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Martha Reliford

Birth: June 22, 2000
Death: July 13, 2018

Obituary

Martha Dell Reliford 65 of Guntersville passed away July 13, 2018 at her residence.

Martha grew up in Union Grove and was a graduate of Arab High School. She has been a residence of Guntersville for past 23 years. She was member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Martha loved coaching basketball it was her pride and joy besides her family. She had been fighting cancer for the last 26 years, and was a vigourus Advocate for VOCAL “Victims of Crime & Leniency” , Martha was a very loving and caring individual who looked out for the under dog. She loved her family and spending time with them. She was of the Baptist Faith.

Martha is survived by her Sisters: Barbara Kelley (Bill), Patsy Humphries Freeman (Fred), Nellie Hill And Dorthy Hayesl And a Host of nieces,nephews, family and friends

She is Preceded in death by her Mother and Father: Pat Reliford Sr. and Idell “Pannell” Reliford Brothers: Grady Rutherford and Pat Reliford Jr.; Sister: Ruby Reliford Harbin

Visitation will be held Friday evening , Setember 7, 2018 at Guntersville Memorial Chapel from 6:00p.m. until 8:00p.m.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Mt.Olive Baptist Church at 2:00p.m.

Burial will follow at Mt.Olive Baptist Church Cemetery

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The Arab Tribune
By Charles Whisenant - July 20, 2018

Martha Reliford, third sibling to be murdered

One has to wonder if the Reliford family is cursed.

Martha Reliford was one of three people killed in Guntersville last Friday in what Guntersville police are calling four cases of capital murder.

Reliford grew up in Parches Cove near Union Grove. She is the third member of her family to be murdered. Police haven’t said yet exactly how she died.

In 2007, her sister Ruby Hardin, was shot and killed in Huntsville, and in 1995, their brother, Pat Reliford Jr., was shot and killed in Parches Cove.

Jimmy O’Neal Spencer, 52, a homeless ex-convict, is accused of the four murders in Guntersville.

Guntersville Police Chief Jim Peterson said Spencer is originally from Franklin County but had been in the Guntersville area since about January, sleeping on park benches and occasionally in a motel room.

Spencer spent more than 20 years in prison on burglary charges.

Source: View TheArabTribune.com Article

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WHNT.com
By Laura Christmas - December 13, 2018

Five months later, a look into the Guntersville triple murder investigation

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. -- It's been exactly five months since a triple murder shocked the quiet city of Guntersville. Two scenes, one neighborhood. It was a case that shook every officer working.

Investigators say Marie Martin was looking after her great-grandson, seven-year-old Colton Lee, at her home on Mulberry Street in July when she was strangled and stabbed. Colton was killed by blunt force trauma. Days earlier, investigators say her neighbor, Martha Dell Reliford, had been hit in the head with the back flat part of a hatchet and stabbed.

Shortly after the investigation started, Guntersville police officers arrested Jimmy O'Neal Spencer and charged him with capital murder. Not long after that, a grand jury indicted him on capital murder charges.

Spencer is not from Guntersville, and was homeless at the time of the murders. He spent years in Alabama prisons and was facing a life term. The state paroled Spencer in January and sent him to a Birmingham halfway house, which he later left - something his parole officer didn't know.

Now, five months later, Spencer is back in prison and investigators are still working the case - which is far from over.

"Certainly, the bulk of the investigation is done. Like I say, an investigation in a case like this is never over. It will go on right on up to trial," explained Marshall County District Attorney Everette Johnson. He said he isn't aware of any real tips investigators are following up on. "What the police are in the process of doing, as well as the rest of us, is just maintaining, and analyzing, and organizing the evidence that we already have," Johnson said. He added investigators will work any new information that becomes available.

Officials are also waiting on continued analysis of forensic evidence and the final autopsies on the victims. "The physical scene, the physical evidence from the initial investigation, makes it clear how these victims died, and we will be waiting the final autopsy reports," Johnson said. He added the autopsy can reveal details they didn't know.

