Piedmont man charged in cold case murder suspect in three other missing person cases

A Calhoun County Grand Jury has indicted a Piedmont man on a murder charge in the 2009 death of a 28-year-old Piedmont woman. 52 year old Jimmy Ray Steed, is charged in connection with the death of Carla Michelle Cook Fuqua. Fuqua went missing from her Piedmont home on Oct. 29, 2009. The indictment alleges that on That same day, Steed reportedly struck Fuqua with a bat or bat-like-object until she was dead. On Dec. 4, 2012, investigators from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and Cold Case Unit discovered human skeletal remains in the woods a short drive south of Fuqua’s home along Alabama 21, across the Chief Ladiga Trail and near an area many Piedmont residents refer to as “the brickyard.” Several days later, forensic investigators using dental records identified the remains as Fuqua’s. The family has said while they are thankful for the work that the Sheriff’s Office has done, they believe Steed did not kill Fuqua by himself. Sheriff Larry Amerson said Steed was already in jail on drug charges and is a suspect in thee other missing person cases in the piedmont area.  District Attorney Brian Mcveigh asked for the community’s help to solve the three other missing persons cases. Sheriff Larry Amerson friday named Jimmy Steed as a suspect in the disappearances of three other Piedmont residents. His wife, Karen Steed, James Burrows and Jeffrey McFry.