TN TN - Martha 'Leanne' Green, 17, White Bluff, 15 April 1987

[GreyClay]

Here is part of an article from 1995 which details three of the people RM Richards confided in, confessing the fact that he raped and murdered Leanne:

In the same article it talks about the fact that Richards had two pieces on information that only the killer would know:

 

[GreyClay]

An article with a photo of RMR, who repeatedly confessed to killing Leanne Green:

 

[scriptgirl]

Well, what do the cops think?

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

From last month:

30th Anniversary Of Teen's Disappearance Marked

http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/30th-anniversary-of-teens-disappearance-marked

Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Martha Leanne Green who went missing on April 15, 1987 from White Bluff.

An age-progressed photo was created to show what Leanne would look like now.

A Florida inmate confessed to killing Leanne, but he was unable to recall just where he had buried her.

That inmate was murdered in prison, but he’s still considered a viable suspect.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

Dickson Officials Remind Public Of Cold Case Amid Ongoing Search For Joe Clyde

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/d...f-cold-case-amid-ongoing-search-for-joe-clyde

Officials with the Dickson County Sheriff's Office reminded the public of a missing person's case from the 1980s in the wake of their ongoing search for the body of little Joe Clyde.

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Skeletal remains found in a cistern in Dickson County: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/s...Co-Adult-skeletal-remains-in-cistern-May-2018

(No word yet on how long the remains have been there or sex/age/race, etc)

 

[mitzi o'connell]

I've just got to say this for all those who think Leanne was a runaway. I was a young (23 year old) working in Dickson at the time she disappeared. I worked with one of her close relatives and knew very closely the boy who was supposed to be her prom date later in that week. She did not run away. She had her dress and was excited about prom. She and her twin brother ran out of gas shortly after she finished working at the Holiday Inn. At that time, there was nothing but the Waffle House prior to a gas station right at the Holiday Inn site. It was verified that she had just finished her shift at the Holiday Inn. It was pouring down rain. Her brother left her in the car to run back and get some gas. (They had pulled into the parking lot of the Barn trinket shop). He got back within 15 minutes and she was gone with her purse still on seat. At that time there was a warning of someone with a badge pretending to be a policeman pulling people over, etc. It was thought that he (or someone she knew) came up to the door window and beckoned her to come out. She did and was promptly kidnapped. Maybe he(she) had a gun. We will never know. The man who was killed in prison that admitted to her murder (but could never lead police to her body) knew something very personal about her that he told to her mother. Both her parents believed he had committed the murder, but both died without ever actually knowing.

 

[Richard]

Left & Center: Green, circa 1987; Right: Age-progressed image of Green at age 40 (circa 2010)

Martha Leanne Green
Missing since April 15, 1987 from White Bluff, Dickson County, Tennessee.
Classification: Non Family Abduction

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: February 24, 1970
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 17 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6; 120 pounds
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown wavy hair; brown eyes. She has a birthmark on her chest. She uses her middle name Leanne. She may have green eyes and wore brown contact lenses.
  • Marks, Scars: Pierced ears
  • Clothing: White sweatshirt; mid-calf length faded jeans; and white Reebok hi-top sneakers
  • Dentals: 4 wisdom teeth have been extracted
  • DNA: Available
  • Circumstances of Disappearance

On April 15, 1987, the 17-year-old girl and her twin brother, were driving along state Route 46 when their car ran out of gas. Her brother stepped out into the rainy night and began walking for help. Leanne stayed with the car. When he returned, about 15 minutes later, his sister was missing. Her handbag and keys were on the car seat and there was no sign of a struggle.

Authorities had a suspect in Green's disappearance, a man who was incarcerated for rape after she went missing. The suspect took investigators to several places where he claimed he had buried Green's body, but searches of those locations turned up no evidence. The individual was subsequently murdered in prison and was never charged in Green's case.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning Green's whereabouts, please contact:
Dickson County Sheriff's Office
Detective Tom Wall
615-789-4130
OR
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
615-952-4989
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number: 870415008
NCMEC #: NCMC601576
NCIC Number: M-242657238

Source Information:
Doe Network
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Our Missing Children
Find Missing Children
Tennessean.com - 1/14/07

LINK:

The Doe Network: Case File 67DFTN

 

[Find Brenda]

33 years missing as of April 15th. Never forgotten!

