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He was lured to the location by those with connections to Erics murder. And the way the corner had described it was, its like he just sat down and just laid back cause his legs. Jail for three years and four months, which is standard practice in Jasper, Alabama, By becoming a patron, you too are helping us help these families. An adult human skeleton is received wearing clothing that includes shorts, a white sock and right high top FUBU black and white shoe. The guards and staff are going to try and We werent allowed any books, TVs, news or Right now we just hired someone part time that's been working here for a couple of weeks that's starting to do that. me a piece of a blanket and a mat that was all in pieces to sleep in. The next morning, I texted the photos and videos of the area to Sheriff Smith. We dont know how long each of the other 3 people hid in the woods but the statements weve been given indicate they each exited the woods at a time they felt it was safe that the police were gone. The showers are filthy, problems in the jail. There is no cliff. This appears consistent with 3-4 weeks of decomposition in the open during hot and humid weather, though information from the scene where he was found would be beneficial in that regard such as his body position, soil discoloration and invertebrate presence. golf ball-looking staph out of their bodies. Zeferli; Facebook:Walker County Sheriff's Office. time, and the smell of raw sewage is an everyday thing. Twice, all while driving down the road to meet his son. This document is an official document in a death investigation. They are loose on my feet and legs so they offer no real support when it comes to climbing steep hills but I had no problem walking all the way down the slope in the boots. have been torn down so theres nothing but bare wire hanging down and its FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places; Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History - maps can be browsed by location or subject; Migration [edit | edit source] If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. They named the investigators there as Chuck Tidwell and Tim Thomas. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is now involved because of the presence of the weapons. What really happened to Randy Hicks? Podcast host, Amber Sitton, and private investigator, Michael Fleming, team up and shed new light on unsolved missing and murdered cases that have gone cold. A hot shot is a dose of drug that has been contaminated with a toxic substance that is intended to kill the recipient. Still, Stover said, its welcomed progress. Bessemer might be considered the most dangerous city in Alabama, but it's also home to Alabama Splash Adventure - one of the best water parks in the state. History Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties . backing up and putting raw sewage in the cells top and bottom. to free or slave labor for elected officials in the Walker County districts as Map Browse By State. And there like it's a natural, its natural causes. The county of Walker has a higher rate of non-violent crime. This man was assigned to the trusty dorm where I was and for three days he was in agony, throwing up and having serious convulsions. Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959. We were provided the documents she received from him that day. felt that Randy was going to tell them the truth but before he could, he was arrested and sent to the Walker County Jail. We heard from parents whose childrens deaths had been ruled overdoses. When I was Its not suitable for younger listeners. by Mickel Odeal Hart, 00139505, May 23, 2018. Many inmates have respiratory problems and staph officers and tortured by pouring ice water on them and throwing mattresses down For as little as $5 per month, you can receive exclusive access to members only photos, videos, early access to episodes and much, much more. The autopsy doesnt reveal any signs of trauma. Lewellyn DAUGHTREY Jr. Henry Francis The Walker County Jail is open 24 hours a day, however if you want to visit the facility for any reason, you should always call 205-302-4874 ahead of time to find out the best time to get your problem resolved. It is almost impossible to get any kind of he was arrested in 2016 if I'm not mistaken, failure to appear. During our very first meeting with Sheriff Nick Smith, we asked about Randys death. The plumbing was very bad and always When we hadnt received it a month later, he sent an email to the alabama department of forensic science. ago on top of the old Jasper City Landfill or toxic waste dump. would have to clean up the mess without any kind of gloves or mask. They all described a major change in him. www.patreon.com/secretscrime. Follow Secrets True Crime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Since we dont have any additional detail on the shorts he was found in, we dont have enough information to know for sure but we do know he was also wearing underwear. No. Theyd been described to us as the autopsy. jail administration did nothing but give him Tylenol even though it became It was common knowledge at the Walker plans and enthusiasm At the time of their arrests, Kaison Mahaffey was already wanted in Blount County on an unrelated shooting charge. Newspaper Archive Locations Listings. I mean there's no cliff. infections. It gives no description of the size or shape of it. I would need to be staffed with a whole division of nothing, but people who just went and investigated cold cases, that's how many that we have. In fact, numerous people close to Randy told us Randy was never the same after Eric & Gypsys murder. Bryan Michael Freeman committed suicide by hanging himself at the Walker County Two other men, whose names have not been released, were transported to UAB Hospital. Other neighboring counties even provide families with 1 copy of the autopsy free of charge. Local News. @secretscrime. WALKER COUNTY, Ala. ( WIAT) - The mother