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Leslie Marva Adams

Reported missing: October 21, 2005

Lilburn, GA

Hairdresser

Current Age: 40

Website: http://www.geocities.com/findleslieadams/


$25,000 Reward

Find Leslie Adams
Last Seen October 21, 2005


Leslie Marva Adams was reported missing on October 21, 2005 in Lilburn Georgia after her friends and family were unable to get in touch with her.
Authorities were called to her apartment where a search was conducted. The search led authorities to believe that foul play is possible in her disappearance.

Just a few days prior to Leslie's disappearance, she filed a restraining order against her boyfriend Billy Cook. In a court document, Leslie stated that Mr. Cook would not leave her alone, and she feared for her life. Police have questioned Cook but give no indication if he is indeed a person of interest in Leslie's mysterious disappearance.

The family of Leslie is turning to the public for assistance with her case. There is now a $25,000 reward available for information leading to the location of Leslie verified with the Gwinnett Police Department.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Leslie Adams, you are asked to call Detective Marcus Head at 770-513-5300. You remain anonymous if needed.

Note: Reward has been increased.

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10/24/05

November 12 2005

Foul Play Suspected In Missing Georgia Woman Case
When 40-year-old Leslie Marva Adams had finally had enough of her ex-boyfriend's physical abuse, police say she went to a judge for a restraining order. Five days later, she went missing.

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Foul Play Suspected In Georgia Woman's Disappearance
A 40-year-old hairstylist in Georgia has gone missing -- and police believe foul play is involved. But while they say they've received plenty of information regarding the disappearance of Leslie Marva Adams, they still have not named any suspects.

Police say Adams' brother, Eric, and his mother, Phyllis, were the last family members to have contact with Leslie. They spoke with her on the phone Friday, October 21, 2005, reportedly reminding her about another family member's upcoming birthday. Three days later, Leslie was reported missing.


Abusive Ex-Boyfriend Not A Suspect
When police arrived at Adams' apartment on Monday, October 24, 2005, they say they immediately noticed some things that caused them serious concern, leading authorities to believe foul play was involved in her disappearance. Police say they've submitted some evidence found in her apartment to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for testing.

But police still have no suspects -- despite a restraining order Adams filed against her ex-boyfriend, Joe Cook, just five days before she was reported missing. The court document filed by Adams claimed Cook was physically and verbally abusive, and that she was fearful for her life.

According to police, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against Cook, and scheduled a court date when both Adams and Cook would appear. Then, police say, the judge would determine whether or not the restraining order should become permanent.

Though police have not completely discounted Adams' ex-boyfriend as a possible suspect, they say there is no evidence suggesting his involvement in her mysterious disappearance.

Friends and family of Adams held a vigil for their missing loved one on Friday, October 28, 2005, praying for her safe return.




November 12 2005

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Lilburn Police Seek Missing Woman

Reported by: Kevin Rowson
Web Editor: Michael King

Last Modified: 10/26/2005 8:16:40 AM


Lilburn police say they found signs of foul play inside the apartment of a woman who has been missing for several days. They went to the home after 40-year-old Leslie Adams’ family called police on Monday.

Roberta Adams spoke to her sister Leslie Thursday by telephone. Leslie told Roberta that she would see her the next night at Roberta’s birthday party. Leslie never showed up.

“I just want to say that I hope my sister’s alive. I want to find her,” Roberta said.

Late Monday afternoon, Lilburn police say that they made a welfare check at Leslie’s apartment. Her car was parked outside her apartment, but she was not home. Police say they went inside and found something that made them call Gwinnett County’s Crime Scene Investigation unit.

“We did find some things that led us to believe that it’s possible something might have happened on the inside in the way of foul play, so based on that information, we went ahead and processed it as such,” said Sgt. Tyler Thomas of the Lilburn Police Dept.

Roberta says that Leslie has only lived in the apartment a couple of months. In that time, Lilburn police say they have been to the apartment, but would only characterize the incidents there as minor.

