Cold and Missing: Jimmy Blakeley

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:13,780The views and opinions expressed in Cold and Missing are exclusively those of the hosts.200:00:13,780 --> 00:00:18,400All parties mentioned are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.300:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,160Cold and Missing also contains adult themes and languages.400:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,560Listener discretion is advised.500:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,280I'm your host, Ali McLaughlin-Sulkowski.600:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,680And I'm your co-host, Eli Sulkowski.700:00:29,680 --> 00:00:34,600And this is Cold and Missing, where we cover cold cases and missing person cases.800:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,480Hello everyone and welcome back to Cold and Missing.900:00:37,480 --> 00:00:38,960I'm your host, Ali.1000:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,000And I'm your co-host, Eli.1100:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,640Welcome to episode 65.1200:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,640Is it 65?1300:00:44,640 --> 00:00:45,640It is.1400:00:45,640 --> 00:00:46,640Wow.1500:00:46,640 --> 00:00:52,920I've heard a little bit about, well I've heard you react to what you've been learning about1600:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,480this cold case.1700:00:55,480 --> 00:01:01,640So I'm looking forward to everyone getting to hear about it, including me.1800:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,480So should we just go ahead and dive into it?1900:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,480Let's do it.2000:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,680So today I have for y'all a cold case.2100:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,520And just as a bit of a content warning, there are some brief mentions of sexual assault2200:01:12,520 --> 00:01:13,920in this case.2300:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,640Today we are talking about the cold case of Jimmy Blakeley.2400:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,960And this takes place in Hartford County, Maryland in April of 1990.2500:01:21,960 --> 00:01:24,400But first, a little bit about Jimmy.2600:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,360Jimmy is 17 years old in 1990.2700:01:27,360 --> 00:01:33,320He was born May 18, 1972, and he would be 51 years old today.2800:01:33,320 --> 00:01:37,480He's described as a quiet and shy young man, but once you took the time to get to know2900:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,640him, he opened up and was really funny.3000:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,360He collected model cars and had ambitions to become a chef and possibly own his own3100:01:45,360 --> 00:01:46,360restaurant.3200:01:46,360 --> 00:01:52,320His father, James Blakeley, says quote, from a tycoon up, he loved to cook, end quote.3300:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,840Jimmy had dropped out of high school about a year and a half before.3400:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,280He didn't start school until he was eight years old.3500:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,480So he was much older and bigger than the kids in his grade.3600:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,160He planned to get his GED and then attend a cooking college.3700:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,040Jimmy had only attended Christian schools and he was a very devout churchgoer.3800:02:10,040 --> 00:02:14,960He lived with his grandparents in Level, Maryland, a rural community located in Hartford3900:02:14,960 --> 00:02:15,960County.4000:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,680Jimmy also appeared to be part of the LGBT community.4100:02:19,680 --> 00:02:24,080He had recently started to hang out and make friends with other gay men in the area.4200:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,280Since he came from a very religious family, it does not appear that he was out to anyone4300:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,280in his life.4400:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,340And now a timeline of events.4500:02:33,340 --> 00:02:40,080On Sunday, April 1st, 1990, Jimmy's working at a Shell gas station and Deli in Conowingo,4600:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,080Maryland.4700:02:41,080 --> 00:02:47,040He drives there in his brand new 1985 blue Chevrolet Cavalier, which he had just bought4800:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,960three days before.4900:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,760It's unclear what time Jimmy gets to work, but we know that he's working the closing5000:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,120shift that evening.5100:02:54,120 --> 00:02:59,060And around 10 p.m., he calls his parents to say that he's on his way to their house.5200:02:59,060 --> 00:03:04,480The Shell station closes at 10 p.m. so Jimmy hops in his blue Cavalier and drives