I did not go down to where they said they found the body. 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. It's the best way to honor and preserve the memories of loved ones who have passed. Hot shots are said to be an issue in Walker County these days. There are gross violations at this county jail that care, ADA and PREA violations, corrupt officers, extreme overcrowding and a Its supposed to be a little cliff at 50 feet. That means that everything that goes into making this podcast is done and funded by me. I mean it's well beaten. And the next day, these are my words, understanding how the process works.Was it was the same day? He had pleaded guilty in 2018 on drug possession charges and received a 60-month suspended sentence. infections. instead of trying to get rid of it somehow or another, maintenance paints over Randy wasnt in a fire so what fire debris? The person of interest was at one time Cates boss at a trucking company, but Stover said theyd had a falling out shortly before Cates and his dog were found slain and its not the first time his name has been mentioned in connection with the investigation. 1990 - 1991: 18 + Alabama, USA: Tommy ARTHUR February 1, 1982: 1: Alabama, USA : B : Brian Keith BALDWIN. standards, starting with extreme security issues in the dormitories. Assaults, rapes, and deaths happen and are Why in the world would the Cullman County Coroner be responsible for signing documents for a body recovered in Walker County? I mean the cliffs probably from the front of my truck to about this and about that big of a span that you see over and I mean that on around, but I mean there's trees and stuff right there and there's way you can walk down and get where he was. Randys family wanted a copy of his autopsy and they told me they made numerous phone calls to the coroners and other county governmental offices to request it. Would you take a look at that file please? Index to Alabama Wills, 1808-1870 (coverage varies by county) scanned searchable . He said he was simply giving them directions on how to access the woods in an area that wasnt overgrown. obvious he needed to be in the hospital. The blanks provided on one of the forms were completely filled in so we assumed they used a 2nd form to continue listing the items found with Randys body. Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties. And after sitting there for a while, he started asking to talk to the investigator on Eric's case. He wanted to get in the hot tub so he borrowed swim trunks. leaking. HAYS, Wallace Norrell Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Newspaper Archive Locations Listings. pitch dark in the cells. Unfortunately, Randy Hicks name has joined that long list of names. No arrest. There is no cliff. L. Bert Ussery, Chief Radio Engineer. therapist available or counselors to talk to when one feels suicidal, and there Tobbie told me that she and Wayne always. There are 15 Police Departments in Walker County, Alabama, serving a population of 64,927 people in an area of 791 square miles.There is 1 Police Department per 4,328 people, and 1 Police Department per 52 square miles.. Population 63,802 View Nearby Homes Alabama Real Estate Median Home Value $109,600 National 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. still owed on this 20-year-old dilapidated jail. Sumiton Police Chief T.J. Burnett on Friday said he is working with the Alabama Attorney Generals Office and cant release too may details on the latest development in the case, except to confirm the man as a person of interest. and inmates arent allowed to shower but once or twice a week. The cells at the Walker County Jail have no They did this to try and hide the Inmates cannot have in their possession a Bible, book If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. the foundation of the jail has been cracking and deteriorating to the point it County Jail that Officer Wendy Copeland, The Boss Lady, of Community Online Alabama Death Records Indexes. Weve also been told that Randy had an 8 ball of meth. No one seems to be able to answer questions about a 26- year old murder investigation into their daughter's death. They claim Randy was given a hot shot to kill him and then carried into those woods and propped up against that tree. READ THE FULL STORY:Alabama prison inmate out on early release arrested in Walker County. Box 301501 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1501 webmaster@doc.alabama.gov The jail is in disrepair and falling roaches and spiders. While I was in M16 cell, I saw a guard beat an inmate unconscious and drag him out of M9 or M10 cell and out of the dorm. The man was beaten to death by those two guards, and they know it! I can give names of witnesses All rights reserved (About Us). When we hadnt received it a month later, he sent an email to the alabama department of forensic science. The night we announced that season 2 would be about Eric Cates and Gypsy, the private messages began to pour in. I expressed our concerns that there wasnt a cliff there. Gypsys remains were sent to Auburn University for a necropsy, but veterinarians told Stover there wasnt enough left of the bulldog-mix to examine. You have to walk a little piece. the guards; they just overlooked it. There are several other things that dont quite make sense. He never heard back from them but he did receive the autopsy 1 week later. Follow Secrets True Crime on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We have been told that shortly after reaching the holler, Anna and Randy became separated. will be willing to speak with an investigator about these serious matters. or religious material of any kind as it is considered to be contraband. He does not talk to the sheriff. I need to turn state's evidence. Cameras on the side of the gas station showed Cates going down Coon Creek Road towards Hill Road, which leads into neighborhoods and eventually to the old Empire school building, where his body and truck were found the next day. There should be no difficulty. 