Central Alabama CrimeStoppers Launches New Partnership With Cold Case For Missing Persons

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is working with Season of Justice, an Indiana nonprofit, to provide funds that can help resolve unsolved cases. The nonprofits hope that together they can solve more cold cases in Alabama and bring more families to closure.

To kick start the initiative, they present a cold case for missing persons from Lincoln, Alabama. Wednesday’s press release said:

Janice “Becky” LaPlant was last seen on July 25, 2011 at the Lincoln Manor Apartments in Lincoln, Alabama. Ms. LaPlant was reported missing on August 10, 2011.

At the time of her disappearance, Janice “Becky” LaPlant was living with her boyfriend at the Lincoln Manor Apartments. On the night of July 25, Becky was drinking and cooking with some of her neighbors in the apartment complex’s parking lot. When the group needed more beer, Becky and her boyfriend and former brother-in-law Allen volunteered to go to a local gas station to buy more. Allen returned to the apartment complex alone. He said Becky bumped into someone she knew at the gas station and told Allen to move on without her. Allen got the impression that Becky’s friend would drive them back to the apartment complex.

A few weeks later, Becky’s friend filed a missing person report. There has been no activity on Becky’s accounts since her disappearance. Becky’s first disability check came after her disappearance and was not cashed. This check included back payments, so the amount would have been significant.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Janice “Becky” LaPlant, please immediately contact the police or CrimeStoppers via our 24-hour tip line at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP ( 833-251-7867) or download our P3 Tips app. Be sure to get a tip ID and password to speak to investigators in case there is a follow-up question. Your tip can result in a cash reward!

“What Season of Justice does — they provide a billboard just to get the message out there again,” said Tony Garrett, executive director of Central Alabama CrimeStoppers.

“In the age of social media, things can move very quickly, and all it takes is getting the information out in front of as many eyes as possible because someone, somewhere, knows,” said Kendall Mills, Season’s executive assistant of Justice .

The two nonprofits are offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with information on LaPlant’s whereabouts or the identity of who may be involved in her disappearance.

You can call CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP (833-251-7867) or download the P3 Tips app.

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