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Body found in Alabama identified 26 years later as 20-year-old California man

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1 year ago

May 25, 2023

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Body found in Alabama identified 26 years later as 20-year-old California man

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A body found in the woods in Alabama 26 years ago was finally identified on Wednesday as a 20-year-old California resident, officials said.

Investigators with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation announced in a post on Facebook that the body is that of Jefferey Douglas Kimzy, of Santa Barbara, California.

Kimzy’s decomposing body was found in the woods along Little Cotaco Creek in the town of Union Grove on April 15, 1997. His head, hands and feet had been removed, so it was hard to give an accurate age or description, investigators said.

An autopsy found the manner of death was a homicide and that the removal of the body parts was done intentionally to make identification harder, the sheriff’s office said.

Eventually, the case went cold. In 2019, samples were sent to Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA technology company that used a process known as DNA phenotyping, which uses a subject’s DNA to predict what they may have looked like. The company released a composite image of the victim in 2021, and investigators hoped the sketch would be able to generate new leads, which it did.

Sheriff Phil Sims thanked all the investigators who have been involved in the case.

“I know they would like to see this case solved, but having a positive identification will help us get closer to solving this case,” Sims said. “Today, we want to announce we do have persons of interest involved in this case and are actively pursuing those leads. Also, we will be working with Parabon on DNA that we have recently become aware of related to items found at the scene.”

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Albany man killed in Alabama crash, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigating

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5 hours ago

July 28, 2024

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Albany man killed in Alabama crash, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigating

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – An Albany man was killed in a crash in Lowndes County, Alabama, on Sunday, July 28.

At around 3:25 a.m., 39-year-old Kelpsie Lott Jr. was operating a 2020 Freightliner on U.S. 80 near mile maker 101, about four miles west of White Hall when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

Lott was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Lowndes County Coroner Terrell Means, Lott died from blunt force trauma.

Troopers with the ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are actively investigating this incident.

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Two-sport high school star Luke Ryerse flips commitment from Alabama to Gophers

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12 hours ago

July 28, 2024

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Two-sport high school star Luke Ryerse flips commitment from Alabama to Gophers

East Ridge High School star 2025 athlete Luke Ryerse has flipped his verbal commitment from Alabama to Minnesota to play baseball and football.

Committed. #GoGophers @GopherBaseball @GopherFootball @DJPeterson pic.twitter.com/vkC70skbnT
— Luke Ryerse (@LukeRyerse) July 28, 2024

“I would like to thank Coach Saban and Coach Vaughn and their staffs for offering me the opportunity to play two sports at Alabama,” Ryerse posted on X. “Due to recent changes on the football staff, I have decommitted.”

“I am excited to share that I have flipped my commitment and will represent my home state at the University of Minnesota for football and baseball,” he added. “Huge thanks to Coach Fleck, Coach McDevitt, and their staffs for the opportunity to punt and pitch for the Gophers, while pursuing a business degree!”

Ryerse has shown to be a versatile baseball player and he was even named Twin Cities PIoneer Press East Metro Player of the Year as a sophomore. He played all over the diamond in high school, but he is expected to focus on pitching with the Gophers under new head coach Ty McDevitt.

On the football field, he is a kicker and punter. Chris Sailer’s kicking prospect rankings dub him a five-star player. His older brother Grant Ryerse was a kicker and punter for the Gophers from 2017 through 2020.

He now joins Alexandria’s Daniel Jackson as the second in-state special teamer committed to the Gophers’ 2025 recruiting class.

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Alabama Loses Class of 2025 4-Star Defensive Line Commit

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19 hours ago

July 28, 2024

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Alabama Loses Class of 2025 4-Star Defensive Line Commit

The Alabama Crimson Tide football coaching staff saw its second decommitment in two days on Saturday as Saraland High School defensive lineman Antonio Coleman announces his flip to the Auburn Tigers according to On3 Sports.

Coleman, a 4-star defensive lineman out of Saraland is considered the No. 13 overall prospect in the state of Alabama and the No. 20 overall defensive lineman. He’s flipped his commitment from Alabama, to Auburn, back to the Crimson Tide in March and now back to the Tigers on Saturday.

His decommitment leaves Alabama with 22 players in the Crimson Tide’s Class of 2025 with just a single defensive line commit in London Simmons out of Mississippi.

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