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Cold Case: Daughter Pleads for Help in Mom's 30-Year-Old Murder
3 Jun
Summary
- A 1999 Atlanta murder victim's daughter is seeking public assistance.
- Police are searching for the victim's ex-boyfriend, a mechanic.
- A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to a solved case.
Atlanta Police, alongside the daughter of a murder victim, made a public plea for assistance in a nearly 30-year-old cold case. Bridgett Lockhart was killed on July 31, 1999, on Oakcliff Court when she was 29 years old. Her daughter, Elandra Loyal, who is now a DeKalb County police officer, spoke about the profound impact her mother's death had on her life.
Loyal expressed her enduring need for answers, stating that her personal quest for truth drives her to help other families find justice. Law enforcement is looking for a man who was Lockhart's boyfriend for approximately six months prior to her death. The individual, believed to be in his late 50s now, was known as a mechanic in the Bankhead and Donnelly Hollow areas, possibly named Janarus or Janaris.
Investigators are hopeful that someone in the community may possess crucial information. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for any tip that leads to the resolution of Bridgett Lockhart's unsolved murder. This appeal aims to bring closure to a case that has remained open for nearly three decades.