In the summer, investigators searched an area along Highway 79 and found some things taken into evidence, but officials didn't release what those items were but called them articles of value. Investigators also didn't comment if they've found the murder weapon or weapons. A lot of evidence is sent off to forensics to be analyzed and Johnson stressed this case is far from over.

Spencer pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. The defense filed a motion for psychiatric evaluation. He's scheduled to be in court on March 4. The state is seeking the death penalty.

Source: View WHNT.com Article

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Colton Ryan Lee

Birth: November 29, 2010
Death: July 13, 2018

Obituary

Colton Ryan Lee age 7, passed away Friday July 13, 2018.

Colton loved helping plant a vegetable garden, sweeping, monster trucks, John Deere, and tractor pulls. He especially loved his puppies Harley and Max.

Colton is survived by his Mother; Tiffany Martin Lee (Jeremy Turner), Brother; Trevor Ryan Lee, Grandparents; Dennis Martin (Shelli), Eric Lee, and Lisa Weaver, Great Grandparents; Gary Lee, and Peggy Elrod Helton, Uncle; Coty Martin (Brittany), Kacie Camp (Joey), Jerry Elrod (Jennifer), several family and friends.

He was preceded in death by Father; Christopher Ryan Lee, and Grandmother; Vickie Martin.
Visitation will be Thursday July 19, 2018 11am til 2pm at Carr Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 2pm at Carr Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Beulah Cemetery in Boaz.

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AL.COM
Ivana Hrynkiw - July 14, 2018

Great-grandmother, 7-year-old ID'd in Guntersville double homicide; two others dead

Guntersville police have identified four people who were found dead across the city on Friday evening, including a woman and her great-grandson who were killed in her Mulberry Street home.

Police Chief Jim Peterson said during a news conference Saturday afternoon that the double-homicide victims have been identified as Marie Kitchens Martin and her great-grandson Colton Ryan Lee. Martin was 74-years-old and a longtime resident of Guntersville; Colton was 7-years-old, and visiting from Huntsville.

"We're really sad about this," Peterson said, and added there's no evidence yet to show the four deaths are related, but investigators are "not ruling out anything whatsoever."

"Everything we can possibly think of is on the table," he said.

Police were called to the Mulberry Street home around 4:36 p.m. Friday, where they found Martin and Colton's bodies inside. Peterson did not release the way the two died, but said they were "brutally murdered."

Shortly after putting out a lookout bulletin for a person of interest in the crime, police captured 30-year-old Christopher Michael Chambers. He's been questioned in the slaying and is being held in the Guntersville jail on unrelated, outstanding warrants. He also has outstanding warrants from Marshall County.

Four dead in unrelated investigations in Guntersville

Police have determined two people died by homicide. A person living near the crime scene was also found dead in a home, but police say the deaths aren't connected.

Peterson said residents in the Mill Village area, where Mulberry Street is located, told police that Chambers has been "coming and going" for some time and wasn't new to the area.

Police haven't identified a "true suspect" yet in the killing, but Peterson urged the killer to turn himself in. "If you have one shred of decency," he said, "it's in your best personal interest to turn yourself into the police department."

Friday's double homicide began a long night for police. While they were investigating the Mulberry Street scene, a neighbor alerted officers to a house across the street, where the homeowner hadn't been seen in about 10 days. Peterson said they knew that resident, 65-year-old Martha Reliford, had medical problems.

Police entered the home to do a welfare check, and found Reliford dead inside.

Within an hour of finding Reilford, a fourth person was found dead about a quarter mile away in a ditch on Miller Street. That victim was identified as James Michael Baker, who had been reported missing from his home in Albertville early Friday morning.

Police said Baker's death appears to be natural, but they're not ruling out foul play.

The four bodies were sent to Huntsville for an autopsy, and investigators asked the bodies be placed on "priority status."

Read article on AL.COM

 

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AJC.COM
Crystal Bonvillian - July 18, 2018

Homeless ex-con accused of killing 3 people – including 7-year-old – in 2 attacks

GUNTERSVILLE, ALA. —  A homeless Alabama man who spent the majority of his adult life in prison has been charged with killing three people, including a 7-year-old boy, in two separate attacks at homes across the street from one another.

