25 years later, Flagler County detectives hope for breakthrough in unsolved murder of Daytona Beach woman

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Unit is spotlighting the case of a woman who was murdered 25 years ago in hopes of getting new information that could lead to an arrest.

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On Sept. 8, 1999, Dawn Petterson’s body was found on the west side of what is now Squash Blossom Trail at Seminole Woods Boulevard in Palm Coast.

Deputies said she was found with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

According to the sheriff’s office, an investigation linked Petterson’s case with the murder of Andrea Ford in 1997 -- which also remains unsolved.

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Anyone with information regarding the murder of Petterson and/or Ford is asked to contact the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 386-313-4911 or email TIPS@flaglersheriff.com.

You can also visit this website to send a tip.