 

[Find Brenda]

I was going over this old thread, and it appears nobody actually called this in as a possible match, although others suggested that someone call it in.

.

Was she ever ruled out?

 

[mlhenn]

Missing for 33 years: Dickson County officers still investigating teen's disappearance


Investigators have tracked down hundreds of leads and interview several people of interest. The TBI, FBI and NCIC has been involved and helped make a DNA profile and age progression photo in 2010.

"Even though there have many leads and hundreds of people interviewed the case remains unsolved. The Dickson County Sheriff’s Office remains determined to solve this case."

 

[mlhenn]

Martha Leanne Green – The Charley Project

Last updated February 25, 2021; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Martha's twin brother, Lawson Green, picked up from her hostess job at the Holiday Inn on April 15, 1987. They were driving back to their family's residence in White Bluff, Tennessee in a Monte Carlo with tinted windows that Lawson had borrowed, when the vehicle ran out of gas on Highway 46 near Fabric Road in Dickson County, Tennessee at approximately 9:00 p.m. This was about half a mile from the Holiday Inn. A photo of a similar car is posted with this case summary.

A family of four pulled in behind them and offered to help. Martha said she was scared and Lawson said she should come with him and the family so they could get gas, but she said she'd stay behind. Lawson left with the family to purchase fuel, leaving Martha alone in the car. He discovered she had vanished upon his return about ten to fifteen minutes later. Martha's handbag was still inside the vehicle, as were the keys. There was no sign of a struggle at the scene. She has never been seen again.

Authorities had a suspect in Martha's disappearance, Robert McKinley Richards. He was incarcerated in Florida on rape charges after she went missing. He took investigators to several places where he claimed he had buried Martha's body, but searches of those locations turned up no evidence.

Richards was subsequently murdered in prison and was never charged in Martha's case, but he is still considered the primary suspect in her disappearance. Martha's case remains unsolved.

 

[Atombudd]

Sheriff holds out hope in 1987 case of missing Dickson teen | WKRN News 2

 

[Hockeyfan158]

Possible match? I submitted it Just in case

Martha and 1987 Roane County TN Jane Doe she hasn’t been ruled out yet

Possible match. Martha Leanne Green. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Jane Doe. 1987 Roane County TN Jane Doe. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Savemecastiel]

Bumping

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Mentioned in the article.

Missing Tennesseans: Do you recognize any of them?

 

[MajorHoople]

Gone Without A Trace - The search for Martha Leanne Green

WKRN - Apr 15, 2022

 

[MajorHoople]

35 years later, the disappearance of Leanne Green remains unsolved

NewsChannel 5 - Apr 15, 2022

 

[Hockeyfan158]

I was wondering if Leeann disappearances had ever been shown as a re-enactment on a crime show. Well it was in the early 90s on a show called Missing: Reward which was similar to Unsolved Mysteries and America Most Wanted it featured Cash Rewards by the victims families for the recovery of missing people, Wanted Fugitives, solving unsolved murders etc it was hosted by Stacy Keach and lasted from 1989 to 1992 i was wondering if by chance anyone had this episode filmed or any episodes filmed on a VHS that they could upload to YouTube? I know there is already at least five segments from the show on YouTube those first two being for Missing people Michael Adams and the Vosseler children but there were some unsolved murders as well and one full episode also uploaded i tried reaching out to the people uploaded them but no response.

Anyway if anyone has the episode with Leeann disappearances then please upload it i would greatly appreciate it and it might help in solving the case if someone on YouTube saw it.

More on the show.

1. Missing: Reward (TV Series 1989–1992) - IMDb

2. A missing Dickson teen. A murder confession. Decades later, closure sought in Green case.

Also from the Tennessean about the picture below

A reenactment in Dickson of the night of Leanne Green's disappearance for a television show, Missing Reward that aired 1989 to 1992. The reenactment was at the same spot with "rain" supplied by the Dickson Police Department.

 

[Oakie]

This is one of those cases that has gripped my attention. Imagine how her poor brother must feel.