Jimmy O’Neal Spencer, 52, is charged with four counts of capital murder in Guntersville, a small lakeside city about 40 miles southeast of Huntsville. Guntersville Police Chief Jim Peterson announced the arrest Tuesday in a news conference streamed live on Facebook.

Peterson said he is confident that his detectives found the man responsible for the slayings.

“We’ve got the right guy. I’ll tell you that professionally and personally,” Peterson said. “Through the grace of God, we’ve got the right guy.”

Spencer is charged with killing Marie Kitchens Martin, 74, and her great-grandson, Colton Ryan Lee, at Martin’s home at 2404 Mulberry St. The boy was visiting Martin from Huntsville.

He is also accused of killing Martha Dell Reliford, 65, who was found dead in her home at 2321 Mulberry St. that same day. The houses are across the street from one another.

Spencer faces two counts of capital murder during a first-degree robbery, capital murder of a victim under the age of 14 and capital murder of two or more people, jail records show. He is being held without bail in the Marshall County Jail.

A fourth death discovered as police canvassed the area on Friday is not believed to be related to the homicides, Peterson said. The body of James Michael Baker, 68, was found in a ditch a couple of blocks from the Martin-Lee and Reliford crime scenes.

Baker, who had been reported missing from nearby Albertville Friday morning, is believed to have died of natural causes, Peterson said. Investigators are awaiting confirmation from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.

Colton’s obituary describes him as having loved to help plant a vegetable garden, as well as sweeping, monster trucks, John Deere and tractor pulls.

“He especially loved his puppies, Harley and Max,” the obituary read.

Colton is survived by his mother, Tiffany Lee, and a brother; he was preceded in death by his father, Chris Lee. A GoFundMe page set up by the Albertville High School Class of 2004 for Lee, a member of that year’s class, said that Chris Lee died in September 2010, just two months before Colton was born.

Colton and his great-grandmother are scheduled to be buried Thursday following a joint funeral. Reliford’s funeral information was not available online.

Reliford is the third sibling in her family to become the victim of a homicide. The Arab Tribune in 2012 reported that Reliford, who was blind in one eye and fighting cancer, attended a parole hearing for Victor Wray, the man who shot and killed her brother, Pat Reliford Jr., during a fight in 1995.

“He’s scum of the Earth, a lower-than-dirt coward,” Martha Reliford said of her brother’s killer in 2012.

Reliford had been sick since at least 2006, the Tribune reported. According to the Advertiser-Gleam in Guntersville, she was still fighting the disease when she was killed.

Reliford spoke her mind again at Wray’s most recent parole hearing, which took place last summer.

“I’m eat up with cancer, but I will be at that hearing if I have to crawl,” she said at the time.

Reliford’s sister, Ruby Harbin, was shot to death in 2007 at the American Legion in Huntsville. The gunman, William Koller, killed Harbin after she refused to dance with him, AL.com reported.

Koller had become obsessed with Harbin, who he had known for some time, the news site reported. He was sentenced to life in prison in her killing.

‘Not indicative of our city’

Peterson did not detail what led investigators to suspect Spencer in the homicides, but he called his investigators’ work on the case the “most impressive police work (he has) ever personally witnessed.” He said the time from the moment they developed a suspect to the moment Spencer was taken into custody was 42 hours and 16 minutes.

“Work has been nonstop since Friday, this past Friday at 4:36 p.m., when we received the first call that there was a problem,” Peterson said.

Detectives were at Martin’s home, investigating that crime scene, Friday afternoon when a neighbor approached and told them that Reliford had not been seen or heard from in about 10 days. Officers who went across the street to check on her welfare found her body.

John Young, chief investigator for the Marshall County District Attorney’s Office, said at Tuesday’s news conference that the attack on Martin and Lee and the attack on Reliford did not happen at the same time.

Spencer is originally from Franklin County in west Alabama, Young said.

