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Unsolved: Strange Disappearance

Unsolved: Strange Disappearance

It's been ten years since search parties walked the woods near Ellerslie, Ga., searching for missing 20 year old Christopher Thompkins.

Thompkins was working with a local surveying company in January 2002, when he disappeared without a trace, leaving his co-workers, family and law enforcement baffled as to what could have happened to him.

There were four surveyors, including Christopher, standing approximately 50 yards apart at a site on Warm Springs Road, when Thompkins suddenly disappeared. According to police statements, no one saw where he went and there were few clues to aid investigators in finding the young man. The other surveyors stated he simply "walked away and never came back."

The question that has never been answered is how could he just vanish into thin air?

No evidence of foul play was ever found by local police or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Experts called in to look at city's 'lost mural'

Experts called in to look at city's 'lost mural'

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - City leaders thought a fire curtain was hanging way up near the ceiling of city hall behind the new council chambers - until they broke out a ladder to go check it out.

What they found was a mural that had been lost for years.

The mural, which they believed used to hang in front of the city hall stage when there were no acts performing, depicts Dexter Avenue at the turn of the century.

Historians and city officials say little is known about the mural right now, but they do believe it was painted in the 1930's. Experts will be coming in to take a closer look.

Elderly woman collides with collision center

Elderly woman collides with collision center

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Typically, a Collision Center exists to help others clean up after accidents. One Montgomery Collision Center is now looking to clean up its own accident from the inside out.

According to authorities, an elderly woman was scheduled for an appointment with her vehicle at the Joe Hudson Collision Center on Wares Ferry Road earlier this morning. For an unknown reason, she wasn't able to make it in with her vehicle until 1:00 p.m. The woman advised police that on her way to the center, her brakes went out causing the car to veer across the median and into the parking lot where she narrowly missed a woman walking to her vehicle. The woman's car ultimately came to a rest inside the Collision Center.

Police say everyone is OK - no injuries were reported from this accident. That is, unless you count the Geico Gecko on the wall.

Taking Chris' Hotdogs to the grave...

Taking Chris' Hotdogs to the grave...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) The owner of a downtown Montgomery restaurant got a request recently that hasn't been echoed in all the legendary hotdog eatery's 95 years of special orders.

It wasn't a call for holding onions, extra sauce or light relish.

Truck drops mobile home on Western Boulevard

Truck drops mobile home on Western Boulevard

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Montgomery Police Department is scrambling to clean-up after an accident left a mobile home in the center of the Western Boulevard.

According to the Montgomery Police Department, authorities had to shut down part of the Western Boulevard for at least 30 minutes while the overturned mobile home was righted.

Police say an 18-wheeler pulling the mobile home exiting I-65 northbound on to the Western Boulevard maneuvered to turn east when the mobile home it was carrying shifted and overturned.

Crews on scene estimate it will take a total of two and a half hours to clear the roadway.

Traffic will flow slowly once the Boulevard is re-opened until the accident can be fully cleared. Motorists are advised to expect delays and exercise caution.

Halloween is coming!

Halloween is coming!

Halloween is just around the corner and this is a fun time of year for young and old alike.

If you are looking for a hauntingly good time, join the Southern Paranormal Researchers for an evening of haunted history and investigations on October 28 & 29, 2011 at the Buena Vista Mansion.  The adventure begins at 8:30 p.m. Ages 12 and up.  Don't forget to bring your costume for our best dressed contest.

Tickets are available at Buena Vista (334) 365-3690, Heritage Museum (334) 361-0961, and at the door. Cost is $10 per person.

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