NC NC- Denise “Dee Dee” Dawkins,13, wearing only bra & 1 tennis shoe, partially buried to her chest w. logs, the Henry Fork River, 28/7/92, *RE-OPENED*.

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By Dave Faherty, wsoctv.com July 23, 2024

Police in Catawba County reopen 13-year-old girl’s 1992 murder case

Family members are now offering a reward after the teenager was found dead along the banks of the Henry Fork River in 1992.

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''This month marks 32 years since Dee Dee disappeared in the Hickory area. Weeks after she vanished, someone made a gruesome discovery: Police said she was only wearing a bra and a single tennis shoe when her body was found along the Henry Fork River.
Faherty learned the 13-year-old was partially buried up to her chest by logs and debris along the river.''

Family members said several law enforcement agencies have been involved in the investigation. Now, the Brookford Police Department has reopened the case.''

''The chief said he put together a team of investigators to go over every aspect of the unsolved case. He said now, more than 30 years later, they’ve developed possible suspects.

“We feel that there are folks who know things in the community that don’t want to talk, partly based off of fear,” Armstrong said.''

Jul 24, 2024
Police in Catawba County have reopened a more than 30-year-old cold case murder involving a 13-year-old girl.

 

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Police in Catawba County reopen 13-year-old girl’s 1992 murder case

Police in Catawba County have reopened a more than 30-year-old cold case murder involving a 13-year-old girl.

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“That ain’t right. Trying to get me to say something I’m not supposed to say,” said William Crooks, who maintains his innocence in the case. “Trying to get me to say something I’m not guilty of. That ain’t right.”

Crooks said he had nothing to do with the 13-year-old’s murder and police never took him up on his offer to take a lie detector test.

Police chief’s cellphone left at home during interview reopens 1992 murder case, warrant says

“That ain’t right. Trying to get me to say something I’m not supposed to say.”

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WSOC-TV said court documents said that Armstrong is accused of interviewing a man in his home and then leaving his cell phone behind, still recording, when he left. The station said the search warrant said that Armstrong returned to the home after 10 minutes to retrieve the phone.

William Crooks told the station that Armstrong questioned him in his home for about half an hour last fall about the unsolved murder of 13-year-old Dee Dee Dawkins in 1992.

‘On Patrol: Live’ star under investigation for recording man

Meanwhile, he claims he fears for his safety.

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April 22, 2025

Police chief at center of cold case says accusations over evidence are ‘politically motivated’

“It’s disgusting what I’m witnessing happening," the police chief said.

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''The State Bureau of Investigations is looking into the Brookford Police Department’s handling of a 1992 cold case, but police chief Willie Armstrong is pushing back.

“I have never witnessed a politically motivated agenda like I am now. Because I’m running for sheriff they leveraged this poor little girl’s case against me and this family who all they wanted is justice,” Armstrong said on social media.''

 

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There is an hour plus press release from the Chief, Brookford PD that was today (8 hrs ago) that includes files and also public commentary, most of which is in support of the Chief and his efforts to solve the case. General consensus is he is getting too close to the investigation (or lack thereof), players in the community who were involved directly or indirectly, etc.

 

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Brookford police chief says misconduct investigation is political; DA, sheriff's office respond

The Brookford Police Department has been asked to turn the investigation into the 1992 death of Dee Dee Dawkins over to state and sheriff's office investigators.

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Catawba County NC police chief: investigation is political​

2 hours ago — Crooks was interviewed in relation to the 1992 death of 13-year-old Isis Denise “Dee Dee” Dawkins. No one has been charged in her death.''

 

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Willie Armstrong gained national recognition through On Patrol Live before facing indictment in a shocking twist tied to a 1992 Brookford homicide.
Despite the legal storm, he has vowed to continue his campaign and maintain his innocence.

This marks one of the most dramatic off-camera developments for a law enforcement official connected to On Patrol Live. The show, which gives viewers a front-row seat into police work, now finds one of its stars at the center of a real-life criminal case

On Patrol Live: Chief Willie Armstrong INDICTED In 1992 Case

Brookford Police Chief Willie Armstrong, featured on On Patrol Live, indicted in 1992 cold case for mishandling evidence in teen’s murder.

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