MACON, Ga. — Community members rallied together on Saturday to honor Gabriella Dixon and other unsolved cases.
They gathered in front of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office on Oglethorpe Street for a peaceful rally, holding signs and chanting "no justice, no peace."
The rally was held to raise awareness about Dixon's case and other cases that have gone cold and to demand answers from public officials.
Gabriella Searcy is the mother of 18-year-old Gabriella Dixon, who's been missing since October 30.
"My baby is still gone," Searcy said. "Nothing is being done as far as I can see because I'm not receiving any updates and I just don't want my child to become another cold case."
Searcy says she wanted to take action, so she went to the rally on Saturday and joined the community in spreading awareness not only about Dixon's case but to show support for families who have also lost or are missing a loved one.
"It's not just about Gabby, it's about other families that are hurting right here in Macon, Georgia because their cases are still unresolved," Searcy said. "Basically, we want to spread awareness that this is a real thing."
Julia Adele Callahan is one of the organizers.
"It made me angry enough to try and organize something for these families and with these families in organizing something," Callahan said. "Through their grief, you can see their actions and you can see that they're trying to do something but as a community, that's our job to step up and come together and organize something so they can be involved."
Callahan wanted to address the problems and hold the sheriff's and district attorney's offices accountable when dealing with these families.
"Sometimes these things just go cold and are never solved," Callahan said. "To not know what happened to a person in your family or someone that you really cared for has to be the hardest thing that these families are going through."
Warren Selby is a chairman for the Macon Regional Crimestoppers.
"Gabby Dixon is just one case and one face that we need to solve and certainly the sheriff's office and other agencies are working to solve those, but they need the public's help," Selby said.
He came by to show support and show these families they're working to help solve these cases off the clock too.
"Little bits of information may seem insignificant to people but they can be major pieces of a puzzle," Selby said. "Solving a crime is like a puzzle so it takes little pieces to make the big picture."
13WMAZ reached out to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office who said the district attorney's office has taken over the case and it is still under investigation.