Gov. Kay Ivey offers $5,000 rewards in 2 unsolved Selma homicides
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
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Gov. Kay Ivey has issued $5,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction in two unsolved Selma killings.
Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson announced the rewards Friday in the 2015 slaying 37-year-old Taffine Smith Berry and the 2020 slaying of 48-year-old Christopher Murphy.
“Law enforcement and the families are very thankful for the governor taking this action,’ Jackson said. “Hopefully it will help brig forth witnesses or evidence to help solve these cases.’
Berry and her husband, Tra Berry, were wounded by gunfire on March 15, 2015. Authorities said the victims were at a social gathering at a business at the intersection of Marie Foster Street and L.L. Anderson Avenue and were leaving when the shooting happened.
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Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is increasing its reward from $1,000 to $5,000 in the disappearance of LaQuanta Riley. Friday marks her 37th birthday.
Riley was 17 years old when she vanished on December 7, 2003. Montgomery police and her family are continuing their search for her and for any information regarding her disappearance.
Riley’s photo is shown age-progressed to 34 years. At the time she went missing, her ears and tongue were pierced. She has a scar on her nose.
She also has “Rest in Peace Mesha” tattooed on her left arm and has “LaQuanta” tattooed on her right arm.
The City of Montgomery is offering $5,000, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is offering $5,000, and now Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is offering $5,000.
Roderick Andrews, 37, of Opelika turned himself into the sheriff’s office Monday. He is charged with attempted murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and failure to appear on a traffic offense.
Wetumpka police and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers are asking the public for help identifying three burglary suspects who targeted an educational facility late Saturday night.