Manhunt Underway in DeKalb Park; Search for Suspect Linked to Cobb Slayings

WSB-TV/DT - Atlanta ^ | 11.7.03

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DUNWOODY -- Law enforcement authorities from Cobb and DeKalb counties are currently searching a Dunwoody park for a man who could be a suspect in the slayings earlier this week of two real estate agents.

Police have blocked a black Dodge Durango on Cherring Lane near Peeler Road in Dunwoody and were searching a nearby park, a nearby resident said.

Authorities have not yet confirmed that the man they are looking for is the suspect in the killings of Lori Brown and Cynthia Williams but authorities have said repeatedly that they wanted to question the driver of a black Dodge truck in connection with the slayings.

The manhunt, which included SWAT officers, police helicopters and police dogs, was underway even as the family of one of the victims was preparing to hold the funeral for the slain woman.

The service for Brown, 21, was scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Trinity Chapel Church of God in Powder Springs.

A builder found her body and that of Williams, 33, on Monday in the Oakwind subdivision sales office. Their cars were still parked outside the building.

Arrangements for Williams' funeral have not been finalized, but family members say she is expected to be buried in her hometown of Covington, La.

Atlanta area real estate agents received an e-mail Tuesday from the Atlanta Board of Realtors urging them to take precautions.

Investigators want to talk to a balding, heavy-set man in his 30s seen driving a black sport utility vehicle in the area before the women were killed.

Morrison Homes, the developer of the subdivision, is offering a $50,000 reward for information in the killings. Anyone with information was asked to call 770-499-3945. The killings stunned neighbors of the upscale subdivision. Many of the residents said they knew the two women.

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The victims:
 

The perp has now been identified as Stacy Humphries; the vehicle that's being searched is at his grandmother's residence.

There were four DeKalb schools that were under lockdown as this manhunt began; the lockdown has now been lifted, as DeKalb & Cobb police say Humphries has left the area of his grandmother's Dunwoody home.

This is a fluid situation that is changing as we speak; details are coming in as we go.

[Vigilantcitizen]

I pray they catch the evil bastard.

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ATL bump!

[Catspaw]

How did they focus in on him? Last I read, they didn't have any suspects.

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Stacy Ian Humphries fled the location on foot, and was picked up by a champagne colored Toyota Camry (or similar vehicle). The manhunt began in the upscale Tilly Mill area of Dunwoody, and both Cobb & DeKalb police are looking for him.

He is considered armed and dangerous.

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How did they focus in on him? Last I read, they didn't have any suspects.

They had some kind of idea, but they didn't want to make that info public yet. Apparently they didn't want to spook him before they were able to move in.

[dansangel]

Thank you for the bump, (((MHKING)))

When the description first came out of the suspect (balding or closely cropped, heavy-set white male) I was really struck by how Lori Brown's fiance fit that description.

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I was really struck by how Lori Brown's fiance fit that description.

My wife said the same thing this morning.

[dansangel]

Extra bump for a Dunwoody manhunt.

[dansangel]

Now I feel guilty - the whole situation *smelled* like a domestic. Spurned lover comes and kills significant other and has to take the witness, too.

I hope they catch the *real* suspect. Thank you for the report.

[Catspaw]

Stacy Ian Humphries fled the location on foot, and was picked up by a champagne colored Toyota Camry (or similar vehicle).

I hope the driver of the Toyota has his/her radio on, otherwise he/she is in for a BIG surprise, starting with, "driver, let me see your hands," followed by, "GET DOWN ON THE GROUND! GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!!"

[Catspaw]

This story says he's a parolee. Have they saidwhat he's on parole for?

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=38934

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Have they saidwhat he's on parole for?

From 11alive:

Humphreys’ is currently on parole for a previous conviction. His criminal stretches back to 1993 and includes the following convictions:

Impersonating another
Theft by receiving stolen property
Possession of a firearm in commission of a felony
First-degree forgery
Burglary
Theft by taking

[.45MAN]

Thanks for the update.. Hopefully he won't get away..

[doodad]

bump for keeping up

[Catspaw]

Quite the record--and it sounds like he had a plan to get away.

I hope they find him soon. He already has a built-in hostage.

[Catspaw]

If he doesn't come up on this website, just type his name into the query.

http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/OffenderQuery/asp/offenderQueryForm.asp

[Vigilantcitizen]

After lunch rebump.

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Now Fulton County is in on the manhunt.

Update from WXIA:

Four Fulton Schools in Lockdown

Police activity in the Dunwoody and Sandy Springs area caused officials to put four Fulton County schools into lockdown mode Friday afternoon.

The police activity is the result of the search for a man wanted for questioning in the murders of two real estate agents in Powder Springs.

The schools in lockdown were identified as:

• Dunwoody Springs Elementary
  
• Woodland Elementary
  
• North Springs High School
  
• Sandy Springs Middle School
  
  The lockdown means students will be kept inside their classrooms and people entering the schools will be closely monitored.
  
  A manhunt continued for Stacey Humphreys after he fled police who tried to capture him at his grandmother's home in DeKalb County Friday morning. Humphreys fled the scene on foot and was then spotted entering a light-colored Toyota Camry.
  
  Humphreys is considered armed and dangerous.

[FreedomPoster]

That's about 2 miles from here, right on my path to I-285 Westbound. A hop, skip, and a jump.

Locked and loaded.