GA GA - William Adams, 39, LaGrange, 15 April 2003

Reward offered in cold case
First Posted: 3:51 pm - August 7th, 2015 Updated: 7:01 pm - August 7th, 2015. - 382 Views
Melanie Ruberti

LaGRANGE — The Troup County Sheriffs Office announced Friday that CrimeStoppers is offering a special reward for information leading to an arrest in the 2003 murder of William Kent Adams.

Adams, 39, of Arcadia, Missouri, was found sitting inside a red 1996 Ford Taurus that was still running on Ridley Avenue the night of April 15, 2003. His wallet was sitting in his lap and was completely empty. In addition, the passenger-side window on Adam’s car was rolled down, leading detectives to believe the motive for his murder was robbery.
No arrests in the case have been made.

Anyone with any information surrounding the murder of William Kent Adams was asked to called the LaGrange Police Department at 706-883-2603 and ask for Sgt. Mark Cavender or Sgt. William Nelson. People may also send in tips by messaging LPD on their Facebook page, or text them in anonymously to 888-777.

LaGrange police searching for 2003 cold murder case suspect

The LaGrange Police Department is currently completing a review of this “Cold Case” and have found that it would appear, based upon the specific circumstances of this murder, that someone in the public would have specific information that could lead to the arrest of an offender in this case.

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Nov 2 2018
https://www.lagrangenews.com/2018/11/02/lpd-asks-for-public-help-on-cold-case/
The LaGrange Police Department is asking for the public’s help on a 15-year-old cold case. Above, the car where William Kent Adams was found unresponsive is shown. (Contributed)

LPD asks for public help on cold case
The LaGrange Police Department is hoping the local community can step forward with information to help solve a 15-year-old cold case. William Kent Adams, of Missouri, was found unresponsive in his car on April 15, 2003 at the 600 block of Ridley Avenue.

LPD Det. Ley Wynne said Adams was working at the time for a company that cleans up railroad crossings, and had left work at 6:30 p.m. Wynne said around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at Ridley Avenue, and Adams was found in his car with a bullet in his chest."

“It’s been 15 years, so we’re hoping that maybe somebody who was younger then maybe has matured a little now, and decided that they know something and may want to come forward with information,” Wynne said.

Anyone with information on the case can reach Wynne at (706) 883-2609 or the Troup County Crime Stoppers at (706) 812-1000."