off.5300:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,200Instead of going straight to his parents' house, he makes a stop at U.S. Books, an adult5400:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,200bookstore frequented by the gay community.5500:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,560He's seen there around 11 p.m.5600:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,320Jimmy eventually leaves the bookstore with a man.5700:03:17,320 --> 00:03:22,560The next day, Monday, April 2nd, the body of Jimmy is found by a fisherman at around5800:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,36010 20 a.m.5900:03:24,360 --> 00:03:29,720He's found on a secluded dirt road about 150 yards from Emerton Road near Otter Point6000:03:29,720 --> 00:03:30,760Creek.6100:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,620Jimmy was still wearing his Shell uniform, but his shirt had been unbuttoned and his6200:03:34,620 --> 00:03:36,800pants were partially pulled down.6300:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,360Jimmy had been stabbed once in the heart.6400:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,980There were no other marks on his body besides the stab wound.6500:03:42,980 --> 00:03:44,920Police begin to investigate the scene.6600:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,880They are unable to find a weapon, but police do believe that Jimmy was killed where he6700:03:48,880 --> 00:03:49,880was found.6800:03:49,880 --> 00:03:55,480Later that day, police find Jimmy's 1985 blue Chevy Cavalier about two miles away at6900:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,180the adult bookstore where Jimmy was last seen.7000:03:58,180 --> 00:04:02,560Once the car is recovered, police believe that Jimmy was killed while standing in front7100:04:02,560 --> 00:04:07,680of his car since blood splatter is found on the hood of the car, but no other blood evidence7200:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,140is found anywhere else in or on the car.7300:04:11,140 --> 00:04:16,900Police find no clues inside the car that would give them a lead on who the suspect is.7400:04:16,900 --> 00:04:19,480Police get to work trying to find a motive for the murder.7500:04:19,480 --> 00:04:24,600The next day, Tuesday, April 3rd, police have no suspects in the case, but officially call7600:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,620the time frame from the murder from between 10 p.m. on April 1st when Jimmy left the Shell7700:04:29,620 --> 00:04:34,180station and 10 30 a.m. Monday morning when his body was found.7800:04:34,180 --> 00:04:38,920Police at this point do not know if Jimmy was abducted or went willingly with his murderer.7900:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,880The news of the murder comes as a shock to his family and friends.8000:04:42,880 --> 00:04:47,800Jimmy's classmates from the school he attended, Bethel Christian Academy, are deeply saddened8100:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,160by the news.8200:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,700One of his teachers, Millie Flosser, says, quote, unless he made some drastic changes8300:04:53,700 --> 00:04:59,720since he left, he is a very easygoing, well-mannered boy who comes from a close-knit, very religious8400:04:59,720 --> 00:05:00,720family.8500:05:00,720 --> 00:05:06,000He was a little shy and you had to approach him first, but he was very friendly, end quote.8600:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,820On Wednesday, April 4th, this is just two days since Jimmy's body was found, police8700:05:10,820 --> 00:05:15,080asked the public for help in the investigation and if they know anything about Jimmy's8800:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,480whereabouts between Sunday night and Monday morning to call the police as investigators8900:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,380are trying to retrace Jimmy's steps.9000:05:22,380 --> 00:05:25,040Police have ruled out robbery as a motive.9100:05:25,040 --> 00:05:30,840Jimmy was found still wearing his gold necklace and a ring and other jewelry were found undisturbed.9200:05:30,840 --> 00:05:33,720There were no drugs or alcohol found at the scene.9300:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,400The family is at a loss as to why he was in that area, which was the opposite direction9400:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,640from his home.9500:05:39,640 --> 00:05:44,060I personally chalk this up to the fact that he was probably not telling his very religious9600:05:44,060 --> 00:05:49,740family that he was going to an adult bookstore, let alone a queer bookstore.9700:05:49,740 --> 00:05:55,560On Friday, April 6th, 1990, just four days after his body was found, Jimmy is laid to9800:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,480rest at Hartford Memorial Gardens.9900:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,600Bethel Academy cancels classes for the day so students can't attend the funeral service.10000:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,640Police continue to investigate and talk to family and friends of Jimmy to see if