12. Earl Terrell
10 year old Earl Lee Terrell (4'7", 80lbs, DOB 24 Aug 1969) lived at 1930 Browns Mill Road SE with his mother Beverly Belt. His stepdad was James Belt, his siblings' father was Willie Terrell, and his biological father was Bennie Yarn. He had three brothers, Anthony, James, and Alexis. His aunt Vickie Terrell lived next door.
Earl attended 3rd grade at Lakewood Elementary.
He had been reported to have been at John David Wilcoxen's home with another boy pretending to be Terrell's older brother in the past.
Earl Terrell was thought to have been last seen sitting outside of the South Bend Park pool after being kicked out by lifegaurd Olivia Hickson. Witnesses reported to have seen him looking for a friend at a house, buying freeze pops at a grocery store one block from home, and crying on a corner near Jonesboro.
~1530 Wednesday 30 July 1980
Early 31 July 1980: A "middle-aged white man with a southern drawl" called Earl's home to say he had Earl in Alabama and asked for $200 by Friday, but no subsequent call came.
Earl attended 3rd grade at Lakewood Elementary.
He had been reported to have been at John David Wilcoxen's home with another boy pretending to be Terrell's older brother in the past.
Earl Terrell was thought to have been last seen sitting outside of the South Bend Park pool after being kicked out by lifegaurd Olivia Hickson. Witnesses reported to have seen him looking for a friend at a house, buying freeze pops at a grocery store one block from home, and crying on a corner near Jonesboro.
~1530 Wednesday 30 July 1980
Early 31 July 1980: A "middle-aged white man with a southern drawl" called Earl's home to say he had Earl in Alabama and asked for $200 by Friday, but no subsequent call came.
The bodies of Earl Terrell & (probably) Christopher Richardson were found in this wooded area, 75 feet north of Redwine, by a resident's dog. The resident came to police who were conducting a search nearby for Lubie Geter to report that his dog smelled bad and was thought to have been nosing in "something".
Each body was missing some clothes. Atlanta investigators accidentally left body parts including teeth at the scene.
Both boys' causes of death were undetermined.
Many items were found nearby, such as shotgun shells, a Penthouse magazine, a "Gallery" magazine, a cigarette butt, and magnetic recording tape. Fingerprints from the magazines were matched with someone the task force did not "consider a strong suspect in this case."
09 Jan 1981
Each body was missing some clothes. Atlanta investigators accidentally left body parts including teeth at the scene.
Both boys' causes of death were undetermined.
Many items were found nearby, such as shotgun shells, a Penthouse magazine, a "Gallery" magazine, a cigarette butt, and magnetic recording tape. Fingerprints from the magazines were matched with someone the task force did not "consider a strong suspect in this case."
09 Jan 1981
The funeral was held Saturday, January 24, 1981, at Faith Apostolic Holiness Church, 554 Davis St. N.W., at 2 p.m., with the remains lying in state from 12:30. Elder Ted Steele officiated, and he was buried in Kennedy Memorial Garden. The cortege was at 1:00 P.M. Goolsby Mortuary, 1375 Jonesboro Rd., S.E., 588-0128
