GA GA - Lewis House, 51, Austell, 18 April 1972

[TheArtfulDetective]

Lewis James House


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Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
Missing Since: April 18, 1972***
Location Last Seen: Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia***

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1921
• Age: 51 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 11" / 71 inches
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar on abdomen.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Eyeglasses
• Identifiers: Partial dentures

Circumstances of Disappearance:
House left his residence in Toccoa, Georgia on an April morning in 1972, to meet with an acquaintance in Austell, Georgia. He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, the Bill of Sale for his Cadillac and the deed for his property in Florida were determined to have been forged. Authorities believe he met with foul play in the car lot of Davis Used Cars on Bankhead Highway in Austell. Few details are available regarding House's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

***Some reports state April 15 as the date he went missing.
***Some reports state he was last seen in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.
***Officials believe he went missing from Austell, GA

Investigators:

• Georgia Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Regional Office: (404) 270-8210; (770) 388-5019; GBI Tipline: (800) 597-8477; gbi.ga.gov
  Reference Case#: 10-0105-01-80

NamUs #MP37088

Unsolved Homicide: Lewis James House
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[cheemsg]

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-1979-nov-04-ac/55257436/
there's a few articles if you search his name on Newspapers.com. Someone called Billy Burt was accused of killing him and some other men.

 

[Caring1]

1 Unidentified Person Exclusion

 

[HopeRains]

It looks like Billy Sunday Birt was convicted of several killings during the same early 70s period.

The Atlanta Constitution, 10 Mar 80, pg 35

Tocoa, GA -> Austell, GA

 

[bednarluck1]

Possible is Namus MP37088
Lewis James House, missing since 1972. Height and weight match. Also has ties to Clearwater, FL, 6 hrs up the coast from Panama City. Lives in Toccoa, GA, 1.5 hrs from Atlanta. Had dentures. Hair color does not match, however.