they10100:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,040can find any additional leads.10200:06:10,040 --> 00:06:15,560Media reports initially said that sexual assault was suspected, but police now walk that statement10300:06:15,560 --> 00:06:16,760back.10400:06:16,760 --> 00:06:22,120On Tuesday, April 10th, it's been eight days since Jimmy's body was found and police10500:06:22,120 --> 00:06:28,320say that they received lab results back that show that Jimmy was not sexually assaulted.10600:06:28,320 --> 00:06:33,440Police believe that him being partially undressed could have been done to throw the police off.10700:06:33,440 --> 00:06:38,000Police continue to interview family and friends, but are also chasing down leads that have10800:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,840been called in by the public.10900:06:39,840 --> 00:06:44,920However, nothing leads to a suspect and all the tips end up being dead ends.11000:06:44,920 --> 00:06:50,760The next update comes Tuesday, September 25th, 1990, so it's been over five months since11100:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,660Jimmy was found stabbed, and police release a statement.11200:06:54,660 --> 00:06:59,360Police confirm that on April 1st, Jimmy was at the adult bookstore, US Books.11300:06:59,360 --> 00:07:04,200One of the statement reads, and just as a side note, they refer to Jimmy as James throughout11400:07:04,200 --> 00:07:08,000the statement, but he went by Jimmy so that's why I'm calling him Jimmy throughout the11500:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,000podcast.11600:07:09,000 --> 00:07:15,040Quote, the adult bookstore had a large number of patrons, one of which included James's11700:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,200killer.11800:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,840Someone had to see this individual and probably approached by him.11900:07:19,840 --> 00:07:24,880It is hoped that anyone who came into contact in any manner with someone late Sunday night,12000:07:24,880 --> 00:07:30,400April 1st, or early Monday morning, April 2nd, 1990, would please come forward.12100:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,320The killer has most likely been in the bookstore on previous occasions.12200:07:34,320 --> 00:07:38,720James and his eventual killer left the adult bookstore in James's vehicle.12300:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,160James was then murdered at the Otter Creek location and his vehicle driven back to the12400:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,840side of the bookstore building parking lot by the killer.12500:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,640Police believe that the killer is a local resident and is familiar with the area of12600:07:50,640 --> 00:07:51,800the crime.12700:07:51,800 --> 00:07:56,080Maryland State Police are requesting the help of the public on this case.12800:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,460This cold-blooded murder must be solved.12900:07:58,460 --> 00:08:01,400This was an act of a coward, without question.13000:08:01,400 --> 00:08:06,480Information developed through the investigation indicates that James Blakeley had become acquainted13100:08:06,480 --> 00:08:11,280with members of the gay community that frequented the adult bookstore.13200:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,580Investigators believe that until identified and apprehended, this killer poses a danger13300:08:15,580 --> 00:08:18,560to the patrons of the adult bookstores in the area.13400:08:18,560 --> 00:08:19,920End quote.13500:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,980Police hang a flyer with this statement at all of the adult bookstores in the area hoping13600:08:23,980 --> 00:08:25,880that it will drum up new leads.13700:08:25,880 --> 00:08:31,040But by mid-October, police say they have not received any new tips on Jimmy's murder.13800:08:31,040 --> 00:08:36,680On March 23rd, 1991, approaching one year of Jimmy's murder, police are desperate13900:08:36,680 --> 00:08:37,800for a lead.14000:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,520They conduct a raid at U.S. Books.14100:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,520Police say they had been going undercover for three months.14200:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,920There are still laws on the books in Maryland that essentially made being gay illegal, and14300:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,440horrifyingly, police arrest nine people during their raid.14400:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,080The nine people arrested are named and shamed in the newspaper.14500:08:55,080 --> 00:09:01,360One person is simply arrested for removing the label from his AZT medication, a medication14600:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,800used in the 90s to combat HIV and AIDS.14700:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,560No leads in Jimmy's murder resulted from this raid.14800:09:08,560 --> 00:09:13,560And just as a side note, police raids on gay bookstores is actually still a practice in14900:09:13,560 --> 00:09:17,920Maryland, specifically