Gwinnett and Lilburn investigators say they don’t want to presume that another person is involved at this point. Neither does Leslie’s sister.

“Leslie, if you're out there and you see me, please contact me. I miss you and I love you,” said Roberta.

Police say they are treating the case as a suspicious missing persons’ case. They are asking anyone who might know where Leslie Adams is to call Gwinnett County Police at 770-513-5300

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http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=71116


Man Denies Abusing Missing Woman

Leslie Marva Adams

Reported by: Jaye Watson
Web Editor: Michael King
Last Modified: 10/28/2005 6:48:27 PM


Despite a turbulent relationship, Billy Cook claims he never abused Leslie Marva Adams, a woman reported missing from Lilburn, Ga. last Monday.

Adams’ sister, Roberta, told Gwinnett County police she last spoke to Leslie last Thursday. The two agreed to meet at a party the following night, but 44-year-old Leslie never showed up – and hasn’t been heard from since.

The following Monday, police went to Leslie’s apartment to check on her after family members notified them of not having heard from her for days. Officers reported finding Leslie’s car in the apartment complex parking lot, but did not find her in her apartment.

However, investigators said they did find evidence of foul play inside of the apartment. They have yet to specify its nature and say they have no suspects regarding Leslie’s seeming disappearance.

On Wednesday of last week, the day before Roberta Adams says she last spoke with her sister, Leslie took out a protective order against Cook. It happened after police officers came to her apartment because she and Cook were having a fight, police said.

While police didn’t arrest Cook, they did serve the protective order against him later Wednesday afternoon. In the order, Leslie detailed the nature of her struggles with Cook and abuse she claimed to have suffered at his hands during their year-and-a-half-long relationship.

“He has tried to control me by making threats and committing simple battery,” she said. “I am fearful for my life and I feel that even when I tell Billy to leave me alone, he does not listen. I am afraid that if I do not let him in my life, he will become violent and angry.”

After she turned up missing on Monday, Cook told police he had nothing to with it and that he hadn’t seen her since Wednesday.

“It’s hard to believe that she would just disappear. It could be that something happened. I don’t know,” Cook said.

Gwinnett police maintain that Cook has completely cooperated with them and that he is not a suspect in their investigation. He also agreed to speak to 11Alive’s Jaye Watson about Leslie’s claims in the protective order.

When asked if he had anything to do with Leslie’s disappearance, he responded, “No.” When asked if he in any way harmed her, he also responded, “No.”

While Cook agreed that he and Adams often argued, he said he never abused her. However, in Adams’ request, she filled in a checklist of what she says Cook did to her, which included choking, hitting, stalking her, in addition to being jealous and controlling of her or threatening to kill her.

When confronted by 11Alive’s Watson about whether he participated in the latter, Cook answered "no" to each item.

“Why do you think she would make these claims and [obtain] this temporary protective order?,” Watson asked.

“I think somebody manipulated her,” Cook said.

“I hope nothing ain’t wrong with Leslie. I hope she did what the runaway bride did,” he said.

Since serving 13 years in prison for various drug charges, Cook says he’s turned his life around and now runs his own vending business.

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Reward Offered for Missing Woman

Leslie Marva Adams

Reported By: Kevin Rowson
Web Editor: Michael King
Last Modified: 11/9/2005 7:27:44 PM


The family of a missing Lilburn woman offers a reward for information about her whereabouts.

Leslie Marva Adams didn’t show up for work at a hair salon on October 21. The next day, her family went to her apartment and found her car, but the 40-year-old Adams was not there.

Gwinnett County police found indications of foul play inside her apartment.

Adams’ family says she would talk to someone in the family on a daily basis, but they haven’t heard from her since.

“It’s been very challenging, and this is one of our darkest moments. Just the uncertainty and not knowing, so we’re just hoping that somebody out there who saw or knows something, will please come forward,” said Adams’ cousin, Alayne Adams.

