An Old Cold Case

Does anyone think of this ancient case? 

7-year-old Gary Grant, Jr. of Atlantic City, New Jersey was whipped to demise with a pipe. On January 12, 1984, Gary’s school was having a teacher’s meeting which gave him the day off of school. 

Through breakfast, he said his mother, May, he had a personal meeting at 2:30 PM.  

Around noon, Gary fled the home after saying his mother he’d be around at 4 PM. When he never came back home, his mum started surveying the neighbourhood. Friends said her that Gary was at their house and walked out around 4:30. 

May quickly called Gary’s dad, Gary Grant Sr., a police official, who she was lately divorced from. Police surveyed the neighbourhood until 2 AM and started their official investigation the following sunrise. Due to restrictions, Gary Grant Sr. was not enabled to be a part of the inquiry, so he surveyed for his son on his own.  

A few days after the inquiry started, Gary’s corpse was found in an empty lot about two miles away from Gary’s house. 

The pipe that was utilized to murder him was discovered close by. Police originally doubted a mental challenged 12 years old, Carl “Boo” Mason. 

He ultimately admitted to the crime but then withdrew his statements, telling that police said, “if you confess you did it, you get to go home” all penalties against Boo were dropped.

January 2, 1986, two years after Gary’s demise, someone wrote on the side of a patrol car, “Gary Grants dead. I am living. Another will perish on January 12th if all get on the right”. 

A few weeks later, another note was discovered saying “Gary grant Jr lives. I still murdered him. Son of a pig officer. Payback is an MF. “ Gary JR’s murderer has never been discovered. Gary SR. thinks that Boo was present when Gary was murdered but did not murder Gary. 

It is understood that Boo’s brother was engaged in a minor crime and may have attempted to persuade Gary to rob a house, but when Gary declined, he was murdered since he is the son of a police officer and would certainly tell his dad. Although now retired, Gary SR has never quit looking for explanations and investigating his son’s demise.