Hartford County where this case takes place.15000:09:17,920 --> 00:09:22,960The last raid happened May 20th, 2021 in Hartford County.15100:09:22,960 --> 00:09:27,280The next update in the case comes May 1st, 1992.15200:09:27,280 --> 00:09:31,180So it's been over two years since Jimmy's murder, and a week before what should have15300:09:31,180 --> 00:09:33,200been his 20th birthday.15400:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,480Jimmy's parents sit down for an interview with the local paper.15500:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,440They're heartbroken over the murder of their son and think about him often.15600:09:40,440 --> 00:09:44,960Jimmy's father, James, says, quote, we are not out for revenge.15700:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,920We want to look at it in the reverse.15800:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,480I think that justice will take care of itself.15900:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,480We're really not out for revenge.16000:09:51,480 --> 00:09:52,920We're not up in arms.16100:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,400We just want to know what happened to our son so we can put it to rest, end quote.16200:09:57,400 --> 00:10:02,280The police say the case is still active, but at this point, most of the leads come from16300:10:02,280 --> 00:10:03,640Jimmy's father.16400:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,840James and Trooper Raymond D'Amico, who is the investigator on the case, talk weekly.16500:10:08,840 --> 00:10:14,000James tells him things he overhears, things he comes across in Jimmy's belongings, or16600:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,120just thoughts he has on the case.16700:10:16,120 --> 00:10:20,800James says, quote, I'm trying to tell him everything I can so he can find the person,16800:10:20,800 --> 00:10:21,800end quote.16900:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,680Trooper D'Amico does acknowledge that the passing of time has made the case more difficult.17000:10:26,680 --> 00:10:30,560He says, quote, as time passes, it does get worse to solve.17100:10:30,560 --> 00:10:35,720We're just hoping for a lucky lead to come through so we can solve this one, end quote.17200:10:35,720 --> 00:10:40,680And that is the last update that I could find on Jimmy Blakeley's murder.17300:10:40,680 --> 00:10:46,920So if you know anything about the murder of Jimmy Blakeley in April of 1990, please call17400:10:46,920 --> 00:10:55,320the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division at 410-694-4700.17500:10:55,320 --> 00:11:00,320And the sources for the timeline today come from Carroll County Times, The News Journal,17600:11:00,320 --> 00:11:05,120The Evening Sun, The Baltimore Sun, and The Aegis.17700:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,280So that is the case of Jimmy Blakeley.17800:11:08,280 --> 00:11:14,560Thank you for bringing his name to our podcast.17900:11:14,560 --> 00:11:20,240My initial reaction was just like, what a shame, because he was a kid.18000:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,160He was 17, right?18100:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,160Mm-hmm.18200:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,080Yeah, every part of me is like, that's not right, you know?18300:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,800No one's supposed to go that way.18400:11:27,800 --> 00:11:32,320So at that age and the circumstance, it's just all devastating.18500:11:32,320 --> 00:11:40,040Yeah, and I think that's actually something that was not talked about, but in 2023, I'm18600:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,120like, this is a 17-year-old that was probably killed by an adult.18700:11:44,120 --> 00:11:49,820Yeah, even listening to the case, I had to remind myself, this is a child.18800:11:49,820 --> 00:11:50,820This is a child.18900:11:50,820 --> 00:11:52,400He was a child.19000:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,920I mostly just have reactions at this point.19100:11:54,920 --> 00:12:01,360I'm feeling some feelings of anger and frustration.19200:12:01,360 --> 00:12:07,760To me, it seems like this was a queer person, gay person whose life was just ignored.19300:12:07,760 --> 00:12:15,680It does seem that once police kind of get this news that maybe Jimmy was gay or queer19400:12:15,680 --> 00:12:22,240or just questioning his own sexuality and exploring that, it does seem like the case19500:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,600veered off and became more about raiding these queer bookstores.19600:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,240I read a lot of stories about raids happening, not only at the bookstore that Jimmy was19700:12:31,240 --> 00:12:37,160last seen at, but also other bookstores in the area and legislation trying to get passed19800:12:37,160 --> 00:12:43,400to shut these down permanently to the point where I was finding raids in 2021 still happening.19900:12:43,400 --> 00:12:48,960I don't know what's happening in Maryland, but I was like, that's fucked up, quite frankly.20000:12:48,960 --> 