GA GA - Simon Powell, 63, Burke County, 1 June 2016

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http://www.wfxg.com/story/32128420/search-for-missing-man-in-burke-county?sf27803803=1

BURKE COUNTY, GA (WFXG) -
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office says a burned car may belong to a missing 63-year-old man. A family member reported Simon Powell on Thursday. No one has seen him since around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1.

 

[RohrbachJL]

http://wjbf.com/2016/06/07/family-appeals-to-public-for-missing-burke-county-loved-one/

 

[0101ABA]

Burke County authorities say they are considering foul play in the missing persons case of Simon Powell.

Officials continue to work leads and gather information regarding the 63-year-old, who was reported missing on June 2. However, an active search is on hold at this time because no one has been able to pinpoint where he was last seen.

http://www.26nbc.com/content/news/Burke-County-deputies-looking-for-missing-man-381718651.html

 

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Two billboards go up calling for answers in missing Burke County man’s cold case[/h]

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A Burke County family plans to unveil one of two billboards featuring their missing loved one in hopes of getting some concrete information about what happened the day he disappeared.

Simon Powell’s family chose a very visual representation after a year and a half of unfruitful tips and unsuccessful searches.

“The family said it wasn’t uncommon for him to go on a walk in the afternoon,” said Sgt. Cameron Hampton, a Burke County Sheriff’s Office Investigator. “But for him to have been in his vehicle that late at night and then not coming home was strange.”
Powell’s family also tell me that he had too much to willingly leave behind including a lumber business. So, they are hoping the Augusta billboard and a second billboard on the Waynesboro Bypass gets people talking.

We spoke with Powell’s son too who told us they are offering a reward of up to $15,000 depending on what information is given to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office.

Sgt. Hampton explained to us that this is the biggest missing person case he has covered. But he added that people can contact him anonymously.

“I understand if somebody has information and they are nervous to put their name out there. If it’s like that, don’t give me your name. I don’t need your name to follow a lead.”

The family plans to hold a billboard dedication tomorrow at 1pm at the Waynesboro Bypass billboard.

http://wjbf.com/2018/01/05/two-bill...swers-in-missing-burke-county-mans-cold-case/

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified remains found in Hephzibah: http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/BREAKING--Human-remains-found-in-wooded-area-478870483.html

 

[PayrollNerd]

Thought I’d paste this in threads for the Burke County, GA areas.

https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article250630399.html

A group of hunters made a grisly discovery in eastern Georgia Sunday when they stumbled on human remains “scattered about,” according to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia.

An identity for the victim and cause of death have not been released.

Investigators say the bones were found around 12:15 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area about 14 miles west of the Burke County seat of Waynesboro. The largely rural area is about 35 miles southwest of Augusta.

 

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‼ Press Release ‼

On 04/11/21 at approximately 1213 hours, deputies responded to the area of Highway 305 and Pine Straw Road in reference to a suspicious situation. Upon arrival deputies were met by hunters whom advised they were riding hunting property and believed they had discovered human skeletal remains. Deputies began combing the heavily wooded area and discovered skeletal remains scattered about. BCSO CID and the Burke County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene to collect evidence and process the scene. The skeletal remains have been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab for the purposes of determining the individual’s identity and cause of death. At this time, this is an ongoing investigation and there is no further information to release at this time.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Investigators increase reward money for information on man missing since 2016

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is increasing the reward for help with the search for a man missing since 2016. “Somebody knows where he is,” said Sh…

www.wjbf.com

 

[JnRyan]

The Charley Project has updated his case.

Simon Powell – The Charley Project

 

[imstilla.grandma]

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted for questioning in the case of missing man, Simon Powell

38-year-old Stacey Lynn Welch is wanted for ‘questioning only’ in relation to the case.

Welch is believed to frequent motels in the Augusta area and has connections in Waynesboro.

Powell was reported missing in 2016.

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams says that he is offering a $30,000 reward to any person who can aid in the discovery of Powell.