“He’s spent a number of years in the state prison system,” Young said. “He’s not been out of prison that long. How he got here, we’re not totally sure. (He’s) been here for a short period of time, sleeping on park benches, occasionally in hotel rooms around.”

Spencer spent more than 20 years in prison on burglary charges, Peterson said. He has been in the Guntersville area since about January.

Young said there was no known relationship between Spencer and the victims, but the Advertiser-Gleam reported that Spencer had stayed with Raliford on and off in her home.

“He wasn’t living there, but he stayed there some and was an acquaintance,” Marshall County District Attorney Everett Johnson told the newspaper. “As for Mrs. Martin and Spencer, the details are unclear.”

Young and Peterson declined Tuesday to discuss the motive for the slayings, but Johnson confirmed for the Advertiser-Gleam what the charges against Spencer indicated -- that the two women were robbed.

The object of those robberies was cash, Johnson told the newspaper.

Peterson also declined to say how the victims were killed, but family members of Martin and her great-grandson told the Advertiser-Gleam that both suffered blunt force trauma and that Martin was also strangled.

Reliford’s cause of death remains private, pending official word from state forensic pathologists. Detectives initially thought that her death could be due to natural causes due to her health problems, but her autopsy showed that she had been slain, Peterson said.

The slayings shocked the community of Guntersville, where even investigators struggled to remember exactly when they had seen the city’s last homicide.

“This is not indicative of our city in any manner,” Peterson said.

Peterson said he hopes that the arrest can give the community, particularly the families of the victims, relief.

"I pray that, although we cannot give the families their loved ones back, we can at least deliver some degree of justice,” the chief said.

Read article on AJC.COM

 
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Charlayne Renice Washington

Birth: November 24, 1997
Death: July 4, 2018

Obituary

Charlayne Renice Washington "Yella Bone" was born at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama on November 24, 1997.  She was the first born to Tanya Denise Washington (Montgomery, Alabama) and Mario Johnson (Buffalo, New York).  She grew up between Port Gibson, Mississippi and Montgomery, Alabama.  She always kept a big beautiful smile which no one can forget.  Her favorite colors were pink and green to match her facial glow.

She often spoke about going back to school to become an AKA.  She definitely had the beauty, spirit and style to make the dream come true.  She enjoyed eating her favorite foods of french friends, chicken wings, hot sauce, crab legs, spaghetti, sweets, and granny's cooking.  She was the highlight of every party and family trip.

Charlayne leaves behind a host of family and friends to honor her life to include her mother Tanya Denise Washington and here sister Tayana Ma'Kaylia Washington, her granparents Herman and Sandy Washington, her great aunt Kathy Elaine Washington-Ekorikoh, her great unscle Timonty Washington, and Samuel Washington, her aunt and uncle Tasha-Washington O’Quin and D’Shawn O’Quinand Sydney Nicole Washington, her cousins Xavery Herman Washington who is more of a brother and Dezmond O'quin, and her best friend, Anastasia Flowers.  She also leaves behind a host of Davis family members from Lowndes county, friends and teachers all over the world.

Funeral services held on July 14, 2018 1:00pm at Lee's Funeral Home, 2020 W. Jeff Davis Ave., Montgomery, Alabama 36108 with Reverend Kelvin Brown officiating.  Active pallbearers will be Xavery Herman Washington, Ritchie Davis, RoJ'a J. McToy, Qu'eaunsa Davis, Dezmond O'Quin, Qu'eErre Moss.  Honorary pallbearers are Nicholas Derby and Tyler Reed.  Casket customized by Kathy Elaine Washington-Ekorikoh.

The entire family of Charlayne Renice Washington wishes to express their sincere gratitude for all the expressions of sympathy shown to them through calls, cards, visits, flowers, food and most of all your prayers.  May God's blessings stay upon you for now and always.

 

Man held after woman shot, killed on July 4

Montgomer Advertiser
Krista Johnson - July 5, 2018
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A Montgomery man has been arrested in relation to a fatal shooting on July 4.

Octavius Hampton, 24, was charged with murder after a domestic dispute Wednesday afternoon that led to the death of Charlayne Washington, 20, an MPD news release states.

The Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 3000 block of Southmall Circle at about 3:45 p.m. after receiving a report that a subject had been shot. There, they located Washington, who had sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to Baptist Medical Center South where she was later pronounced dead.

Hampton was arrested at the scene of the incident then transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $150,000 bond.

MPD’s investigation determined that the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute between the victim and her boyfriend, the release states. Further investigation identified Hampton as the suspect.

No additional information is available for release at this time in connection with this continuing investigation

Source: View Montgomery Advertiser Article

 
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Jeanina Renee Gravette

Birth: January 14, 1981
Death: June 14, 2018

Obituary

DOTHAN… Jeanina Renee Gravette, a resident of Dothan, formerly of Abbeville, died Thursday afternoon, June 14, 2018 in a Dothan hospital. She was 37.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 18, 2018 in Calvary Baptist Church in Abbeville with Reverend Teddy Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory, between Headland and Dothan. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jeanina was a native of Abbeville where she was a graduate of Abbeville Christian Academy. She was formerly employed with Swedish Match in Dothan. Jeanina was preceded in death by her grandparents, Robert and Sara Gravette.

Surviving relatives include her mother, Tina Arnold Rogers (Michael Miller), Abbeville; her father, Robert Gene Gravette, II (Dana), Panama City, FL; her maternal grandparents, Wallace and Betty Jean Arnold, Headland; two sisters, Jennifer Lea Rogers (James Ross) and Caitlin Hatcher; brother, Ryan Gravette (Christin); her birth children, Caden and Mark Foster; niece and nephew, Kendell Brown and Brooklyn Brown.

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WTVY.com
By Ken Curtis - July 20, 2018

Death of Dothan woman could be a murder case

logo wtvyNewville, AL (WTVY)-- What first appeared to be a traffic wreck that killed a Dothan woman could turn into a murder case. Investigators plan to present evidence related to the death of 37-year old Jeanine Gravette to a Henry County Grand Jury next month.

“On June 24, the Ford Fusion she was driving ran off County Road 7 near Newville and went into some trees,” said Henry County Sheriff’s Investigator Keith Cauthen.

Badly hurt, emergency crews rushed Gravette to a Dothan hospital where she was on life support until she died several days later.

However, an accident report obtained by WTVY shows a state trooper concluded that Gravette’s injuries were not caused by the crash. The more investigators examined evidence, the more they became suspicious.

Her body was found several yards away from the car, near the side of the roadway. While the report doesn’t suggest murder, the case was turned over to county investigators who say they have worked up to 70 hours a week seeking answers.

However, Gravette’s mother thinks she already has the answer, believing her daughter’s longtime boyfriend, LaFelix Thomas, killed her daughter. “She was in a domestic violence situation (with Thomas) for about 10 years,” Tina Rodgers said.

Thomas’ criminal history shows numerous arrests for illegal drugs, theft, burglary and, in 2005, domestic violence. While that case didn’t involve Gravette, Rodgers claims Thomas abused her daughter so badly she was forced to find refuge in a shelter for battered women.

Court records show Rodgers, on behalf of Gravette, sought a protection order against Thomas while her daughter was hospitalized.

Investigator Cauthen stops short of calling Gravette’s death murder but said she suffered extensive injuries that he doesn’t believe the wreck caused.

While he declined to discuss whether she had been sexually molested Rodgers, in the protection order, claimed Thomas is under investigation for raping and beating her daughter who suffered three skull fractures.

Thomas was unreachable for comment because he is now in prison on a parole violation not related to Gravette’s death.

Reports also indicate there could be a second man involved who fled the scene.

Source: View WTVY.com Article

Houston,L-to-O,Wiregrass

Brandy Lee Mancil

Birth: October 28, 1981
Death: May 24, 2018

Obituary

Brandy L. Mancil, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at a local hospital. She was 36.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, June 1, 2018 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Roy Rogers officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 10-11 am.

