Cold Cases Database

This database consists of unsolved homicides collected from family submissions, law enforcement submissions, and public records. This database is not part of our advocacy and awareness platform but a separate database for information purposes only. 

Please note: This database is not updated regularly due to cost and manpower. A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970.

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491 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Mary Humphrey
Age 23
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 50 feet off Old Willacoochee Road/Double Bridge Road
Berrien County
L.E.A Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Douglas, Georgia

Mary Susan Humphrey was last seen by friends on Friday, May 30, 1980 in Valdosta, Georgia after leaving Grego’s, which was a popular night club in the 80’s, with a male she met that night. Humphrey was a Moody Air Force Base Airman First Class assigned as an air traffic controller who lived off base near Walker’s Crossing. Humphrey left the bar and went to the man’s apartment off Forrest Street in Valdosta. The man told officers that Humphrey wanted to go home around 3:00 a.m. and she left his apartment walking down Forrest Street near Park Avenue. Humphrey was a white female, 23 YOA, with red hair, stood 5’3” tall and weighed 128 pounds. Humphrey was originally from Lenexa, Kansas and was stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Humphrey was last seen wearing a long sleeve burgundy in color shirt and dark colored slacks. On Sunday, June 15, 1980, Humphrey’s body was discovered about 50 feet off a dirt road known as Old Willacoochee Road or more commonly called Double Bridge Road in Berrien County by a group of men running their hunting dogs. The investigation led law enforcement at the time to arrest a former boyfriend of Humphrey. He was tried and acquitted by a Berrien County Jury on October 10, 1980. The GBI Douglas Office is asking for any assistance or information from the public which would lead to the identity of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Mary Susan Humphrey. The Humphrey family has remained in touch with investigators and would greatly appreciate getting closure for the loss of their loved one. If anyone has any information concerning Mary Susan Humphrey, please contact the GBI Office in Douglas, Ga. at 912-389-4103.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Anthony Dye Sr.
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Spring House Barbecue
Banks County
L.E.A Banks County Sheriff's Office, Homer, Georgia

On the night of June 5, 1996, Anthony Lee Dye, Sr. was shot and killed as he was closing his business at the Spring House Barbecue in Commerce, Banks County, Ga. If you have any information concerning this crime, please call Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman at (706) 677-8848 or the GBI's Athens Regional Office at (706) 542-7901. Information will be kept strictly confidential and you do not have to leave your name. There is an $8500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer(s) of Anthony Lee Dye, Sr.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Rhonda Coleman
Age 18
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undetermined
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location wooded area
Montgomery County
L.E.A Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Decatur, Georgia

On May 17, 1990, Rhonda Sue Coleman left a senior class meeting and never made it home. Her car was found abandoned beside the highway in Hazlehurst, Georgia. On May 20, 1990 the deceased body of Coleman was discovered in a wooded area in Montgomery County, Georgia. Rhonda was a lifelong resident of Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia. Rhonda was an only child and resided with both her mother and father at the time. An autopsy was completed on Rhonda at the GBI crime lab and no cause of death was determined. Rhonda was an active student at Jeff Davis High school and was last seen dropping off a friend at a store in the city of Hazlehurst prior to Rhonda heading home around 11:00 p.m. on May 17, 1990. Contact Info: Sherry Lang 404-270-8330
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Jennifer Stone
Age 22
Gender Female
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 187 Hull Street
Athens, Georgia, 30601
Athens-Clarke County
L.E.A Athens-Clarke County Police Department, Athens, Georgia

Found by fellow UGA students working with her on a project. She had missed two meetings that day, one at noon and the other at 6:00pm. When she failed to show for the second meeting, the students went to her apartment to check on her. They found a side door opened a few inches, looked in and saw her body. They left immediately to call police. Cause of Death: Strangulation. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the GBI are seeking information on the murder of Jennifer Stone, a 22 year old University of Georgia student whose body was discovered in her 3 room apartment in Athens at 7:00pm on Thursday, April 23,1992. Ms. Stone, from Roswell, was a senior at UGA majoring in advertising and had lived alone in, the apartment for about 8 months. The apartment is located at 187 Hull Street in the downtown business district of Athens and is connected to a clothing business behind the bus station. A friend last saw her alive about midnight on April 23rd, and investigators feel Jennifer was killed during the early morning hours of that same date. The cause of death was strangulation. Anyone with any information on the death of Jennifer Stone is asked to call the GBI TIP line at 1-800/597-TIPS.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Patrice Endres
Age 38
Gender Female
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Kelly Bridge Road
Forsyth County
L.E.A Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Cumming, Georgia