Donations can be made to the Leslie Marva Adams Reward/Donation Fund at any Bank of America branch.

Anyone who has any information on her disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call Gwinnett County police.

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Investigator helps in Adams search
11/22/2005

By Leslie Wiggins
Staff Writer
leslie.wiggins@gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — The family of Leslie Marva Adams, a 40-year-old Lilburn woman reported missing last month under suspicious circumstances, has just hired T.J. Ward, the private investigator in the Natalee Holloway case, to help them bring her home.
Ward spoke with Alberta Adams, Leslie Adams’ sister, early Monday morning to begin formulating a plan of action.
“We know the police are overwhelmed with work, and I can get information faster,” Ward said. “Also, sometimes people like to talk to someone who is unrelated to the law enforcement.”
Part of the new plan is to have a fluent Spanish speaker on Ward’s team re-interview Adams’ neighbors, as many of them only speak Spanish.
“I think if a non-law enforcement agent approaches them and can communicate in their language we may be able to find something,” Ward said.
Ward, who is offering his services pro-bono, will also be working with Tracy Seargent, president of K9 Search and Rescue Specialists Inc. The company offers dogs that specialize in finding missing people, either alive or dead. Her dogs are adept tracking a person even if they have been missing for more than a month. Adams was reported missing Oct. 25.
Oftentimes not finding a missing person’s track is as important as finding one, Seargent said.
“I worked a case where the family was convinced she was in this 25-acre area,” she said. “We searched the area and I told them the dogs didn’t find anything. They were still convinced, though, that she was there. Later (the missing girl) wound up being two counties away.”
No specific location has been designated yet, but later this week Seargent and Ward will take the dogs looking for Adams.
Alayne Adams, Leslie Adams’ cousin, also spoke briefly with Ward on Monday.
“I’m very impressed, and I’m very grateful that he would be willing to help us,” she said. “We’re hoping he can get us some answers.”
Ward said he intends to work with Gwinnett police on the Adams case.
“I am working parallel with the law,” he said. “If we have info, we will hand it over to the Gwinnett police immediately.”
Anyone with information regarding Leslie Adams’ whereabouts is asked to call Detective Marcus Head at 770-513-5300

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She feared for her life, asked for a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend who terrorized her when she tried to leave him, and two days later she disappears.

The only mystery is whether he put her in a dumpster or out in the woods. Whichever, it will be long enough to do the job.

We can see how much good a restraining order does.

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I can see this case is baffling LE--the poor family rd had to hire their own private investigator too. Scary to think they can't figure this out, or can they? I mean, this guy also claims, "HE DIDN'T DO IT!" That is the story of the decade I think.

It does appear that restraining orders do not work in many cases. I have read statistics of women taking them out and also did a some volunteer work at a shelter. This women seem to not be able to run to far- the orders are broken if somebody wants to stalk you, or kill you.

Blessings and hope for Leslie and her family.

Transcripts to follow.

good day all

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Transcripts from N. Grace

November 23, 03- (Edit)-Transcript of Leslie Adams



(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERTA ADAMS, SISTER OF MISSING LESLIE ADAMS: I`m not going to give up. Every day, I`m going to work that much harder to try to bring her home.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRACE: This beautiful girl, Leslie Adams, still missing. If you have information, contact the Gwinnett County police, 770-513-5300.

Let`s go straight out to "Atlanta Journal Constitution" reporter, Ken Sugiura. What`s the latest on Leslie?

KEN SUGIURA, REPORTER, "ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION": Well, the latest is they`re still looking. I think that they`re trying to -- they`ve been going through searches, looking around the Gwinnett County area. And the reward now is up to $25,000, as you`ve said, after Roberta (ph) has his visit here last week. And that`s about it. And also, the family has obtained a private investigator to aid in the search.

GRACE: So the update is, they`re still looking. That`s not really grabbing me, Ken.