Sunset Memorial Park

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DothanEagle.com
Michele W. Forehand - Mar 25, 2018

Dothan man charged with murder after allegedly beating girlfriend to death

A Dothan man who pleaded guilty to domestic abuse in 2006 now faces a murder charge for allegedly beating the same woman to death Thursday night.

Antonio Perez Jackson, 35, was arrested and charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend Brandy Lee Mancil, 36.

“We are still waiting on results that will list all the injuries of the victim,” said Dothan Police Lt. Lynn Watkins. “Right now, I can say she was severely beaten during a domestic altercation between her and her live-in boyfriend."

Officers responded to the 1200 block of Burbank Street Thursday evening in response to a medical emergency, Watkins said. Officers arrived at the scene to find Mancil inside the residence suffering from life-threatening injuries. She was transported by emergency personnel to Flowers Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Jackson is being held without bond.

Jackson pleaded guilty to third-degree domestic violence in 2006 stemming from an incident in which Jackson was charged with grabbing Mancil by her throat and choking her.

He received probation and was ordered to serve time in the local community corrections program. He was revoked from the community corrections program in June of 2007 after being terminated from his second job within a month. According to court documents, Jackson's community corrections service was revoked because his girlfriend and child were coming to his workplace on numerous occasions, causing arguments with fellow employees.

He was later charged with third degree escape in 2008. The charge was later dismissed after Jackson completed the pretrial diversion program.

Source: View DothanEagle.com Article

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DothanFirst.com
Tonya Pruitt - May 25, 2018

Domestic Incident Leads to Murder Arrest

Yesterday, on May 24, 2018, Dothan Police responded to the 1200 block of Burbank Street in response to a medical emergency. Patrol Officers arrived on scene and located Brandy Lee Mancil inside the residence with life threatening injuries. Emergency personnel transported her to Flowers Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Officers discovered that the incident was involving a domestic altercation between Mancil and her live in boyfriend Antonio Perez Jackson, 35, of Dothan. Detectives responded to the scene and determined foul play was involved and immediately began an investigation.

Jackson was taken to the Dothan Police Department for questioning due to the suspicious nature of Mancil’s death. After interviews were completed Jackson was charged with Murder for his involvement in the death of Brandy Mancil. A no bond has been requested in this case.

Source: View DothanFirst.com Article

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Cornelius Crittendon

Birth: about 1983
Death: May 07, 2018

No Obituary Found

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WTVY.com
Ken Curtis - May 11, 2018

Reward offered for information in murder case

Ozark (WTVY)-- [UPDATE: 5/11/2018 at 11:11:21 AM]

The Ozark Police Department is asking for the public's help with any information pertaining to the death of Cornelius Crittendon. Law enforcement are currently pursuing leads as they come in.

Police do believe this to be foul play. They are waiting for Forensic Sciences to conduct an autopsy before they can confirm that Mr. Crittenden's death was murder.

If someone has any information that leads to an arrest of a suspect they could receive up to $1,000 for that information.

All information should be submitted to one of the following:

  • Ozark Police Department at 334-774-2644
  • Ozark Police Dispatch Center at 334-774-5111
  • Email [email protected]

The Ozark Police Department will ensure that all identities of anyone providing information will be kept confidential.

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Ozark police believe a man whose body was discovered Monday is a murder victim though they are awaiting forensics tests before making a final determination.

While police didn’t immediately identify the victim, family members say he is Cornelius Crittendon, in his mid-30’s. Crittendon suffered a gunshot wound, Police Chief Marlos Walker said.

“A neighbor saw the (homes) door opened with an unresponsive person inside (about 10 a.m.) and called 911,” Walker told WTVY.

He theorizes the shooting occurred several hours before Crittendon’s body was discovered saying police received a report of a gunshot in the area about 2 a.m. Officers didn’t see anything suspicious when they responded to Ozark Estates.

“He didn’t bother anybody,” said the victim’s father, Barry Crittendon. While police haven’t revealed a possible motive Crittendon believes his son was killed during a robbery.

Walker said there are no immediate suspects, but multiple witnesses were interviewed. He hopes autopsy results will be available later this week.

