Found Deceased GA - Donald Boardman, 36, Atlanta, 23 Nov 1985

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Donald "Don" Boardman

Missing since November 23, 1985, from Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Male
Race: White/Caucasian
Age: 36 years old
Height and Weight: 6'0'-6'2"; 170-185 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname: Don

Boardman was last seen at a health fair at the convention center in Atlanta, Georgia on November 23, 1985. He has never been heard from again. His white 1985 Chevrolet Camaro with gold trim disappeared with him, as did his jacket and credit cards. These items were all found later in the possession of a known criminal who owned a body shop.

Boardman has never been located. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance. Chamblee, Georgia police are investigating.

Transportation: 1985 Chevrolet Camaro; white and gold -- Special Model with gold trim

Chamblee Police Department: (770) 986-5005
Agency Case Number: 55-227

 

[Beebs78]

They have found his body. His body was found in December 1985 in Marion County Tennessee. The Chattanooga times has an article about this in todays news paper (5-1-2022).

 

[Deleted member 199554]

Good eye, @Beebs78!

Tennessee woman's sleuthing helps identify Georgia man's body after 37 years

Requires free registration to view. Good, in-depth article w/ new pics of Donald Boardman.

Investigators at the time sought connections between the missing man and the trio found with his car and found Boardman's Visa was used after he was reported missing to make a variety of purchases from gas stations, two department stores and two Chevrolet dealerships, according to 1985 police reports.

Other purchases using the card were made at a motorcycle salvage shop with descriptions matching the trio found with Boardman's car, the reports state. Since 1985, the two men have died but the woman still lives.

Investigator still looking for clues in 1985 Marion County, Tenn., cold case death (2018)

The forensic sketch was spot on. Props to investigators for also releasing detailed descriptions of his clothing.

 

[Beebs78]

Thanks @producerinatx
I have been waiting for the article to come out for a long time.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Donald.

 

[Rush4087]

1985 cold case murder mystery solved by unlikely pair: Tennessee mom and Georgia police civilian employee

A Tennessee stay at home mom and a civilian employee for a Georgia police department cracked a 1985 cold case that went unsolved for 37 years.

www.foxnews.com

I think it’s great that Donald Boardman’s body has been identified, and I applaud the talented sleuthers who cared enough and were talented enough to ID him.

I think it is misleading however for Fox News or any other media outlet (or LE agency) to suggest that this cold case murder has somehow been solved.

Despite LE finding DB’s car and Visa card and other items in the possession of a trio of known criminals (one who owed a body shop) in south Atlanta (or just south of Atlanta), nobody has been charged, and the case remains unsolved.

If it began as a robbery at the health food convention downtown, who did it? Who kidnapped DB, stole his car, killed him and hid his body in Tennessee? If one of the three persons of interest (?) is still living, is LE still working to try to solve the case? If not, why not? Until it is solved, it remains unsolved. If LE is not actively working the case, it is a cold case.

I am hoping the identification of DB has spurred Chamblee and other involved LE organizations to re-open the case and seek justice for DB and provide some answers for his family. A really sad case

 

[wendybtn]

The article stated that the two men involved in his death are deceased and police are looking for the female involved.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Franklin County teacher helps solve 1985 cold case

A Franklin County teacher’s diligent research efforts have led to identifying a man’s body found in Tennessee off Interstate 24, near South Pittsburg, nearly four decades ago.

www.heraldchronicle.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Tennessee mom and civilian worker of the Georgia Police Division

georgialawnews.com

https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/1985-cold-case-murder-mystery-solved-by-an-unlikely-couple-a-tennessee-mother-and-a-georgia-police-civilian-employee/

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Sewanee resident helps solve identify of John Doe after almost four decades

Barbara King Ladd of Sewanee led the charge in helping to discover the identity of a body found in Marion County in December of 1985. The body of an unknown

www.grundycountyherald.com

1985 cold case cracked by unlikely duo

A cold case dating back 37 years, has now been cracked by a stay at home mom and a civilian who works for a metro Atlanta police department.

www.fox5atlanta.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A 1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z (not Donald Boardman’s car) | Denver Post via Getty Images
Homemaker Barbara King Ladd recently cracked a cold case that investigators had been unable to solve. It had been decades since Donald Boardman’s disappearance had made news headlines. But thanks to one woman’s curiosity, the case has been partially solved.

A Man Murdered for His Chevy Camaro in 1985 Is Finally Identified 37 Years Later

An unlikely duo solves a cold case of a dead man and a stolen 1985 Chevy Camaro.

www.motorbiscuit.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

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