Case Info

Incident date:
Location: Body Found : 1.5 miles down logging road off Highway 278 about 4 miles east of Crawfordville in Taliaferro County
Weight: 175 lbs
Height: 6'
Hair Color: Reddish Blonde
Sex: Male
Birth Range: 47
Contact Info: GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomson at (706) 595-2575

Mr. Bertsche's body was found by loggers entering area to cut trees. He was fully clothed. Located about 100' from the body was his 1989 Maroon Ford Taurus, similar to the one shown right, which had been burned. Victim had been attending a tax seminar in downtown Atlanta during the week of Sept. 21 and was last seen by neighbors at his residence in East Point Thursday evening, September 24, 1992, the night before his body was found.

Hgt: 6'
Wgt: 175 lbs.
Hair: Reddish Blond
Other: Wore Glasses
Occupation: Accountant with the Southern Company
Location: 1.5 miles down logging road off Highway 278
about 4 miles east of Crawfordville in Taliaferro County
Taliaferro County is located on I-20, 100 miles east of Atlanta and 50 miles west of Augusta.

Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomson at (706) 595-2575. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

 

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