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HINDS COUNTY JANE DOE: [1999] BF, 15-25 - Found at an oil well i
n Bolton, AL - July 19, 1999
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 10:24 pm
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The victim's nude, decomposed remains were found at an oil well
in the St. Thomas area of Bolton. She was lying on top of
bottoms to a yellow rain slicker. Found next to her were a piece
of black cloth and a piece of equipment chain.
A possible suspect has been identified; he may be responsible
for at least ten other killings or disappearances. However, he
has not been charged in those cases due to lack of evidence.
He was charged and found guilty of kidnapping and aggrevated
assault against another woman in 2009, and sentenced to 50 years
in prison.
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Re: HINDS COUNTY JANE DOE: [1999] BF, 15-25 - Found at an oil we
ll in Bolton, AL - July 19, 1999
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 10:24 pm
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Date of Discovery: July 19, 1999
Location of Discovery: Bolton, Hinds County, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: 1-2 weeks prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Gunshot to abdomen
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 15-25 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" to 5'1"
Weight: 110 to 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She previously had gone through
childbirth or had an abortion.
Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Unknown.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: The body was unclothed, but was placed on top of the
bottom of a yellow rain slicker.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Black cloth fragment; part of an
equipment chain.
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's nude, decomposed remains were found at an oil well
in the St. Thomas area of Bolton. She was lying on top of
bottoms to a yellow rain slicker. Found next to her were a piece
of black cloth and a piece of equipment chain.
A possible suspect has been identified; he may be responsible
for at least ten other killings or disappearances. However, he
has not been charged in those cases due to lack of evidence.
He was charged and found guilty of kidnapping and aggrevated
assault against another woman in 2009, and sentenced to 50 years
in prison.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Hinds County Sheriff Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 601-974-2900
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 99-2271
Agency Name: Hinds County Coroner
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 601-973-5505
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: Not listed
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Re: HINDS COUNTY JANE DOE: [1999] BF, 15-25 - Found at an oil we
ll in Bolton, AL - July 19, 1999
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 10:24 pm
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Man Sentenced In Kidnapping, Attack
JACKSON, Miss. —
5-6 minutes
JACKSON, Miss. —
A Bolton man convicted in a 2009 attack on a woman at his Bolton
home has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
In January, a Hinds County jury found Ricky Franklin guilty of
kidnapping and aggravated assault in connection with the Nov. 7,
2009 attack on the 21-year-old woman.
The woman told authorities that Franklin raped her twice, beat
her with liquor bottles and choked her. Hinds County Sheriff's
Department investigators said Franklin tried to bite off the
woman's ear.
"You are a clear danger to society and your actions deserve a
stiff sentence," Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Weill
told Franklin.
Weill sentenced Franklin to 20 years on the aggravated assault
charge and 30 years on the kidnapping charge. The sentences are
to run consecutively.
Franklin Testifies In Sentencing Hearing
Franklin testified Thursday that before his arrest, he worked at
an RV company, took care of his children and attended church. He
said he got into a fistfight with his accuser, but turned
himself in to police the next day.
Franklin's mother also testified and described him as a loving
father to his 12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. She asked
Weill to be lenient and to give him another chance.
District Attorney Robert Smith believes Franklin is responsible
for at least 10 slayings, but because of a lack of evidence,
those cases have not gone forward.
"We have a number of cases that we are looking forward to
investigating," Smith said. "Some may go to grand jury and some
may not."
Elizabeth Duckworth, who was at Thursday's hearing, said she
believes Franklin killed her 19-year-old sister more than 14
years ago. She wouldn't go into detail, but said there is a case
pending.
"All I can say is we have a predator off the streets, and he
should have been off the streets years ago," Duckworth said. "I
thank God there's no young girls out there that can come prey to
him.
Sirena Wilson said her cousin's case may be tied to Franklin
too. Her 15-year-old cousin Maryanne Bass was killed in 1996.
