George Rufus Boatman, 44, of Leeds, Alabama, was shot and killed in Birmingham on October 28, 2008. His body was found the next day in the parking lot of the Town Suites on Huffman Road. Investigators at the scene treated the incident as likely the result of a robbery; Boatman had suffered a fatal gunshot wound and no arrests were made at the time.

Boatman worked as a brick mason and attended the Double Portion Church. He was survived by his wife, his mother, and two brothers. Funeral services were held November 1, 2008, at Dogwood Chapel in Aliceville, and he was buried at Magnolia Memorial Gardens. The case remains unsolved with no publicly identified suspect or suspects.

If anyone remembers seeing George in Birmingham around October 28, 2008, or has information about activity in the Town Suites parking lot that night, please come forward.