On April 21st, Georgia Bureau of Investigation is calling on folks for tips in a cold case that sat unsolved for over 30 years. Back on April 21st, 1992, they found the body of Dean Marie Chambers, also known as Marie Stevens, dumped on the shoulder of Old River Road, near Interstate 16 in Effingham County. Her death was ruled a straight-up homicide. She had left Sheffield, Alabama on March 26th, hitchhiking her way back home to Stardust, Georgia.
Investigators think she was last seen alive around April 12th, wearing white British night high-top tennis shoes, blue jeans, and either a white shirt or a brown Carhartt jacket. This case has haunted families and detectives for decades, with no lead-sticking despite the time passed. Communities in Effingham and beyond still feel the weight of unsolved violence like this, pushing for closure on what happened to Marie. Now the GBI is ramping up efforts through their state's borough office, hoping fresh eyes or old memories will crack it open.
No major breaks yet, but they're urging anyone with even a sliver of info to step up. If you've got details, hit up the tip line at 912-871-1121. Justice doesn't have an expiration date. Let's bring some light to this long shadow.