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12/16/1999 - Cold Case #1

On December 16, 1999 Lawrence Bolden, known to most people at “Frenchy” disappeared from the 1300 block of Ellis where he lived. On 02/24/2000 Bolden’s body was found in the lake in Crystal Lake Park. His body had been in the water for an extended time and was not found until ice on the lake began to melt. Bolden died from multiple “blunt force traumas” and was dumped in the lake after his death. Bolden was well known to many people, however there was little information about who he had been with at the time of his disappearance. His murder is unresolved.

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