SUGIURA: Unfortunately, it isn`t. I know they`re getting information and trying to solve this case. I know they were yesterday in Oakwood, which is north of Gwinnett County, which is north of Atlanta. And they had, I think, a 27-man search, but they couldn`t find anything.

And so, yes, it`s not great news. But they`re still trying to solve this case.

GRACE: To Jane Velez-Mitchell, explain to us the circumstances of Leslie`s disappearance.

JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER: Well, she is a very, very popular hairstylist. She is a mom, very well-loved. They believe -- her friends do -- that she went to a trendy Atlanta nightclub the night before.

She then, the next day, spoke with her mother and her brother. They reminded her she had a relative`s birthday coming up in about three days. She says she would be there. That`s the last anybody has heard from her.

Now, we do know that, when police went into her apartment, they found suspicious evidence but they`re not saying what it is. They have turned that evidence over to the GBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, for testing.

We do know that a former boyfriend was someone that she was very, very troubled with in her life. In fact, just a couple of days before she disappeared, she went and tried to get a temporary restraining order against this individual. She did get the TRO.

And in the document that she filed to get that temporary restraining order, she said she feared for her life for more than a year. This guy was stalking her, threatening her, she claimed. And that she said, in the document, "I fear for my life. I`m tired of being manipulated and controlled by this man and when I don`t let him in my life, he gets angry." And she was afraid of what he was going to do next.

But he`s not considered a suspect.

GRACE: Jane Velez-Mitchell, is he the same one that had a drug arrest?

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes. This is a man with a criminal history. He has said he had nothing to do with this. But, once again, I mean, this is just days before she disappears, she goes to court and says she is fearful of what this guy is going to do next, because he keeps coming around. And every time she tries to get him out of his life, he gets angry.

GRACE: Ken Sugiura, is it correct he is still not even a person of interest, not a formal suspect?

SUGIURA: The last we know of, they talked with him and interviewed him. And he`s not necessarily cleared, but he`s not necessarily a person of interest, either. He`s not a suspect at this time.

GRACE: I want to go out to Alayne Adams. This is Leslie`s cousin joining us today begging for your help.

Alayne, you had to be at your wit`s end to go out and hire a private investigator.

ALAYNE ADAMS, COUSIN OF MISSING LESLIE ADAMS: We are. And, Nancy, we`re just looking for answers. We need anything that we can get.

You know, each day that goes by, it gets more numb. And days go by in a blur. We need some answers. And we`re hoping that T.J. Ward will be able to assist the police in getting those answers to us, the family.

GRACE: Now, Alayne, he is the private eye that went down to Aruba to get answers in the Natalee Holloway case, correct?

ADAMS: Yes, that`s correct.

GRACE: Made a lot of waves down there. Alayne Adams, also, what do you expect T.J. Ward to do that the police have not done?

ADAMS: Well, we just expect that, with his investigative skills, that he`ll be able to dig up anything that he can. We want him to interview everyone, every place that Leslie had been to in the days leading up to her disappearance and forward.

We just want T.J. to be very aggressive. And he`s already begun that process.

GRACE: You know, Renee Rockwell, I`m looking already ahead -- I can`t help but do it as a trial lawyer -- to what this may mean at trial time. Normally, witnesses are police, detectives, investigators, FBI, GBI. All right. Here you`re going to have a private eye uncovering the evidence that could convict someone on kidnapping or murder. Now, what will that mean at trial?

RENEE ROCKWELL, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Nancy, his testimony can come in as long as it`s credible. But what has the nation come to when you have to go out and hire an investigator?

My understanding is that he`s going to go be canvassing the neighborhood, a lot of Spanish-speaking neighbors. And these people need to be revisited, Nancy, because sometimes you may have something that you know about, but you don`t think it`s necessarily important.

I understand that he has an interpreter and he`s going to be revisiting possible leads, trying to find out what the neighbors may know that they don`t even think is important.