On Thursday, April 15, 2004 between the hours of 11:30 AM and 12:00 Noon, Patrice Endres, a 38 year old wife and mother, disappeared from her salon, Tamber’s Trim ‘N Tan, located at 6195 Matt Highway/ Highway 369 Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia. Endres was last seen just before 11:30 AM and was discovered missing just after noon. After the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office responded to a request for assistance and began their investigation, it was discovered that money had been taken from the salon, Endres’ lunch was uneaten, her car keys were present and her vehicle had been moved from it’s normal location. On December 6, 2005, skeletal remains were located behind a church off of Kelly Bridge Road in Dawson County, Georgia. Those remains were identified as Patrice Endres. Endres’ wedding ring was never recovered. The ring consists of two bands soldered together with a marquis diamond center stone. It is the hope of law enforcement that someone may recognize the ring, which may lead them to the person responsible. If you have information about this case please contact the GBI tip line at 800-597-8477.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Shailesh Patel
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location North Gordon Avenue
Adel, Georgia, 31620
Cook County
L.E.A Adel Police Department, Adel, Georgia

On April 8, 2000, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Shailesh Patel was found murdered at his brother-in-law's residence located on North Gordon Avenue, Adel, Cook County, Georgia. Mr. Patel, who lived in Locust Grove in Henry County, GA., had been staying at this residence and managing the E Z Mart Convenience store while his brother-in-law and family were vacationing in California. A co-worker contacted the Adel Police Department after Mr. Patel failed to show up for work. Mr. Patel's body was discovered at the residence by officers of the Adel Police Department. Mr. Patel had been stabbed and beaten. Mr. Patel was last seen on April 7, 2000, around 11:20 p.m. when he and a co-worker closed and left the store. Investigators believe that Mr. Patel arrived at the Gordon Avenue residence around 11:30 p.m. where he was attacked by an intruder. The forensic artist's sketch right is that of a man seen in the area several hours prior to the incident. Investigators are interested in talking to this person as a possible witness. The man is described as a 30 to 35 year old white male of average height and weight with a slim build and long, greasy hair that was medium to light brown in color. Anyone with information on this murder or on the identity of the person in the sketch is asked to contact the Adel Police Department and/or the GBI. Contact: Detective Jim Hill, Adel Police Dept, 912-896-3771 Special Agent Mike Clayton, GBI ­ Douglas, 912-389-4103
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Patricia Woody
Age 34
Gender Female
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 35 Rudy York Road
Cartersville, Georgia, 30121
Bartow County
L.E.A Bartow County Sheriff's Office, Cartersville, Georgia

Patricia A. Woody Age: 34 Hgt: 5'1" Wgt: 92 lbs. Address: 35 Rudy York Road, 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.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Robert Woody
Age 31
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Beaten/Battered
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 35 Rudy York Road
Cartersville, Georgia, 30121
Bartow County
L.E.A Bartow County Sheriff's Office, Cartersville, Georgia

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.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Douglas Edgell
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Blunt Force
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Fulton County
L.E.A Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Decatur, Georgia

On April 5, 1998, Douglas Edgell, founder and President of Edgell Communications, Randolph, New Jersey, arrived in Atlanta for a business trip. Mr, Edgell rented a Chevrolet Lumina and drove to his hotel room at the Wingate Inn-Peachtree Corners, 5800 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross, Ga. Over the next several days, Mr. Edgell made numerous sales calls in the Atlanta area. On April 9, 1998, Mr. Edgell checked out of his hotel room, made two sales calls, then arrived at Hartsfield International Airport for his trip home. While awaiting his flight, Mr. Edgell became ill. He was subsequently treated and transported to South Fulton Medical Center. Mr. Edgell died on April 10, 1998. The autopsy showed that while in Atlanta, Mr. Edgell received blunt force trauma to his head that ultimately caused his death. Anyone having any information that may be helpful in providing information about where, when and how Mr. Edgell received his injury is urged to contact Sr. Inv. J.D. Baker, Clayton County District Attorney's Office, 9151 Tara Boulevard, 4' Floor, Jonesboro, Ga. 30236, 770-477-3463. Contact: J. D. Baker, Senior Investigator Clayton County District Attorney's Office 770-447-3463
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Christine Allen
Age 48
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Reynolds Nature Preserve
Morrow, Georgia, 30260
Clayton County
L.E.A Morrow Police Department, Morrow, Georgia

The victim was discovered on April 18, 2002 in a lake in Reynolds Nature Preserve in Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia. At the time the victim was unidentified. In July of 2006, as a result of work on a 4-year-old missing person's case by a detective with the Decatur Police Department in consultation with the GBI's Intelligence Unit, the body was positively identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner's Office as 48-year-old Decatur resident Christine Allen. Allen was a file clerk for an Atlanta law firm who was reported missing to Decatur Police by her roommate on April 19, 2002. The roommate hadn't seen her since April 12 and started to worry. An Autopsy determined Allen's death to be a homicide. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Morrow Police Department at 770-961-4006 or the GBI Tip Line at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477).