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Allierain · 11-30-2002, 07:00 PM

Hi-

I am not too sure if this subject has been touched on before here, but I was wondering if anyone had any updates on the kidnapping of Annie Laurie Hearin. She was the socialite wife of a man involved with school photography, and she was kidnapped from Jackson, Mississippi because some people had been swindled out of money and Annie Laurie's hubby had made some bad business decisions. Apparently they caught the guy involved, but Annie Laurie has never been found.

I did a search for her and located some information:

http://dm.olemiss.edu/archives/98/98...8N3hearin.HTML

http://dm.olemiss.edu/archives/98/98...9N5hearin.HTML

http://www.msmuseumart.org/special3.html

There has been a fund established in her name that deals with art exhibits, but I have yet to find anything else on her. The last time I saw this haunting story on a rerun of UM, it was not updated. In a horrific twist of irony, I found out that the actress who portrayed Annie Laurie in the segment was actually a friend of the family and died recently after being assaulted in her Jackson home.

As of 1998, Annie Laurie has never been found. Does anyone else have any information?

Thanks-
Allie

dynoguy88 · 12-01-2002, 12:37 PM

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Kane · 12-01-2002, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by Allierain
As of 1998, Annie Laurie has never been found. Does anyone else have any information?

There was a story about the case on a cable TV show called The FBI Files, which airs on the Discovery Channel. The episode, entitled "Vanished," originally aired in December of 2001.

Here's a missing persons link on Annie Hearin:

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/doe/505dfms.html

Hope this helps.

Allierain · 12-01-2002, 07:03 PM

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There was a story about the case on a cable TV show called The FBI Files, which airs on the Discovery Channel. The episode, entitled "Vanished," originally aired in December of 2001.

Arrgh! I love that show! Perhaps they will show this episode again some day.

Thanks for the link. I surfed over DoeNet- what a wonderful site for missing and unidentified victims.

-Allie

Kane · 12-02-2002, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by Allierain

Arrgh! I love that show! Perhaps they will show this episode again some day.

Thanks for the link. I surfed over DoeNet- what a wonderful site for missing and unidentified victims.

-Allie

More than likely, they will. Next time the episode airs, I'll try to find out, and give you as much advance notice as possible.

The disappearance of Annie Hearin isn't the only UM case to be featured on The FBI Files. Another one was the 1989 murder of Dan Short, a Noel, Missouri bank president.

MikeAssad · 04-05-2005, 01:42 PM

Is there still no update on this case? It's such a tragic one.

U.M. Fanatic · 04-05-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeAssad

Is there still no update on this case? It's such a tragic one.

I agree. Her husband's heart attack was probably caused by the stress of her disapperance. Sad, sad, sad. Unless they get this Winn guy to tell them where her remains are, she'll probably never be found.

ddelta · 04-07-2005, 07:58 AM

I believe that Annie is still missing. Her husband died a few years ago I believe also. I am pretty sure she was killed in the beginning. I wish the guy who was caught would tell the cops where her body is to give her family some rest.

themaninblack · 09-21-2005, 03:18 PM

where is the guy now?

Kane · 09-22-2005, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by themaninblack

where is the guy now?

He has a few years left on his prison sentence. After being convicted of conspiracy in the kidnapping of Annie Hearin, Newton Alfred Winn was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison without parole. Since his trial took place in 1989, this means the prison sentence will end sometime in 2008 (at the very earliest).

Her Doe Network profile (at the link below) acknowledges that the case was profiled on UM. In addition, it mentions that the Discovery Channel series FBI Files did a story on the case in a 2001 episode entitled "Vanished."

http://doenetwork.us/cases/505dfms.html

mikem7715 · 09-25-2007, 07:16 PM

Our Justice system sometimes seems flawed.How does this scumbag kidnap this lady,get found guilty of it,and get sentenced to what is really a slap on the wrist few years,and meanwhile this woman is still missing and has to be presumed dead. I guess if you are going to kidnap and/or kill someone,just make sure they cant find the body-no body-no murder charge.What a joke! If she was alive,you would think this guy would have ler police to her,so get himself a better deal,since he didnt do that she must be dead. What a shame

wiseguy182 · 09-26-2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mikem7715

Our Justice system sometimes seems flawed.How does this scumbag kidnap this lady,get found guilty of it,and get sentenced to what is really a slap on the wrist few years,and meanwhile this woman is still missing and has to be presumed dead. I guess if you are going to kidnap and/or kill someone,just make sure they cant find the body-no body-no murder charge.What a joke! If she was alive,you would think this guy would have ler police to her,so get himself a better deal,since he didnt do that she must be dead. What a shame

i concur. gotta wonder how people with compelling arguments (stuart heaton for example) get life sentences while others who are obviously guilty (james king, kenneth mcduff) are let go and resume their killing ways.

there was something in this segment that I got a kick out of. Stack mentions that the van and the pick-up truck as being 'out of place in the neighborhood'. And I'm thinking 'yeah, because they're not porsches or BMW's'.