TIMELINE:

• 06-02-2016: Burke County man still missing, now more than 1 week
• 06-02-2016: Family appeals to public for missing Burke County loved one
• 03-03-2017: Reward offered in location of missing Burke County man
• 04-26-2017: Sheriff of Burke County Reopens Old, Cold Cases
• 08-13-2017: Burke County sheriff asking for help in 3 unsolved cases
• 01-05-2018: Two billboards go up calling for answers in missing Burke County man’s cold case
• 06-01-2018: Reward up to $15K for Simon Powell, Burke Co. man missing since 2016
• 06-01-2022: Burke County Sheriff offering $30,000 award in search of missing man

Woman sought for questioning in Simon Powell case located

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted for questioning in a missing person case.

www.wjbf.com

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Stacey Lynch has been arrested.

Woman arrested and charged in connection with disappearance and murder of Simon Powell

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Just over 6 years from the date Simon Powell went missing, a suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with his disappearance and murder. Burke County She…

www.wjbf.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Burke County deputies find new location in missing man search

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 62-year-old Randall Eugene Johnson, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the Simon Powell murder investigation.

Johnson is believed to have connections in Augusta, Waynesboro and North Carolina.

Two others have been arrested in the murder investigation. 39 year old Mitchell Lanell Lambert has been charged with Murder, Kidnapping, and Armed Robbery in the death of Simon Powell. Stacey Lynn Welch, has also been charged with Murder, Armed Robbery, and Kidnapping.

Another person wanted for questioning in the Simon Powell case

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 62-year-old Randall Eugene Johnson, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the Simon Powell murder inve…

www.wjbf.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Search delayed at pond for missing Burke County man due to recent rain

 

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Officials drained the pond weeks ago, saying Welch told them where to look.

Burke County Sheriff’s Capt. Jimmy Wylds told local news outlets Tuesday that after digging and raking through the mud at the bottom with assistance from cadaver dogs, officials had found what they believe are human remains.

The remains have been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab near Atlanta for identification.

Human remains found in pond during search for Georgia man who disappeared in 2016

The sheriff believes Mr. Powell was robbed and the robbers burned the truck to conceal evidence.

www.wsbtv.com

 

[mlhenn]

Simon Powell – The Charley Project

Last updated October 28, 2024; details of disappearance added.

Details of Disappearance​

Powell was last seen in the 6300 block of River Road Waynesboro, Georgia at 7:00 p.m. on June 1, 2016. He was sitting in his yard talking on his phone when suddenly the line went dead. He has never been heard from again.

In the early morning hours of June 2, his white 2012 Ford F-350 pickup truck was found abandoned and burned on Wilson Road, several miles from his home. There was no sign of him at the scene and no indication of human remains in the ruins of the vehicle.

In July 2022, authorities arrested Stacey Lynn Welch and charged her with murder, armed robbery and kidnapping in Powell's case. Later that month, Mitchell Lanell Lambert was arrested and charged with the same offenses. Photos of Lambert and Welch are posted with this case summary. Two other people, Crystal Simmons and Randall Johnson, were questioned in the case but never charged.

Welch had allegedly told an acquaintance that Lambert, who was her boyfriend at the time, had killed Powell. When the police heard about this and questioned Welch, she said Lambert and two Hispanic men had forced Powell to pull his car over to the side of the road, forced him to go to a hunting cabin called the Sugar Shack, decapitated him with a machete and dumped his remains in a nearby pond.

However, cadaver-sniffing dogs checked one pond and found nothing, and material recovered from a second pond could not be proven to be human remains. There was a machete at the Sugar Shack, but it wasn't bloodstained, although a pair of scissors there was found to be bloodstained. Welch changed her story multiple times, at one point claiming Powell was suffocated in a bag, and her attorney later said she was under the influence of heroin when she was being questioned.

Lambert admitted to having met Powell and having visited his home but denied killing him. The two Hispanic men Welch implicated have not been identified. Lambert was released from jail on bond awaiting trial for the murder; Welch was released on her own recognizance and is also awaiting trial.

Powell's family stated they don't believe he would have left his tree-cutting business and all the other things in his life behind. He was well-known and respected in his local community. His body has not been found, but foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.