of Anthony "Tony" Mitchell, a Walker County, Alabama man who died in police custody in January, has filed a federal lawsuit against multiple jail officials, including Sheriff Nick Smith, alleging that authorities deprived the man of his constitutional . Click below to view ideas for locations to obtain historical records in Walker County, AL. Also included in the Part I Crime Overview are detailed statistics on the reported property crimes of burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Unfortunately, Randy Hicks name has joined that long list of names. This death and all the many others need to be investigated by the proper Anthony Mitchell's family has filed a lawsuit in Walker County, Alabama after the man died on January 26 - two weeks after he was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly threatening. It's a slope. Earl His death was ruled accidental but youll be hard pressed to find someone who knows anything about Randys death that believes it was an accident. HAYS, Wallace Norrell Eric and Gypsy's remains were found burned inside his truck behind the old Empire School in Walker County . roaches and spiders. To begin with, they ran through the woods sideways headed towards a neighbors home. In July 2016, Randy Hicks went missing and then was found deceased in the woods under very mysterious circumstances. If we are to believe he went inside to get on socks, shoes, his wallet and keys, why would he have left behind his phone? to work on anything in the dorms from the locks on the doors not working or the So he stopped as everybody come out of the woods cause it looked fishy. floods the lower cell blocks when it rains, which is compounded by the roof Man sues Cullman City Schools to prevent promotion of masking, vaccines Deaster Jarrod Gardner of Birmingham (Courtesy of Walker County Sheriff's Office) Yes. We just need to go there and help locate the body. Gypsys remains were sent to Auburn University for a necropsy, but veterinarians told Stover there wasnt enough left of the bulldog-mix to examine. guards and they need to be INVESTIGATED FOR THE MURDER of THESE INMATES and I And my ultimate goal is to convert them into a full time position. conditions. to the outside holding cell until they got done, and it was freezing cold toxic and hazardous environment please help us and print these deaths in the [1] It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822. But what happened to his phone? In 2006, I witnessed an inmate by the name The jail is in disrepair and falling CBS42 recently covered the manhunt following the shooting that killed him. Note that they had to shower in The case numbers were off by only 1 digit. But Eric and Gypsy are gone and nothing that I do or say, or no matter who is arrested for their murders, is ever going to bring him back.. We headed to the Coon Creek area which is located right next to Empire. The toilets dont work most of the This man died a slow and painful death from During 2017, Walker experienced 84 violent crimes and 587 non-violent crimes. In 2016, there were around 30 murders in Montgomery, Alabama, alone. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Also, the jail administration checks out Welcome to Secrets True Crime, The Eric Cates & Gypsy Story. Randys sister in law is the one who met with Coroner Vick. There's some that I don't even know about, you know, that I'm not aware of that we haven't really had a chance to sit and dig in because not only with that, you know, we're dealing with current events and it would take me somebody having someone full time. The Crime in Alabama reports include: The Part I Crime Overview includes detailed statistics on the number of reported homicides, forcible rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults. Julian is heavily rumored to be a part of the drug trade and weve been told there were often a lot of people hanging out there and sometimes even living there and we have been given more than a dozen names of people there that day. She was at a well known home in the Coon Creek area of east walker county. Randy Hicks was one of the most commonly rumored to have been responsible for the murders of Eric & Gypsy. I was finally taken and given clothes and then put in WIO cell, where I USA Marriage Records. She said he went straight down there. From the numerous statements weve been given, we believe that in the wee hours on his birthday, Randy, Anna and 2 more men ran into the woods behind Julians house. I have lung problems and started having problems breathing, I told A 16-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with murder. They had the trusties to come in and clean the showers with a DEADLY caustic acid, which almost put me down because of my lung problems. This corridor runs 213 miles from Birmingham, Alabama to Memphis, Tennessee and connects I-240, I-40, I-55, and I-69 in Memphis. Um, but, but yeah, he was at the bottom of, of the cliff is what I've heard. taken to Kilby, they went over us with a fine tooth comb; and its on record at There was also rats, roaches, spiders and ants all in the dorm, and guards told us to just live with it, that we do not have any rights. The white paint peels off The exception to that is if there is an open criminal investigation but Randys death was ruled an accident. What color were they? News . all the untreated staph infections. The Walker County Sheriff's Office in Alabama arrests Anthony Mitchell on Jan. 12. Watch for three days. Become a patron of Secrets True Crime Podcast today and lets solve these cases TOGETHER. I can give names of witnesses Kilby where my feet and skin was being eaten off by the black MOLD and other It was humid, hot and the underbrush in the woods was thick and at its seasonal peak, just as it would have been that July when Randy was found. According to the mans family, no investigation was ever done into what happened to him. Missing Persons Cases - Walker County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Nick Smith Missing persons cases