DP1 · 09-27-2007, 10:34 PM

I saw the case on the FBI Files. I remember that one of the things that pointed police in his direction was what he wrote in the ransom letter. He tried to pass himself off as not that smart in the letter but he wrote that he wanted those wronged by the husband to have damages paid to them. Someone stupid probably wouldn't use the word damages and it's a legal term. The guy who committed the crime was a lawyer so that's who they looked at.

mozartpc27 · 10-09-2007, 10:25 AM

I don't understand why they can't charge this guy with murder. Cases have been won without a body before, and he's already been convicted of kidnapping her; if he's unwilling to produce her alive and well, doesn't that pretty much have to mean he murdered her? I don't see much in the way of reasonable doubt there.

In another matter, isn't there a kidnapping case involving another old lady where she actually is returned to her family? I seem to remember this, and actually when I started watching this one I thought this was that case.

wiseguy182 · 10-09-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mozartpc27

In another matter, isn't there a kidnapping case involving another old lady where she actually is returned to her family? I seem to remember this, and actually when I started watching this one I thought this was that case.

You might be thinking of Loretta Myers, who was in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. She started seeing a much younger man, and quickly married him. He in turn quickly took her away from her family and drove her all around the country, telling her family at one point that they would never see her again. She was eventually reunited with her family, unfortunately the authorities were never able to do much with the guy since they were legally married and it was tough to prove he was doing it against Loretta's will since she had Alzehimer's. He did flee authorities at one point, so I think he should have at least been charged for that. But it was pretty obvious to me he was taking advantage of her due to her condition, too bad he got off so easy. I think he would have eventually started draining her bank accounts and such.

11-30-2002, 07:00 PM	#1
Allierain Forum Old Fart Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 30, 2002 Location: Somewhere Posts: 509	Annie Laurie Hearin Hi- I am not too sure if this subject has been touched on before here, but I was wondering if anyone had any updates on the kidnapping of Annie Laurie Hearin. She was the socialite wife of a man involved with school photography, and she was kidnapped from Jackson, Mississippi because some people had been swindled out of money and Annie Laurie's hubby had made some bad business decisions. Apparently they caught the guy involved, but Annie Laurie has never been found. I did a search for her and located some information: http://dm.olemiss.edu/archives/98/98...8N3hearin.HTML http://dm.olemiss.edu/archives/98/98...9N5hearin.HTML http://www.msmuseumart.org/special3.html There has been a fund established in her name that deals with art exhibits, but I have yet to find anything else on her. The last time I saw this haunting story on a rerun of UM, it was not updated. In a horrific twist of irony, I found out that the actress who portrayed Annie Laurie in the segment was actually a friend of the family and died recently after being assaulted in her Jackson home. As of 1998, Annie Laurie has never been found. Does anyone else have any information? Thanks- Allie

12-01-2002, 12:37 PM	#2
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10-09-2007, 10:25 AM	#14
mozartpc27 Vigilante Logician Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 924	I don't understand why they can't charge this guy with murder. Cases have been won without a body before, and he's already been convicted of kidnapping her; if he's unwilling to produce her alive and well, doesn't that pretty much have to mean he murdered her? I don't see much in the way of reasonable doubt there. In another matter, isn't there a kidnapping case involving another old lady where she actually is returned to her family? I seem to remember this, and actually when I started watching this one I thought this was that case.
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04-05-2005, 01:42 PM	#6
MikeAssad Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 6	Is there still no update on this case? It's such a tragic one.

04-07-2005, 07:58 AM	#8
ddelta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 218	I believe that Annie is still missing. Her husband died a few years ago I believe also. I am pretty sure she was killed in the beginning. I wish the guy who was caught would tell the cops where her body is to give her family some rest.

09-21-2005, 03:18 PM	#9
themaninblack Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 572	where is the guy now?

09-25-2007, 07:16 PM	#11
mikem7715 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 87	Our Justice system sometimes seems flawed.How does this scumbag kidnap this lady,get found guilty of it,and get sentenced to what is really a slap on the wrist few years,and meanwhile this woman is still missing and has to be presumed dead. I guess if you are going to kidnap and/or kill someone,just make sure they cant find the body-no body-no murder charge.What a joke! If she was alive,you would think this guy would have ler police to her,so get himself a better deal,since he didnt do that she must be dead. What a shame

09-27-2007, 10:34 PM	#13
DP1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 394	I saw the case on the FBI Files. I remember that one of the things that pointed police in his direction was what he wrote in the ransom letter. He tried to pass himself off as not that smart in the letter but he wrote that he wanted those wronged by the husband to have damages paid to them. Someone stupid probably wouldn't use the word damages and it's a legal term. The guy who committed the crime was a lawyer so that's who they looked at.