Warner Robins police seeking information on unsolved homicide from 1984

WARNER ROBINS — The Warner Robins Police Department is currently looking for information on an unsolved homicide that happened on May 28, 1984. 

A reward of $8,000 is being offered by the Houston County District Attorney’s Office through the Macon Regional Crimestoppers.

According to a media release, officers were dispatched to North First Street, now Armed Forces Boulevard near the old train depot, in reference to a deceased person.

When officers arrived, they found the body of 67-year-old Edward Hanley who was badly beaten. Robbery was the apparent motive for the murder. 

At the time of the incident, Hanley was living at a boarding house at 106 Young Avenue. 

It was discovered that Hanley had left a bar on South First Street and was likely walking back to the boarding house when he was attacked, the media release says. 

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Lt. Justin Clark with the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (478) 302-5380. It is also encouraged to contact the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.