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| Fortson, Donald R. November 3,1998; Alabama 43 YO | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Sep 6 2006, 07:01 PM Post #1 |
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Contact Agency( name , phone #, fax #) Blount County Sheriff's Office 205-625-4127 Case # M168728991 Name: Donald Ray Fortson AKA: Don Sex: Male Race: White Age when missing: 43 Date Missing: November 3, 1998 Birth Date: December 10, 1945 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Height: 5'10" Weight: 150 lbs. Tattoos: Piercings: Scars: Previous fractures or broken bones: Clothes last seen wearing: Jewelry: Location last seen ( city, town, county) Cleveland area of Blount County, Alabama Circumstances: Fortson and his nephew, Huey Hazelrig, were last seen together in the Cleveland area of Blount County, Alabama on November 3, 1998. Vehicle last seen in if any: Work or Hobbies: Additional comments: There is a $50,000 reward offered by the family for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Donald Fortson and Eddie Hazelrig. Source: Alabama Dept of Public Safety Charlie Project http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fortson_donald.html |
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| monkalup | Dec 16 2006, 08:35 AM Post #2 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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| oldies4mari2004 | Jul 21 2008, 03:15 PM Post #3 |
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Donald Ray Fortson Missing since November 3, 1998 from Blount County, Alabama Classification: Endangered Missing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: December 10, 1945 Age at Time of Disappearance: 52 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'10"; 150 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Circumstances of Disappearance Fortson and his nephew, Huey Hazelrig, were last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County, AL on November 3, 1998. Birmingham News (AL) 11/5/01 Eddie Hazelrig 31 Don Fortsonsince 52 Hazelrig and his uncle, Donald Fortson, were last seen in the Cleveland area of Blount County, AL on November 3, 1998. Police found the pickup truck they were last seen in engulfed in flames along Warrior Valley Roadjust inside Etowah County. A friend last saw the two men together at Hazelrig's trailer and said they left together about 3:30 p.m. to go check on a car. Hazelrig collected antique cars. He made a long distance call before he left. Hazelrig took $3000 with him when he went to look at the car. Hazelrig was a full-time farmer and he and his uncle also worked together on wallboard jobs. Both men left thousands of dollars in their bank accounts money that has not been touched. Both had been in trouble before but nothing too serious. Hazelrig was twice arrested on misdemeanors but never found guilty. Fortson in the mid-1990s was convicted of several alcohol-related charges. Hazelrig grew up in Cleveland and attended one year of college before dropping out to farm full time with his pigs, goats and vegetables. He collected antique cars had just bought a new motorcycle and was devoted to his bloodhound Hound Dog. Hazelrig and his uncle lived together and often worked together on gypsum wallboard jobs. Family members describe Fortson as a humble man who years ago lost his daughter to murder. There's a strong suspicion of foul play -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Blount County Sheriff's Office 205-625-4127 NCIC Number: M-168728991 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information: Alabama Department of Public Safety Birmingham News (AL) 11/5/01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Jul 21 2008, 03:34 PM Post #4 |
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| Ell | Aug 19 2008, 10:13 AM Post #5 |
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Still Searching: Blount County Cold Case by Kate Mundy CBS 42 News 2007-11-06 13:10:35.0 Click play above to watch the story. Don't see the video box? Click here. This is a Windows Media Video. A Blount County family believes something terrible might have happened to their loved ones. Donald Fortson and Eddie Hazelrig vanished, and the only solid clue left behind was their burning truck. It's a baffling case. Both men had trouble with the law in the past, but nothing serious. Their family just can't figure out why the men would've been targets. 31-year old Eddie Hazelrig and his 52-year old uncle Donald Fortson were last seen November 3rd, 1998 in the Cleveland area of Blount County. Mary Hazelrig, the mother of Eddie and sister to Donald, said, “Not a day goes by, not hardly an hour goes by sometimes." Mary Hazelrig is still looking for her son and brother. She has driven thousands of miles, sometimes searching from daylight to dark. Huey Hazelrig has studied his son's phone records. He's also kept every article and note involving Eddie's case. The two were close. “We worked, hunted and fished together," said Huey Hazelrig. But, almost nine years after Eddie and Donald vanished, there are no new leads. The case has gone cold. "There's nothing to indicate these men are alive, nothing. No contact with the family, bank accounts have been left, so there's a strong suspicion of foul play," said former Alabama Bureau of Investigation Agent Tim Sartain. Sartain is the former ABI agent on the case. He says Eddie and Donald were last seen at their trailer around 3:30 in the afternoon. They had just finished a day of welding at a local farm. About four hours later, Eddie's grey Isuzu truck was discovered in the Altoona area. "The truck was discovered almost on the roadway, burning or recently burned in the early evening hours and that was the first lead we had that something wasn't going on right," said Sartain. The family and state put up a combined $70,000 in reward money. Investigators have followed up on tips using cadaver dogs and divers to search wells, but nothing has ever turned up. Sergeant Terry Sherbert, with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, said, "Areas in Blount County, areas in Etowah County, areas in Marshall County have been searched.” Family members hope the men will someday return home, but they acknowledge something terrible may have happened. "They could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Huey Hazelrig. "You don't know for sure that he's dead but after eight, almost nine years, he couldn't have stayed away from home that long," said Mary Hazelrig. For now, investigators are keeping the case open waiting for something solid. "So far it's all been rumors because nothing has come down the pipe to substantiate anything that's been said," said Sherbert. Corporal Scott Bartle with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation said, "We would like to locate them if they are still alive, and we would like to locate their remains if they have passed away." Huey Hazelrig says the last phone call his son Eddie made, was to a girl he was seeing. They only talked a minute, and he said he "just wanted to hear her voice one more time." If you know anything about this case, call the Blount County Sheriff's Office at 205-625-4127 or the Alabama Bureau of Investigation at 205-322-5327. http://www.cbs42.com/news/local/7373076.html |
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