GRACE: And, you know, Vito Colucci, it`s stunning to me that cops went around to neighbors that really do not speak English and investigated them and went, "Oh, we don`t have any leads."

VITO COLUCCI, PRIVATE DETECTIVE: You know, it`s amazing. Usually when I do TV, I`m able to heap praise on a lot of the police cases. I`m having a lot of trouble tonight with these cases, Nancy. I`ll tell you that much.

I`d like to know if this individual...

GRACE: I know. You were defending the authorities in the missing groom case. Hello? Where, who was it -- who was it, Ellie -- "A Current Affair" would get to all the witnesses before the FBI.

COLUCCI: Yes, you know, I`d like to know if the...

(CROSSTALK)

GRACE: The FBI wrote to "A Current Affair," "Back off."

COLUCCI: ... if this individual had a polygraph yet. You know, I haven`t read any place where they asked him to do a polygraph. Are they interviewing him with the hard questions and going back a week later and giving them the same questions to see discrepancies?

That`s how you do a case like that. T.J. Ward will get this accomplished that way.

GRACE: But, on the other hand, to John Patrick Dolan, a private investigator, as good as he may be, doesn`t have the same authority as a cop. When you or an investigator, you go to door. When I would go question witnesses, I had a badge. I would say, "I`m with the government. I want to talk to you."

When a detective goes to the door, citizens don`t feel the same compulsion to speak to them.

DOLAN: Well, you`re absolutely right. And it can compromise the evidence that they collect, because they don`t have the color of law. And so sometimes that`s fertile ground for defense lawyers. It`s a very touchy subject matter.

GRACE: OK, can you break that down, "very fertile ground for a defense lawyer"? I know what you mean. But lay it out.

DOLAN: Well, sure. There`s no official chain of evidence. There`s an argument that it was biased because the person is on the payroll of the family looking for answers. There`s premature accusations sometimes.

All of those come out of private investigators getting involved. Although, let`s face it, in every one of these cases, we do want to find out what happened.

GRACE: To Dr. Jeff Gardere, advice to these families for tomorrow, for Thanksgiving?

GARDERE: To pray. To pray for Leslie Adams, and keep doing what you`re doing, Alayne. Keep working with your family to get the answers. Stay proactive. Stay empowered. That`s the way to keep her alive and keep her spirit alive. That`s all you can do; just keep working on this.

GRACE: You know what, Alayne? He`s right. The moment that you give up, it`s all over.

ADAMS: We won`t give up, Nancy.

GRACE: With us tonight, Alayne Adams. This is Leslie`s cousin. Again, everyone, take a look.

Elizabeth, could you put up Leslie Marva Adams. She`s been missing since 10/24. Gwinnett County police, 770-513-5300. The reward up to $25,000.

Very quickly to tonight`s "All-Points Bulletin." FBI and law enforcement across the country on the lookout for Edgardo Luis Perez, wanted in connection with the 2001 Michigan murder of 56-year-old Gordon Machek (ph). Perez, 23, 5`6", 150 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. If you have info on Edgardo Luis Perez, call the FBI, 313-965-2323.

Local news next for some of you. But please stay with us tonight, as we remember Corporal Jeffry Rogers, just 21, an American hero.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERTA ADAMS, SISTER OF LESLIE ADAMS: My sister, she really is just an outgoing person. As far as her disappearance, if she was going away, she would have called me and she would have told me. Or she would have called someone in the family and let them know.

She`s the type of person, when she`s on her way somewhere or going somewhere, she always calls. And she always calls when she gets there.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRACE: Another empty seat tomorrow at Thanksgiving. Leslie Adams now missing since October. Please help us find her.

Vito Colucci, it is a sad day when one family after the next has to bring in a private eye, some even taking second jobs to help solve missing people cases.

