ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Jefferson County, AL

The Falls Junction Road Killing (1979)

Unsolved homicide from 1979 in Jefferson County, AL. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1979

    Body discovered near Falls Junction; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1980

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1993

    Evidence is re-submitted for testing under a cold case grant.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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openrecords10 days ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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