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Jerry Lackey Missing Person Case

Last seen in Roebuck, Alabama on Jul 29, 1985

Victim Details

Jan 21, 2010

Jan 29, 2020

Jerry

Lackey

77

36

74 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 29, 1985

Roebuck

Alabama

Jefferson County

No

20930

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

Birmingham

Alabama

Jefferson County

35203

jeannie miller

detective

2200 Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard, Alabama

2053251250

County

Law Enforcement

https://jeffcosheriff.net/

85077400

1985-04-30

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/24/2026


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In the summer of 1985, a then 36-year-old Jerry Wayne Lackey vanished from Roebuck, Alabama, leaving behind a trail of sorrow and unanswered questions. He was last seen on July 29, 1985, by his sister and brother-in-law. On that day, he visited their home and handed his brother-in-law three letters, ominously stating his intention to end his own life. He revealed the contents of his backpack, which held a sawed-off 20-gauge shotgun, a. 357 caliber magnum revolver, a trenching tool, and a drawing ...
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Last Seen: Jul 29, 1985

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    I've been following the Lackey case for a while now, and I can't stop thinking about the sketch of t... ...Read More
    12/06/2024
    I keep thinking about the trenching tool that Lackey had with him when he disappeared. It seems like... ...Read More
    08/29/2024
    Did anyone else find it odd that the police refused to intervene when Lackey's brother-in-law report... ...Read More
    01/12/2023
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