COLUCCI: It definitely is, Nancy. It`s really horrible. But what T.J. could bring to this -- he could go to those people. A hairdresser has a big circle of people, a lot of people there. You need to interview them. The college situation. She`s a student. Same thing.

If the police department`s not going to do it, Nancy, you have no other choice. You have to do this.

GRACE: To Leslie`s cousin, Alayne Adams. If you could speak out to her tonight, what would you say?

ADAMS: Leslie, we`re all worried about you. We`re going to find you. We`re not going to stop until we find you. We need you home with us. We need your spirit. Your children miss you. Your family misses you. We love you. We`re not going to stop until we find you.

GRACE: Alayne, how old are her children?

ADAMS: Thirteen and 16.

GRACE: And, Alayne, what will they be doing tomorrow for Thanksgiving?

ADAMS: They`ll be spending Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania with their grandmother. We have a large support system up there, and we`re going to try to make the holidays as normal as possible for them.

GRACE: And we`ll continue our prayers, Alayne.

ADAMS: Thank you.

GRACE: Thanks, Alayne.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/23/ng.01.html

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There have been stories in the news about women being killed by ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends who'd been served with restraining orders, making it clear that a flimsy piece of paper isn't very effective protection. Until now, however, I always thought that at least it would point the finger at the perpetrator. But nope - too subtle a hint, I guess. Hello?!

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GG. thanks for posting the information regarding Leslie, how tragic. I think that this is a no brainer given the history both in the past and recent history of her boyfriend. The fact that the ex does not think that threatening her life, stalking, hitting, choking and is being abusive, then I doubt that you can trust too much of what he says.

How the police will nail him is another matter. I would not doubt that this boyfriend had an accomplice, one of his old prison buddies do the deed, or help him get ride of Leslie's body.

Yes it is unfortunate that LE all over America is incompetent in providing the manpower to deal with serious crimes, and habitually and more the norm families are left to do their own detective work, we have seen this an a pattern.

This is up to the public to change things, to make Law Enforcement more accountable, and until the country sees that the enemy is within and not someone on foreign soil that billions are being spent to protect other people and so little resources utilitized to protect those at home, until this happens, NOTHING will change.

No one seems to be listening.



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Kate, this is tragic and there is no doubt it is the boyfriend. How much more obvious can it be. Tonight Nancy Grace had a follow up. Poor Leslie is not getting much coverage.

I just stumbled upon a recent article on her, I have been searching for days.

I agree he must have had help from one of his buddies.

Nancy's show stated there was evidence. I have it on tape and have not watched it all. Will print transcripts when they are available.

God bless all these women.

I hope they find her soon and justice is served.

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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/1105/30adams.html


No fight, former boyfriend of missing woman maintains
Warrant says he tried to provoke altercation

By KEN SUGIURA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/30/05
The ex-boyfriend of a missing Lilburn woman disputes details included in search warrant documents recently made public.

Billy Joe Cook, 38, of Snellville, said he is committed to finding his ex-girlfriend, Leslie Adams, 40, who was last heard from on Oct. 21.


According to search warrant documents, on Oct. 20 Adams went to a Midtown club with a male friend. Cook, who was at the club, tried to start a fight with the man, identified only as David in the documents.

Contacted Tuesday, Cook acknowledged he was at the Midtown club that night but said he did not know Adams was there. And he denied trying to pick a fight with anyone.

"I don't know David," he said. "Never seen him before."

Cook said he went to the club to see a show.

"It was a big concert," he said. "There were a lot of artists there, so I just wanted to see the concert."

The search warrant report also said police found blood and a bullet casing in Adams' apartment after she disappeared. Cook, who Adams had taken out a temporary protection order against in the days before she went missing, denied involvement in her disappearance.

"I would do whatever it takes to help [find Adams]," he said. "Basically, her family doesn't talk to me. They don't feel like I should be involved with helping them, I guess."

While Adams sought the restraining order against Cook on Oct. 19, saying she was fearful of her life, police said he is not considered a suspect. They said Cook was cooperative when interviewed.

