IN IN- Gwendolyn Larry, 48, fatally shot outside her home, Gary, 30 October 1984

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''NewsChannel 6 has covered some of the CSRA’s cold cases in the past. And we want to cover more of them in order to help bring families justice. We feel that shining a light on these cases might encourage people to speak up and bring forth new evidence to the police that might finally close a chapter in the book of pain for families. So we’re introducing a new, on air and digital Cold Case Project.

I have been charged with leading this task. And while I’ve covered multiple cold case stories in the past, I hope to bring more stories to viewers now. It’s my passion to bring families justice, first as a journalist, but also because it is personal. On October 30, 1984 my grandmother, Gwendolyn Larry, was shot to death while getting out of her car to go into her home in Gary, Indiana. The police responded. There was an investigation and a small story in the newspaper. The FBI was also brought in to investigate. But the family lived with the devastation, having a wife, mother, sister, niece, aunt, grandmother and friend ripped from their lives at the age of 48.''

''During this Cold Case Project, it’s my hope that I will bring some type of hope to families needing closure, just like my family in Indiana is seeking.

Anyone with ideas about what cases we should spotlight in the CSRA can email me at [email protected].''

 

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Cold Case Project | ‘It’s personal’, Getting your family the justice they deserve | WJBF

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Back in March, we launched Cold Case Project here at WJBF NewsChannel 6. The purpose was and still is simple, telling stories about the murdered and the missing across the CSRA to shed light on what family and law enforcement need to get justice and close the case. We’ve done that for the past five months and look forward to doing it in the future. And each time we sit down with loved ones and friends, I always try to share one thing…

It’s personal.

I shared why back when we started this series. My maternal grandmother, my mom’s mother, was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana on October 30, 1984. I was a baby and I do not remember anything about her, despite the fact that she spent a lot of time with me since my parents were working during the day. All I know is (from what I have been told), my beautiful, fierce granny whom I am very much like was taken from me.

When I sit down with families monthly, I listen to them talk about lives that seem to have been take too soon. My only hope is that someone has a heart and gives vital information that will one day get the family justice. Here at NewsChannel 6, it’s my goal to be one additional source for people to read, hear and feel the story. Most times, there are very few articles.

Back in 1984, there was a small newspaper clipping on my grandmother’s murder and that’s it.

Today, I’m doing exactly what I tell families to do when they reach out to me. Plaster your loved one and his or her story everywhere.

As soon as we announced what we were doing, an entity with a similar name reached out. Project Cold Case. It is a Florida-based, publicity and advocacy service for victims’ families. They do not conduct private investigations, but you can list your loved one on their searchable site and they even hold a Digital Survivor Support Group meeting monthly. While Grandma Gwen, which is what I call her, was killed in Indiana, I still believe listing her case here just gives our family another source. And for victims in the CSRA, it’s even closer, geographically.

Additionally, I reached back out to the Gary Police Department investigator who reopened the case in 2012. He did not respond. Perhaps he’s busy. But, I’m not going away just yet.

My encouragement to families is to be persistent and literally bug law enforcement, neighbors, witnesses and close friends. Do not give up until justice happens and the case is closed.

 

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Cold Case Project | ‘It’s personal’, Getting your family the justice they deserve | WJBF

Project Cold Case: Gwedolyn Larry