersection of Imogene Street and Dwight Road near Airways Blvd. Ronald Terry, 49, and a female companion, Candid Sanders, 36, were shot to death inside a car. Terry was identified as once having been the leader of the Memphis branch of the Vice Lords gang out of Chicago. He had been paroled from prison in 2016 after serving for the murder of another gang member.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Dwayne McmahonAge
52Cause of Death
AccidentInfo
Two motorcyclists were killed in Mothers Day hit-and-run accidents and police need help solving the crimes. Dwayne McMahon, 52, of Snellville, Georgia, was driving a Honda CBR when he was struck by another car, possibly a dark-colored Honda, at 12:35 a.M. At the I-240 and I-55 interchange. The car’s driver fled the scene. Three hours later, Memphian Landy Tarrance Jr., 20, Was found dead at the scene on Covington Pike north of Raleigh LaGrange Road. He was killed when a Ford F-120 pickup struck his Suzuki. Two men in the truck got out and fled on foot.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Dominic CastilloAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
A passerby found a man’s body in Nonconnah Creek in Southwest Memphis. The victim turned out to be Dominic Castillo, 22, from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Castillo had been traveling eastward with a dog for a few months and had arrived in Memphis in January. He was strangled. Police need help determining who is responsible for this homicide.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Tamiko MontgomeryAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Memphis Police responded to a “man down” call in an apartment complex at 1283 East Raines Road in South Memphis at 10:30 p.M. Sunday, August 31, 2014 – two years ago. Officers arrived and located a female victim with severe head trauma. Tamiko Montgomery was transported to Regional One Hospital in extremely critical condition. An unknown male was seen standing over the woman before running east from the location. On July 30, 2016 Ms. Montgomery died of the injuries she sustained. Her death has been ruled a homicide.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Brandon ByersAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Investigators are looking for four suspects in the burglary and murder of a Memphis homeowner. Brandon Byers and his wife were returning home on Old Bailey Court, near the airport, at 11 a.M. July 13 when Byers confronted three men burglarizing his house. He was shot by the intruders, who fled – carrying items they took from the home – in a four-door white Toyota Corolla driven by a woman. Byers, who was 30, died soon after at the Regional One Medical CenterAgency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Brenda DukesAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The married women’s bodies were found in a home on Matthews Road outside Millington June 8, 2016.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Rhonda DukesAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The married women’s bodies were found in a home on Matthews Road outside Millington June 8, 2016.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Andre JonesAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
In what investigators believe was a burglary or robbery “gone bad,” Andre Jones was shot and killed outside his home in the 4400 block of Longtree in the Northwood Hills neighborhood. Jones was getting ready to go to work as a Shelby County Vector Control employee that morning when the power went out. He went outside to check and apparently surprised burglary suspects. After a short struggle, Jones, a deacon in his church and engaged to be married, was shot and died as he struggled to reach a neighbor’s house.Agency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
Nancy LittleAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
A $10,000 extra award has been offered for information that helps bring about an arrest and charge in a double-homicide case from 1989. Nancy Little, a 32-year-old black female, was found slain inside her 1988 white Honda parked in front of 2061 Slate Road, which was several miles from her home. She was eight and a half months pregnantAgency
Memphis & Shelby Co CrimeStoppers
Name
DeShawn EllingtonAge
23Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Memphis Police Department
Name
Estaban DomingesAge
32Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Memphis Police Department
Name
Lavoris WilliamsAge
33Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Memphis Police Department
Name
Dondrielal CunninghamAge
27Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Memphis Police Department
Name
Robert WongAge
68Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Update - November 2021: Memphis Police announced the arrest of 19-year-old Dallas Perkins in the murder of Robert Wong on November 24, 2021. Perkins had attempted to rob Wong at his residence. Perkins stole Wong's car before abandoning it miles away the next day. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Memphis Police Department at (901) 545-2677.Agency
Memphis Police Department
Name
Marvin EnamoradoAge
34Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Memphis Police Department