Source: View WTVY.com Article

A-to-C,Coffee,Wiregrass

Tiera Burks

Birth: March 24, 1998
Death: March 28, 2018

Obituary

Ms. Tiera Burks, age 20, of Elba, Ala., died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Ala.

Funeral services were held April 3, 2018 at Coleman Funeral Home of Elba.

Tiera was born in Enterprise on March 24, 1998 to Bertha Mitchell and Tony Burks. She attended Elba High School and graduated in 2016.

Survivors include her daughter: Nevaeh, Elba; mother: Bertha Mitchell, Elba; father: Tony (Dianne) Burks, Elba; sisters: Karis, Karin, Karissa, Kayla, Tamera, Lazaria and Tiffany; brothers: Terrell, Anthony, Aron, Tyron, Darrean, JaKori, Michael, Kody, Teddy, and Cornelius; boyfriend: Jeramiyah Musgrove; and a host of step brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Source: View Obituary on ColemanFuneralHome.net

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DothanFirst.com
Staff Reports - Mar 29, 2018 / 02:09 AM CDT / Updated: Mar 29, 2018 / 02:09 AM CDT

Elba woman charged with murder after running another woman over with car

ELBA, Ala. – At approximately 8:00 p.m. on March 27, the Elba Police Department responded to the report of a vehicle crash near the intersection of Farris Street and Kendrick Street involving a pedestrian.

The victim, Tiera Burks (20), of Elba, was transported by air ambulance to Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan where she was treated, but later succumbed to her injuries.

Investigation into the crash revealed the victim has been in an altercation involving another individual which led to the victim being struck by the offender’s vehicle. Further investigation subsequently led to the arrest of Danae Ware (33), of Elba, AL.

Ware is currently in the Coffee County Jail with no bond until a first appearance on the charge of murder.

Anyone having further information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Elba Police Department at (334) 897-2555.

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Source: View DothanFirst.com Article

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SoutheastSun.com
Josh Boutwell - March 29, 2018 Updated April 3, 2018

Elba woman arrested in connection to murder

The Elba Police Department announced Wednesday, the arrest of an Elba woman in connection to a March 27 incident that left one Elba woman dead.

According to a news release, Elba PD at approximately 8 p.m. on March 27 responded to a report of a vehicle crash near the intersection of Farris St. and Kendrick St., behind the Family Dollar in Elba, involving a pedestrian.

The victim, Tiera Burks, 20, of Elba, was transported by air ambulance to Southeast Medical Center in Dothan where she was treated and then later died due to the injuries she suffered in the incident.

The investigation into the crash revealed that the victim had been in an altercation involving another individual, which led to the victim being struck by the offender’s vehicle, according to the news release.

Further investigation by the Elba PD led to the arrest of Danae Ware, 33, of Elba.

Ware is currently being held with no bond at Coffee County Jail until her first appearance on the charge of murder.

Elba PD is requesting that anyone with further information involving this incident contact Elba PD at (334) 897-2555.

Source: View SoutheastSun.com Article

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DothanFirst.com
Staff Reports - March 30, 2018 / 12:37 AM CDT / Updated: March 30, 2018 / 12:37 AM CDT

Neighbors and family members react to Elba woman’s murder

20-year-old Elba resident Tiera Burks died Tuesday, March 27 after being run over by a vehicle right in her front yard.

33-year-old Danae Ware has been arrested and charged for her murder.

Police investigation reveals Ware and Burks has an altercation, which led to Ware striking Burks with her vehicle.

Burks was transported to a local hospital where she later died.

Neighbors and family members say her death was tragic for the community and the altercation never should have led to murder.

Councilman Rolanda Jones will be holding a support and fundraiser event in April, with proceeds to go to Ms. Burk’s family.

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Source: View DothanFirst.com Article

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DothanEagle.com
Michele Forehand - June 20, 2018 Updated February 19, 2019

Grand jury to hear Elba woman’s murder case

ELBA – A Coffee County grand jury will consider the case against an Elba woman accused in a March 27 murder.