00:12:49,960Yeah.20100:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,840Who are you protecting and serving?20200:12:51,840 --> 00:12:57,640No, you're just on a punishment raid.20300:12:57,640 --> 00:12:58,640Protect and serve?20400:12:58,640 --> 00:12:59,640Who?20500:12:59,640 --> 00:13:00,640Who?20600:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,000No, that's not what they were doing.20700:13:04,000 --> 00:13:10,320It was homophobia and everything you said.20800:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,440I'm just really grateful that you brought this story to us.20900:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,920Do you have more comments you'd like to share with us?21000:13:16,920 --> 00:13:25,720Well, for me, I just can't help but think that maybe whoever left with him that night21100:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,880was somebody who had something to lose.21200:13:28,880 --> 00:13:35,080So maybe this is somebody who had a family at home, like a wife and children.21300:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,980Maybe this was somebody in power.21400:13:37,980 --> 00:13:40,600This is all speculation, obviously, I don't know.21500:13:40,600 --> 00:13:48,280But the fact that Jimmy was stabbed in the heart just seems so cruel and so personal21600:13:48,280 --> 00:13:54,360that I can't help but think that something went horribly wrong and somebody had something21700:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,280to lose and they needed to make sure that Jimmy never talked.21800:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,680That's kind of what I think about this case.21900:14:01,680 --> 00:14:04,600But again, it's just like wild speculation.22000:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,880So I'll rein it in.22100:14:06,880 --> 00:14:11,840But I have a lot of questions about this case too.22200:14:11,840 --> 00:14:18,840I can't help but wonder if we were to go back and look at what evidence, if any evidence22300:14:18,840 --> 00:14:24,920was really collected in this case, what we might be able to get with DNA today.22400:14:24,920 --> 00:14:30,080A murder weapon was never found, at least that we know of, but if police still have22500:14:30,080 --> 00:14:35,820his car, which had the blood spatter on it, I can't help but think, were their fingerprints22600:14:35,820 --> 00:14:37,840able to be lifted from the steering wheel?22700:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,720Because we know the killer drove back.22800:14:40,720 --> 00:14:46,000Touch DNA is something that we can collect to this day.22900:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,320Sometimes it's degraded, but we have seen cases where that has happened.23000:14:50,320 --> 00:14:56,500So I just can't help but wonder, even his clothing, the buttons on his shirt, were those23100:14:56,500 --> 00:14:58,280ever swabbed for DNA?23200:14:58,280 --> 00:15:04,120Yeah, I would want to know what evidence the police have and if there's anything that can23300:15:04,120 --> 00:15:10,680be retested with the advancement of science to possibly get a DNA hit or get a match or23400:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,520get a fingerprint or something to point us in the direction because the suspect has never23500:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,600been named in this case.23600:15:16,600 --> 00:15:23,360Yeah, my mind is just kind of, I think, swimming, you know, it's trying to fill in the blanks,23700:15:23,360 --> 00:15:31,880which is, I think, a natural inclination when looking at cases like these because this case23800:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,000is so in the dark, you know.23900:15:35,000 --> 00:15:40,640Learning about Jimmy is newer to me, so I think I'm, you know, my mind is catching up24000:15:40,640 --> 00:15:41,640alongside you.24100:15:41,640 --> 00:15:49,240But yeah, the questions you brought up, I'm like, yes, yes, like, I can't imagine the24200:15:49,240 --> 00:15:59,680desire that this family had to have answers because I really, really want them.24300:15:59,680 --> 00:16:05,600Yeah, it's a kind of pain that I hope to just never understand, you know.24400:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,680Yeah, thank you again for bringing this here.24500:16:09,680 --> 00:16:16,600And fucked up, fucked up what's going on in Maryland, that that's still happening, right?24600:16:16,600 --> 00:16:17,760Yeah.24700:16:17,760 --> 00:16:22,440And if you're new here, Eli and I, we're not just like talking out of our ass.24800:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,360We are part of the LGBT community and are.24900:16:25,360 --> 00:16:30,760Yes, I am a proud queer trans man.25000:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,040And I am a proud queer woman.25100:16:34,040 --> 00:16:42,040So this does hit home to us in a different way where this Jimmy feels like part of our25200:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,280family, part of our community.25300:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,280And I.25400:16:45,280 --> 00:16:51,640Sorry, I didn't mean to cut you off, but we've seen interactions like these