On Oct. 21, the day family members last spoke with Adams, Cook said he was working. Cook runs a vending machine business out of his home.

A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Adams' return or the conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

Anyone with information is asked to call Gwinnett County police Detective Marcus Head at 770-513-5300

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On Leslie Adams

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/30/ng.01.html


NANCY GRACE

Nancy Grace for November 30, 2005, CNNHN

Aired November 30, 2005 - 20:00:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED



GRACE: Very quickly, I want to go to the Leslie Adams case. Leslie has been missing for weeks now. I want to go to Ken Sugiura with the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution."

Bring us up-to-date.

KEN SUGIURA, REPORTER, "ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION": Well, the latest thing that`s happened is that the search warrant that the police used to investigate Leslie Adams` apartment in Lilburn, Georgia, came back. And it says that police went in there and they found an empty shell casing from a bullet. They found blood on the floor, and they found sheets and pillow cases in the washer and drier.

It also gives details about what happened -- what police believe happened in the last few days before she disappeared on October 21st.

GRACE: Everybody, the tip line for Leslie Marva Adams, age 40, is 770-513-5300. There is a $25,000 reward for anyone that can help us find what happened to Leslie Adams, a local beautician.

I want to go to Leslie`s sister, Roberta Adams. Roberta, thank you for being with us. You know, the police have been holding all this information tight, close to the vest. What is your reaction? I mean, this is a stunning development.

ROBERTA ADAMS, SISTER OF MISSING LESLIE ADAMS: Well, it was -- it`s unsetting because, you know, I feel like, you know, now things are becoming uncovered. And it`s like we were left in the dark about some things.

GRACE: When you say "left in the dark," what do you mean?

ADAMS: Well, for one thing, I didn`t know about the shell casing. So that was just like -- that was really hard to swallow.

GRACE: Take a listen to what Leslie`s boyfriend had to say.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We was basically together most of the time. We argued a lot, but we never really got physical. But basically, we was happy a lot.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRACE: What do you make of that, Roberta Adams? Is that the same boyfriend that she took out the TRO on?

ADAMS: That`s the same one.

GRACE: Now, back to Ken Sugiura, very quickly, Ken, what about this argument that the two allegedly had just before she went missing?

SUGIURA: Well, they said that -- Leslie Adams was on the phone with a friend, I believe, and that person overheard the two arguing and called police, and that police came to the apartment, and, as of that point, that she decided to get the restraining order against him.

GRACE: And to Roberta Adams, these shells, these shells that were found on the floor, and blood, did your sister have a weapon in the home?

ADAMS: No, ma`am, she did not.

GRACE: So this did not belong to her?

ADAMS: No.

GRACE: And to Kathy Reichs, Kathy, what can we deduce from shells?

REICHS: That a gun was fired in the room, probably. That would take a ballistics expert, but I`m sure they`re going to take a look at that to see if it was fired and then they`re going to try to eventually tie it back to the gun that fired it and, that gun, tie that to the person or the person`s apartment or tie the whole thing together.

GRACE: Exactly.

And to Dr. Patricia Saunders, I mean, you don`t get a gun shot or a gun shell without a bullet being fired. That`s the cast-off. So what is your take? You`ve got a TRO. This guy`s still not been named a suspect. And her sister`s just finding out about the blood and the gunshot shell.

DR. PATRICIA SAUNDERS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: Well, the reports when she -- when Leslie took out the TRO, is that she said that he had tried to choke her, that he was intensely jealous and constantly jealous, that he was threatening. He had threatened to kill her.

These are three of the biggest risk factors for domestic violence homicide. It`s escalates over time, and I`m afraid that it may have escalated into a homicide.

GRACE: Everybody, quick break.

But tonight, congratulation is due to one of our friends, defense attorney Lisa Wayne, a guest here many, many times. Lisa, the recipient of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers` 2005 Heeney Award for exemplifying core values of the legal profession. Lisa, congratulations. We are so proud of you. Walk slow and hurry back, friend.

