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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Georgia Murder Mystery Surrounding Camaro In 1985 Solved By Homemaker
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious In modern times, we've seen our fair share of crimes involving muscle cars, usually involving theft and general mischief. For car enthusiasts, these thefts can be devastating emotionally and financially. Still, we can often forget that car grand theft auto isn't just about stealing an unmanned vehicle with a signal jammer. In many cases, the stolen cars don't have newer accessories like keyless entry and thus are taken by force. This was the case for one unfortunate man killed over his Chevrolet Camaro in 1985. Some 37 years later, a curious homemaker with a taste for investigative work has only recently identified the body. So who was this man whose vehicle was worth his life, and how did his identification come about? Watch our interview with a car detailer here. The aforementioned homemaker was Barbra King Ladd, who had become incredibly fascinated with the story of some skeletal remains found nearly 37 years ago off Interstate 24 in Tennessee. Unfortunately, nobody could identify the body for decades, and the incident was deemed a cold case after years of unfruitful investigative work. However, with modern-day internet technology, nearly everything is recorded and accessible to the general public if they are willing to do some digging. Utilizing this, Ladd cross-referenced missing person reports to other events and pieces of evidence associated with the body, with one deviation from how the police did things. Instead of keeping the search in Tennessee, Ladd would rationalize combining records from other states by saying, "I thought it would be worth the effort to cross state lines to dump a body. So I honed in on Georgia because it was close to Marion County." Eventually, this led her to one Donald Boardman, who went missing in 1985 after Purchasing a Chevrolet Camaro. Just two weeks after his disappearance, two men and a woman were found in his vehicle though the police couldn't extract much information from them about the car's owner. It would appear that this case is close to being solved, with the generally accepted Theory being that Boardman's death was the effect of a robbery gone wrong. Finally, the family of the long-missing car lover can have some peace and closure, but there is still work to be done in determining the cause of death and what actually happened outside of speculation. Source: Fox News
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Runaway zebra's wild adventure comes to an end after dramatic helicopter rescue
An escaped pet zebra has been reunited with its owner after an eight-day search across a Tennessee county. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that "celebrity Zebra Ed" had been "rescued safely." "Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is happy to report Tango 82 aviation crews located Zebra Ed and returned him to his owner Sunday," officials wrote in the post. The runaway zebra was found near Interstate 24 "in a pasture near the Buchanan Estates subdivision," the sheriff's office said. Escaped Zebra Caught On Camera Running Along Busy Tennessee Roadway As Chaos Forces Lane Closures Video of the rescue shows "Zebra Ed" being lifted high in the air by a helicopter out of a wooded area. Read On The Fox News App "Zebra Ed" originally arrived in Christiana on May 30, according to officials, and he was reported missing one day later by his owner. The sheriff's office didn't say how or where the owners got the zebra, or where it was being housed at the time of its escape. Beloved Pet Makes Daring Escape From Animal Hospital After Surgery And Travels 3 Miles To Get Home Deputies said he escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24, where he was spotted by bystanders "wreaking havoc," between Joe B. Jackson Parkway and the Epps Mill Road exits. Deputy Ryan Keach located the zebra near the interstate and shut down one lane of traffic for travelers' safety on May 31, the sheriff's office told Fox News Digital. "After the zebra crossed the interstate, deputies closed both the eastbound lanes toward Chattanooga and the westbound lanes toward Nashville," the agency said. Baby Gorilla Found In Plane Cargo Recovering At Turkish Zoo "Zebra Ed" was not spotted again for several days following the May 31 sighting, officials said. Prior to Sunday's rescue operation, Ed was spotted again on Friday, June 6, in a field near Ridgewood Drive in Christiana. The sheriff's office announced that deputies saw him through a drone camera and were working with a veterinarian to safely rescue the animal. "We don't want to scare the zebra," RCSO Cpl. Sean White said. "We need time to get him to calm down." The sheriff's office did not disclose what is next for "Zebra Ed." Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report. Original article source: Runaway zebra's wild adventure comes to an end after dramatic helicopter rescue
Daily Mail
08-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Pet zebra captured more than a week after it escaped home in Tennessee
A pet zebra has finally been captured after he escaped - sparking a week-long manhunt across Tennessee. Dramatic video footage captured the moment Ed the Zebra was airlifted by a helicopter while wrapped in a net rocking side to side. 'Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,' the sheriff's office said in a statement. The zebra's owner first reported him missing on May 31, just one day after Ed arrived at his new home in Christiana on May 30. Ed was spotted galloping along the busy Interstate 24 in shocking video footage. Officials were forced to completely shut down the road as they attempted to capture Ed. The animal became an internet sensation during his eight-day adventure through central Tennessee with viral memes circulating the web. 'Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies observed a missing zebra through a drone camera Friday morning in a field near Christiana,' the original post read. Deputies tracked the zebra with a drone as Sheriff's Cpl. White asked people to avoid the area. 'The zebra's owner reported the presence of people and cameras scaring the zebra and potentially harming the efforts to secure the zebra,' the post continued. 'Please avoid the area to allow the safe recovery of the zebra.' He was eventually found on Sunday when aviation crews tracked down the animal in a pasture near the Christiana community, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. 'We don't want to scare the zebra,' White said. 'We need time to get him to calm down.' 'The Sheriff's Office requested help from a veterinarian to respond to rescue the zebra.' It's unclear why officials had to resort to the airlift method to rescue the lost zebra. This comes just one month after a runway kangaroo shut down a section of Alabama interstate. The runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama before state troopers and the animal's owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the kangaroo was spotted hopping along the side of Interstate 85 in Macon County, which is between Montgomery and Auburn. The sight snarled traffic, and state troopers shut down both sides of the interstate for the safety of motorists. The animal's owner and troopers were able to capture it, Capt. Jeremy J. Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. 'When somebody said there was a kangaroo of course I didn't believe it, and nobody believed it. But I'm looking at him,' Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson said in a Facebook live video as the animal was captured.
CBS News
03-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Pet zebra on the run in Tennessee after escaping and "wreaking havoc" on highway
A pet zebra has been on the run for days in Tennessee after "wreaking havoc" on a highway outside of Nashville, officials say. "Several professional tracking groups are involved in the search and a K9 search is scheduled Tuesday," the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said in an update Monday on social media. The zebra escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24 on Saturday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. The animal had been running through traffic on both sides of the highway, forcing a temporary closure. ZEBRA UPDATE: The owner of the missing zebra just notified the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office dispatch the animal... Posted by Rutherford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, June 2, 2025 The sheriff's office was in contact with the zebra's owner, who they said obtained the animal on Friday night. It was not immediately clear how the zebra was obtained or how it got away from the owner. Anyone who sees the zebra is asked to contact the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. This isn't the first unexpected animal to shut down an interstate recently. A runaway kangaroo named Sheila was caught after causing a crash in Alabama in April.
The Independent
03-06-2025
- General
- The Independent
Watch: Escaped zebra spotted running around Tennessee
An escaped zebra has been spotted running around Tennessee from Saturday (31 May) onwards, just hours after its new owners brought it home. The black and white animal can be seen galloping through fields, sprinting down roads and exploring residential streets. Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said that the animal was 'wreaking havoc' on Interstate 24, which they had to temporarily close as a result. Officers last confirmed on Monday (June 2) night that the animal is still on the loose. Authorities said that several professional tracking groups are involved and specially trained dogs will join in the search from Tuesday (3 June).