now, not with25500:16:51,640 --> 00:16:59,760like resulting in death, but the us, our friends, the way we have been treated by, unfortunately,25600:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,760a lot of people in law enforcement.25700:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,760Like the track record is not great.25800:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,800Yeah, of course I'm amped up.25900:17:05,800 --> 00:17:06,800It's a life loss.26000:17:06,800 --> 00:17:08,840It's someone who should be alive right now.26100:17:08,840 --> 00:17:16,680Yeah, I can't help but feel like so protective over him, you know, because he was, you know,26200:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,720he was a few weeks away from his 18th birthday, but he was still just a kid, like starting26300:17:20,720 --> 00:17:25,520his life and like possibly discovering who he was and his community.26400:17:25,520 --> 00:17:31,920And someone took advantage of how the queer community had to operate in the dark and in26500:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,400the shadows because people couldn't be out and proud like they are today.26600:17:35,400 --> 00:17:40,720Like it's like if he had just been given a chance to be himself.26700:17:40,720 --> 00:17:45,680I mentioned this earlier, but I really hope that this case is reopened by a cold case26800:17:45,680 --> 00:17:52,080unit that the evidence that was collected, if it was collected, is really thoroughly26900:17:52,080 --> 00:17:57,320searched and that Jimmy can get justice for what happened to him.27000:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,840I want it for every case we talk about.27100:17:59,840 --> 00:18:04,440I want every missing person to be found and I want every murdered person to have justice27200:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,480and for their loved ones to have answers.27300:18:07,480 --> 00:18:13,120But it always hits a little extra hard when it's a kid that never got to really fulfill27400:18:13,120 --> 00:18:14,120their life.27500:18:14,120 --> 00:18:18,400And what have we missed out on because Jimmy never got to really fulfill his potential27600:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,440in this life and contribute to whatever he wanted to do.27700:18:22,440 --> 00:18:23,920He wanted to be a chef.27800:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,000Like what have we missed out on as a society?27900:18:27,000 --> 00:18:33,200The gift of his soul and spirit and energy and yeah.28000:18:33,200 --> 00:18:39,520Like what if he was the next famous chef or restaurateur and what have we missed out?28100:18:39,520 --> 00:18:43,240We've missed out on his delicious meals, his creative minds.28200:18:43,240 --> 00:18:49,480It's a loss for everybody and I really, really hope this case gets attention in the future28300:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,480from investigators.28400:18:50,480 --> 00:18:56,120But again, if you know anything about the murder of Jimmy Blakeley in April of 1990,28500:18:56,120 --> 00:19:04,200please call the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division at 410-694-4700.28600:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,680And we will be posting pictures of Jimmy on our Instagram.28700:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,160So again, if you're not following us, check us out at Cold and Missing.28800:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,280We should pop right up.28900:19:13,280 --> 00:19:19,700And you can also look at our website www.coldandmissing.com where there will also be transcripts and links29000:19:19,700 --> 00:19:21,180to our YouTube videos.29100:19:21,180 --> 00:19:24,880If you're a YouTube person, you can subscribe and follow us there as well.29200:19:24,880 --> 00:19:29,540There's lots of great conversation happening in the comments over there.29300:19:29,540 --> 00:19:35,000And if you are passionate about the missing and murdered cases that we cover here and29400:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,120want to advocate for them, one really easy free way to do that is to leave us a review29500:19:40,120 --> 00:19:43,200in whatever podcast platform you are in right now.29600:19:43,200 --> 00:19:48,420But especially if you're an Apple podcast, leaving us a written review really helps people29700:19:48,420 --> 00:19:51,260find us and for people to join in and listen.29800:19:51,260 --> 00:19:55,420So if you could take a minute and do that, it not only helps us, but it helps elevate29900:19:55,420 --> 00:19:58,840these cases to people who have never heard of them.30000:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,560And we can get Jimmy's name out there to even more people.30100:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,240So if you've already done that, thank you so much.30200:20:05,240 --> 00:20:09,920If you haven't yet, I hope you find some time coming up soon to do that.30300:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,660But that's all I have.30400:20:11,660 --> 00:20:13,760Have a good week and stay safe, y'all.30500:20:13,760 --> 00:20:21,440Stay safe, y'all.