Very quickly to tonight`s "All-Points Bulletin." FBI and law enforcement across the country on the lookout for Jesse Mendez, wanted in connection with the `93 murder of 41-year-old Michael Mekowski (ph).

Mendez, 31, 5`8", 140 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes. If you have info on Mendez, call the FBI, 310-477-6565.

Local news next for some of you, but we`ll all be right back. And remember, live coverage of the Carlie Brucia sentencing trial, 3:00 to 5:00 Eastern, Court TV.

Please stay with us as we remember tonight Specialist Javiar A. Villanueva, just 25, an American hero.

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GRACE: Welcome back, everybody. We are looking at the case of Leslie Marva Adams, age 40. Very quickly, back to Ken Sugiura with the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution," Ken, what are police doing now?

SUGIURA: Police are -- they`re just trying to follow leads they have. They don`t have a lot of things to look at. Last week, they had a 27-man search of an area just north of Wilburn (ph). And they`re -- beyond that, though, I think they feel like they`re kind of running out of leads to work. But they`re just -- they`re using the information that they have, I think.

GRACE: To Jonna Spilbor, defense attorney, let`s talk about this boyfriend. She got the TRO out on him. He`s not a suspect in the case. If he knows anything, would you advise him to come forward or lay low?

JONNA SPILBOR, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: You know, again, I`ve got to say, much to dismay, Nancy, I would tell him not to say a word. And let me just say one thing about the TRO.

In this country, basically, we take a very better-safe-than-sorry approach, which means it`s not hard to get a TRO. Because what a judge will do -- if you get to the courthouse, you can sign your name, you can get a TRO, and then you have a hearing, which this guy showed up for. So if he killed her, why would he show up for the TRO hearing? That`s a very interesting point, to me.

GRACE: Pretty easily, I would guess, Alan Ripka, so it wouldn`t look as if he knew she wasn`t going to show up?

ALAN RIPKA, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Well, I`ll tell you, Nancy, by the way this guy looks, he`s very composed. And I`ll tell you, he seems like he`d be the type of guy who knew how to plot and plan this out. And he doesn`t want to have himself on the radar and that`s why he showed up.

GRACE: Roberta Adams, where do we go from here?

ADAMS: We don`t give up. We keep going until we find her.

GRACE: Everybody, there`s a $25,000 reward for information on Leslie Marva Adams. This is Roberta`s sister. The phone number, again, 770-513- 5300. Please help us.

Thank you, Roberta.

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Blessings for Leslie and her family. I hope she is found soon.

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Sadly, the article below gives us an indication what probably will be the outcome of this case since LE has the x- boyfriend in custody on stalking charges. He called her continuously on the night she went missing. I'm pretty sure they are holding him as long as they possibly can under the law. GG)



http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=101917

Updated Wednesday, March 15 at 5:12 AM


Oakwood man charged with stalking now-missing woman
By Judd Hickinbotham

An Oakwood man is in jail without bond, charged with aggravated stalking against a Lilburn woman who has been missing since last October.

38-year-old Billy Joe Cook turned himself in to Gwinnett County police last Thursday. Gwinnett Police corporal Darren Moloney, said Cook is charged with two counts of aggravated stalking after Cook received a judge's order to cut all communication with his 40-year-old ex-girlfriend Leslie Marva Adams.

"During the investigation of her disappearance, investigators found evidence that strongly suggest Billy Cook did in fact have multiple contact with Leslie Adams."

Search warrants show that Cook called Adams 16 times the night of her disappearance, although Moloney says Cook is not a suspect in her disappearance.

Investigators found a .45-caliber shell casing and blood on the carpet when they entered Adams's house after her October 21 disappearance.

Cook is being held without bond. Police believe he'll spend two to three weeks in jail until his bond hearing.