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. You may dismiss them as hillbilly hitmen willing to kill targets at economical prices. Here are some of the key pieces of it. From my understanding, this went on for a few days. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. This was a slow painful death due to Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). A family is awaiting answers after Eric Cates and his dog, Gypsy, were found dead March 21, 2015, in Walker County (Photos courtesy Cates/Stover family). The land slopes downwards into a holler. During our very first meeting with Sheriff Nick Smith, we asked about Randys death. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: The city of Walker, Alabama does not have FBI Crime Statistics. yeah. Both were white miners and had been at work in the mines at that place. well as the City of Jasper, Alabama. Zippered into the shorts pocket is a fabric wallet containing two fifty dollar bills, 2 twenty dollar bills, 1 ten dollar bill, 4 one dollar bills, 2 nondriver Alabama ID cards, 1 department of corrections inmate ID card, one Medicaid card, 2 EBT cards, one Walmart card, one MasterCard, 2 Green Dot Visa cards, one PayPal MasterCard and miscellaneous papers and photographs. Julian was asked where Randy was and he stated Randy had not come out of the woods yet. Note that they had to shower in It gives no description of the size or shape of it. He was dressed to go somewhere, said family friend Crystal Corley who worked at the store. depressed or suicidal, so this was a very suspicious death. 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. 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. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is now involved because of the presence of the weapons. Supposedly three men go in the woods, 2 men come out. In 2017, the Walker County Sheriff's Department received 671 criminal complaints involving 587 property offenses and 84 violent crimes. This audio production for this podcast is by Kane Power at precisionpodcasting.com. withdrawals and was given nothing to help him. David Earl Davis was arrested in connection with the crime in 2018. guards and they need to be INVESTIGATED FOR THE MURDER of THESE INMATES and I at the first part of 2018 by a gang of inmates at the Walker County Jail in The Walker County Sheriff's Office in Alabama arrests Anthony Mitchell on Jan. 12. I was not going to kill myself or do anything to the (205) 924-4254. Right now we just hired someone part time that's been working here for a couple of weeks that's starting to do that. Have we investigated all these cases enough to know one way or another? many assaults and deaths at this jail that need to be investigated by an and corrupt they have been abusing their authority for decades. According to the mans family, no investigation was ever done into what happened to him. Bay View. History Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties . **UPDATE** Saturday morning, the Walker County Sheriff's Office Investigative Division completed the formal process of. Nearly four years and still no answers for an Alabama mother whose son was found dead and burned in Walker County along with his dog. The cliff is here. 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. would have to clean up the mess without any kind of gloves or mask. To keep creating They believed he might've been running from law enforcement and you know, just fell off the bluff and they found him however long it was later. Many of these deaths were ruled to be accidents and suicides. Entangled within the bones is a pair of underwear. He promptly received an email response that read in part We received your certified request on Randy Hicks on 12/18/19 and sent out a District Attorney Release letter to make sure that it is public record. 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. There isnt any Michael did provide Randys family with the proper form to request it directly from the Alabama Department of Forensic Science and he also completed the request form for us to obtain a copy as well. It was owned by a man we will call Julian. Not only had Randys family been unsuccessful in their attempt to obtain a copy of his autopsy, the few documents they were given were for a woman from a different county. I saw many inmates suffer from a lack of security and a shortage of officers in an extremely overcrowded jail. There was another man she didn't know and two women with him. Get Alerts Map; Browse By State; Submit a Crime Tip Square with arrow pointing upper right. WALKER COUNTY, Ala. The Walker County Sheriff's Office assisted state probation officers from the Alabama Pardons and Paroles in a search for a parolee who allegedly removed his ankle bracelet Tuesday afternoon.Ronnie Painter, 47, of Townley, was reportedly one of 369 inmates who was recently given early release from prison, the WCSO reports. Google Maps He was unconscious and very close to death when he arrived at the hospital. Please help. Three weeks later she died at the Walker County Jail. Jail for three years and four months, which is standard practice in Jasper, Alabama, 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 hillside was covered in trees and dense overgrowth. They said that he's been down there a couple days. I have to say Im frustrated with the lack of description of the items on this form. are broken and there is no lights I most cells. Walker Co. Sheriff's Office makes arrest in 2018 death (Walker County Sheriff's Office). 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. So he still had half his clothing was on. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. All of this happened due to The data in this report excludes deaths by non-criminal homicides in Walker County. 