She had been stabbed 87 times and her body was dumped on the
street where Franklin lived, Wilson said.
"At least he's off the streets. He's not a danger to society
anymore," Wilson said. "I just wish my aunt, Maryanne's mother,
had lived to see this day."
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Re: HINDS COUNTY JANE DOE: [1999] BF, 15-25 - Found at an oil we
ll in Bolton, AL - July 19, 1999
By: Scorpio Date: February 12, 2020, 10:25 pm
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Three On Your Side Investigates: Cold Case Mystery of Mabel
Conic
March 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM CDT - Updated July 26 at 5:55 AM
By Marsha Thompson
marsha@wlbt.net
A Bolton man linked to a cold case murder mystery dating back to
1999 has been released on his own recognizance. Ricky Franklin
was charged with capital murder and kidnapping in the death of a
Jackson woman. Her remains were found in the same area of Bolton
as three other women.
It was July of 1999 when the body of a young black female was
found shot to death near an oil well near the St. Thomas
community of Bolton. Her remains were never identified. She's
known as Jane Doe #1.
On Halloween 1999, squirrel hunters walked up on the remains of
second body at a separate location on St. Thomas Road.
Investigators identified 23-year-old Shanon McKinney, stabbed 48
times in the head with a screwdriver.
In the same area they found Jane Doe #2, a woman beaten, shot
and partially burned.
The other victim discovered was Mabel Conic, a known prostitute,
age 41. Her cause of death was listed as possible gunshot
trauma.
Nine years ago, at the scene of the murders, we asked Hinds
County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin if he had concluded he had a
serial killer on his hands.
"We may have a serial killer (or) we may have someone who killed
three people at one time," McMillin said then.
On Thursday, Ricky Levert Franklin was shackled as he was led to
court to face kidnapping and capital murder charges in Conic's
death. Franklin lived 4.7 miles away from the killing fields. He
has remained locked up on a separate case for the last four
years.
Franklin had no comment except when he uttered "Praise God."
He had faced murder charges before in the case, but the charges
were dismissed due to a lack of evidence.
Hinds County cold case Investigators tried to present new
evidence linking him to the murder Thursday. Rebecca Pittman,
who works for the Hinds County Sheriff's Department, took the
stand outlining evidence that law enforcement felt tied Franklin
to Conic's murder, including an anonymous phone call to the
victim's family.
Pittman said co-defendant Buster Davis admitted to the FBI and
other investigators that he anonymously telephoned Conic's
brother and told them Franklin killed Conic. She testified that
Conic's boyfriend saw her get into a red sports car with two
black males matching Franklin and Davis' descriptions on Mill
Street near Monument Street.
She also stated that in 2000, a witness reported to the FBI that
in 1999 Davis told him that after the two picked her up they
drove to a convenience store. Conic, she said, begged Davis for
help, telling him Franklin was going to kill her. Davis saw
Conic's hands were tied together.
Pittman also stated that Davis revealed that Franklin shot Conic
with some type of hunting firearm at close range in his red
Camaro and that Franklin lives in Bolton and Conic was killed in
Bolton. Franklin "loves to beat up prostitutes" and this was not
the first time Franklin has killed a woman."
But court appointed lawyer Mike Scott dismissed the information
as new evidence in the cold case and said there is nothing new
since the charges were previously dropped by Hinds County
District Attorney Faye Peterson's office. The Judge didn't buy
it either. Franklin walked away a free man.
The case will again be presented to a Hinds County Grand Jury.
Franklin's attorney's insist lawmen have the wrong man.
Franklin's Uncle refused to go on camera with WLBT News
Wednesday, but told us Ricky is not a vicious killer, "It was an
unsolved case. They are just trying to pin this on someone but
all that will come out in court."
Franklin will go back to the St. Thomas community where he grew
up, and cold case investigators have more work to do.
Hinds County Court Judge William Barnett dropped kidnapping
charges against Franklin. His case will be bound over to the
Grand Jury on murder charges only.
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