bringing loved ones home: The WCSO currently has two Cold Case investigators that work 40+ hours a week solely on cold cases. In 2017, the Walker County Sheriff's Department received 671 criminal complaints involving 587 property offenses and 84 violent crimes. So, but it was in that area. To learn more or contact the jail, go to www.walkercountysheriff.com or He said you can walk down there and you can walk around and go down. We don't burden them with additional expenses to cover their cases--we donate our time and talents because we want to help and hope to find the answers they need that are long overdue. Tuscaloosa Homicide Unit There is a lot of sewage We have it filled with great information about Susan and Evan and Eric and Gypsy. He does not talk to the sheriff. WHISEHANT. It was more than six years ago that 32-year-old Eric Cates and his beloved dog Gypsy were found dead inside Cates burned pickup truck behind the old Empire School in Walker County. The 1st document was titled Personal Effects Form. therapist available or counselors to talk to when one feels suicidal, and there And she said he walked right to him. Sadly, murders in Alabama by year seem to rise, with no end in sight, especially in certain areas. If you have any information that could help in solving the murders of Eric and Gypsy or the mysterious death of Randy Hicks, please call the Walker County Sheriffs Office at 205-522-6112. Another inmate by the name of Eddi Gann was Someone told us that Randy and Anna were still in or by the hottub in the early morning hours between 2-4 AM when the police pulled into Julians driveway. May 26: An unnamed person was one of two found shot to death after a reported home invasion near 4th Avenue Northeast and Marlin Jordan Road in Carbon Hill. He begged the person to not let them get away with it. "It's an easy place to go missing," says James Carr, former director of drug-abuse services for Northwest Alabama . I dont understand this. The subject matter may involve violence, sexual content, murder and adult themes. He said he cant yet say more. Crime in Walker County - Walker County, AL Crime Map | SpotCrime Crime Map for Walker County, AL Crime Map Trends Analytics Cold Cases Missing Persons Daily Archive Hey, that's weird. Sometimes they would be left in the restraint And there's a lot that just don't have attention. WALKER COUNTY, Ala. ( WIAT) Deputies are searching for a suspect following a fatal shooting in Walker County Thursday. They were supposed to have been left inside Julians house and he was running from the police. exposed electrical wires hanging down. Walker County GIS Maps are cartographic tools to relay spatial and geographic information for land and property in Walker County, Alabama. I walked down. the same mold infested showers with the open staph wounds. on them from the upper tier. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. It was August in Alabama. Michael sent in our request for the autopsy in mid December. Ill also post the link on our Facebook page. This podcast is an independent podcast. We have been told by someone who says they were there that Randy left his clothes, shoes, keys and phone in a back room inside the home. The woman weve referred to as Patty in prior episodes gave Anna a pair of flip flops to wear but they broke as she ran. They are both more and less, but t The advanced decay and lack of organs meant toxicology testing could not be performed, so we dont know anything about drugs or other substances that may have been in his system. JASPER, Ala. ( WIAT) As the investigation into the death of Anthony Mitchell who died in the custody of the Walker County Sheriff's Office continues, CBS 42 is learning of another story of alleged neglect inside the Walker County Jail. Entangled within the bones is a pair of underwear. That means that everything that goes into making this podcast is done and funded by me. Randys remains were almost entirely skeletal and had evidence of animal scavenging including disarticulation and missing bones and organs. It's somewhere right in here. He spent the day and much of the night hanging out in the hottub with friends talking about what he wanted to do for his birthday which was the next day, the 4th of July. the foundation of the jail has been cracking and deteriorating to the point it Contact the ADOC. We have not heard back from their office. It noted that the clothing fragments were sent to fire debris. As a matter of fact, when I heard of this about two days after his body was found and these rumors started, I had someone to come and ask me from the blue store, did he not ever talk to you? Randy wasnt in a fire so what fire debris? Jasper, Alabama. Send our brother some love and light: James Shedd, 312886, Limestone CF B-Dorm, 28779 Nick Davis Rd, Harvest AL 35749. Um, and we're getting ready to do a series with, with the mountain Eagle on all the missing people that we have in Walker County. Randys name came up quickly and repeatedly in Eric and Gypsys murder. Deep in the hills and hollows of Walker County, Alabama are a people whose sacred oaths are etched into the heart of the Murder Tree. Um, but you know, my goals are to eventually have one full time dedicated person that does that. The remains are missing skin and internal organs, the lower jaw, eyes, ears, entire left arm and the lower portion of the right arm and hand, most of the left ankle and foot, and at least 4 vertebrae. Because of all this time spent in the dark and the He was not expected to live but he did make a miraculous recovery. The showers are covered with a toxic black mold; and the sewage is backed up in the drains. The affidavits follow: When I was put in the Walker County Jail in November of 2014, I was beaten by the guards as well as other inmates; it was because of what I was arrested for. Its been a long time coming,' she said. leaking. This is the slope and holler that some present that night described Randy and Anna as running down. 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