The Cold Ones

So a few things have happened in the case of James Allen Crosby and William Edward Huff since my post on February 23, 2020.   Most of it you are already aware of.    The Huff family requested that I reach out to the media to tell their story and so that William Edward Huff, whom they called Bubba and his friend, James Allen Crosby would not be forgotten.   I reached out to several media outlets and I was contacted by ABC News 4 correspondent Rachel Ellis.   She came out to Walterboro and interviewed the family and myself to talk about the boys.    https://abcnews4.com/news/local/walterboro-family-members-still-seek-answers-in-decades-long-cold-case?fbclid=IwAR0hHRz1x9ONFWPat9B7bsunm-SoTXkkBRtXmlP4FU9jfqa8nkvol3uzQfw   The day after the interview, the Huff family met with the Press and Standard and members of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office.   The Huff family felt that they were treated well at that meeting and stated that...

Jessica Gutierrez was only four (4) years old when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Lexington, South Carolina on June 5, 1986.   The abductor broke into the house through a window.   Her sister, Rebecca, who was only six (6) years old at the time, had been in the room, as well.   She witnessed the abduction, but said nothing, out of fear, until their mother, Debra Gutierrez, came into the room and discovered that Jessica had been taken.   Rebecca could only describe the abductor as a “man with a magic hat” who had a beard and a mustache.    Debra Gutierrez contacted the police and the investigation began.   According to Ms. Gutierrez, who I have had the privilege of speaking with, the police came to the home where Jessica had been taken and collected evidence, such as fingerprints.   On June 7, 1986, law enforcement returned with dogs and searched the home and surrounding ...