Coffee County District Judge Christopher Kaminski entered an order stating probable cause was found to exist during Danae Ware’s preliminary hearing; the case has been bound over to a grand jury.

Ware, 33, of Elba, was arrested March 28 and charged with the murder of 20-year-old Tiera Burks.

Police believe the incident stemmed from a verbal and physical altercation between the two women, which led to Ware allegedly striking Burks with her vehicle. Burks was transported to a Dothan hospital for treatment but later died from her injuries.

Ware told the police she did not intend to hit Burks with her car; she said she lost control of the vehicle when she was struck by Burks’ boyfriend through the vehicle’s window.

Kaminski granted the defense’s motion to reduce bail. Ware could be released from the Coffee County Jail by posting a $50,000 standard secured bond.

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DothanEagle.com
Michele Forehand - Sep 14, 2018 Updated Feb 19, 2019

Bond reduced once again for woman facing murder charges

ELBA –A Coffee County District Judge reduced a bond amount of an Elba woman facing murder charges.

Danae Ware, 33, of Elba, went before Judge Christopher Kaminski during a bond reduction hearing. Kaminski reduced Ware’s bond to the standard bond amount of $30,000.

This was Ware’s second bond reduction hearing. During her last bond reduction hearing, Kaminski set her bond at $50,000. However, defense attorney Joshua Pipkin filed a motion on Aug. 23 requesting a bond reduction hearing. The motion stated his client was unable to pay excessive bond requirements.

Ware was arrested March 28 and charged with the murder of 20-year-old Tiera Burks.

Police believe the incident stemmed from a verbal and physical altercation between the two women, which led to Ware allegedly striking Burks with her vehicle. Burks was transported to a Dothan hospital for treatment but later died from her injuries.

Ware told the police she did not intend to hit Burks with her car; she said she lost control of the vehicle when Burks’ boyfriend struck her through the vehicle’s window.

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DothanFirst.com
Staff Reports - Dec 11, 2018 / 12:12 AM CST / Updated: Dec 11, 2018 / 12:19 AM CST

Woman indicted for murder for running over Elba woman with vehicle

COFFEE COUNTY, Ala.– The woman charged with running over another woman at an Elba apartment complex earlier in March, has been indicted for murder by a Coffee County grand jury.

Danae Ware was arrested after she allegedly ran over and killed 20-year-old Elba resident, Tiera Burks, in her own front yard on March 27.

A police investigation reveals an altercation between the two is what led to Ware allegedly striking Burks with the vehicle she was driving.

Burks was transported to a local hospital where she later died.

Ware’s arraignment hearing has been set for January 15th at the Elba Courthouse.

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Jamarion Deandre Edwards

Birth: 1991
Death: March 24, 2018

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Mr. Jamarion De' Angelo Edwards, 27, resident of Troy, AL, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Celebration of Life Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at St. Peter's Missionary Baptist Church in Troy, AL. Committal Service will follow at Carroll Street Cemetery. Family and Friends Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2018.

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DothanEagle.com
Michele W. Forehand - Mar 28, 2018

Troy Police says it has identified a person of interest in weekend murder

Barr stated the case remains open.

“The facts that have been gathered have been presented to the Pike County District Attorney’s Office,” Barr said.

The case will be presented to a Pike County grand jury at a later date.

With the investigation still open, police have declined to identify the person of interest currently.

According to police, Edwards was found shot to death on Watkins Court just before midnight Saturday. When officers arrived on the scene, the area was filled with bystanders. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Troy Police Department at 334-566-0500. A secret witness hotline is also available at 334-566-5555.

Source: View DothanEagle.com Article

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AlabamaNews.net
News Staff - Mar 25, 2018

Troy Police Investigating Murder

The Troy Police Department is conducting a murder investigation following the death of a man late last night.

Police say 27-year-old Jamarion Deandre Edwards was found shot to death on Watkins Court just before midnight. Police say there were a lot of people on Watkins Court when Edwards was killed.

Police hope that anyone with information will call them at (334) 566-0500 or the Secret Witness Line at (334) 566-5555.

Alabama News Network will keep you updated on the investigation.

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