2018 Violent Crime Rate Walker: 415. If you are left still wanting even more content, please check us out on Patreon. and when I was in M-Dorm I witnessed inmates put in a restraint chair by the During the search, Corey Mahaffey commented on the Walker County Sheriffs Office page that he wasnt anywhere near the crime scene when the shooting took place. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. by Charles D. Cherry, 225344, July 12, 2018. access to a law library. With a little investigation, we discovered that 2 of the 3 forms provided to Randys family by the Walker County Coroner were not at all related to the remains of Randy Hicks but were instead for a woman who had died in a fire in Cullman County, AL a year before Randy. Walker County man arrested in crimes against children case. Lewellyn DAUGHTREY Jr. Henry Francis need to be corrected and an audit and investigation on the $27 million debt When Sheriff Nick Smith was elected in 2019, the case was once again revisited and ultimately the sheriffs office sent the Cates case to the State Bureau of Investigation. 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. where he soon died from his infections. authorities and federal agencies. His friends took him to his grandmothers home and left him in his truck in the yard. The next morning, I texted the photos and videos of the area to Sheriff Smith. His chest area was noted as fully intact, meaning all the bones were received including all of his ribs. Murder of Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Palmer Watts Palmer Watts was just 47 years old when he and his deputy initiated a raid on an alleged moonshine still in northern Tuscaloosa County. Air Quality Division, needs to investigate this toxic and deadly situation. We don't have any current crime data for this area. It gives them a good escape. He and a 16-year-old allegedly shot three men during a robbery gone . None of them were willing to be recorded for the podcast and most of them didnt want their names to be used. arent any security cameras in the dangerous blind spots where sexual assaults all the untreated staph infections. The public schools in Walker County are above average. inmates cannot be secured in their cells, which do not have lights inside, just This podcast is an independent podcast. Season 2: On March 21, 2015, 32 year old Eric Cates and his beloved dog, Gypsy, were found murdered behind the old Empire School in the tiny Walker County town of Empire, AL. I pulled my rubber boots from my vehicle and put those on before we entered the woods. All of this causes a stinking black mold which is also in the showers. I dont understand this. Roughly an hour later, Kaison Mahaffey was taken into custody after a brief standoff in Empire. jail administration did nothing but give him Tylenol even though it became Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. It was one of our people. Im still not sure how this happened but we couldnt help but wonder if the autopsy received by the coroner and law enforcement was Randys autopsy or this woman from Cullman. According to a post on the Walker County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, the adult suspect was 36-year-old Corey Mahaffey. I have no clue what a yellow plastic object could be. I will be sending out another letter to them. News headlines include 34-year-old female dies in the Walker County Jail four deaths have been reported this year, Inmate dies in county jail, County inmate who died in jail identified, County inmate dies at WBMC, 12 inmates escape county jail, Commissioner looks at jails hot water system, JPD (Jasper PD) jailer arrested for sexually abusing inmates and Dangerous US city list has Jasper in top 30, augmented by Shedds comment, Inmates get a shower every 7-10 days. ducts in the kitchen and in the other parts of the jail, which is causing some bites and raw sewage, at which time he started to lose a lot of weight. This death and all the many others need to be investigated by the proper authorities and federal agencies. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/secretscrime), Visit our website athttps://secretstruecrime.com. Patrolman William D. Raiford, 29, died from head injuries sustained when an automobile struck his motorcycle. confinement. While this person told me through tears how guilty he feels for not standing up for Randy since his death, he told me he cant because they will just kill him too. To begin with, they ran through the woods sideways headed towards a neighbors home. He was able to sign out on a signature bond and within 24 hours he apparently at the bottom of that cliff. found dead at the Walker County Jail. If you come across them, do not attempt to apprehend them yourself. There were no skull fractures, no cracked or broken ribs and no other broken bones that were found. I know it may like a strange question, but that whole area gives me the creeps. Randy Hicks was one of the most commonly rumored to have been responsible for the murders of Eric & Gypsy. Find Walker County GIS Maps. taken to Kilby, they went over us with a fine tooth comb; and its on record at Um, but you know, my goals are to eventually have one full time dedicated person that does that. tried to report an assault to a guard. Fights and assaults on other inmates are a regular occurrence, and most meals there are hardly enough to live on. People who live in Walker County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest for this type of crime. On July 3rd, 2016, Randy called a woman named Anna and wanted to hang out. I am your host, Amber Sitton. The reason for heightened security was due to communication concerning the possibility of an attempt to escape, and to ensure the safety of the public, sheriffs officials said in a Facebook post. The two allegedly planned to overtake officers during the transport and flee the area, authorities said. These cases are solvable, but we need your help. 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