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First Coast Crime Stoppers highlights cold case of Jacksonville woman who was murdered in 1999

Read full article: First Coast Crime Stoppers highlights cold case of Jacksonville woman who was murdered in 1999

First Coast Crime Stoppers held a digital conference to highlight the cold case of a Jacksonville woman who was murdered in 1999.

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LIVE: Missing Adult Day sheds light on unsolved cases and offers hope to Florida families

Read full article: LIVE: Missing Adult Day sheds light on unsolved cases and offers hope to Florida families

Missing Adult Day in Northeast Florida serves as a reminder of the ongoing search for answers and the importance of community support in bringing closure to families affected by these unsolved cases.

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New age progression photos released 20 years after boys disappeared outside Jacksonville school

Read full article: New age progression photos released 20 years after boys disappeared outside Jacksonville school

Twenty years after two Jacksonville middle school students disappeared, new age progression photos of the boys were released Monday.

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Persons of interest identified in decades-old Green Cove Springs suspicious death case as family waits for answers

Read full article: Persons of interest identified in decades-old Green Cove Springs suspicious death case as family waits for answers

Investigators have identified persons of interest in the suspicious death of Melinda Holder, who disappeared in 1989.

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UNF hosts Cold Case Symposium to bring nationwide attention to unsolved cases

Read full article: UNF hosts Cold Case Symposium to bring nationwide attention to unsolved cases

The University of North Florida will host the 2024 Cold Case Symposium this Tuesday and Wednesday with local nonprofit Project: Cold Case.

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

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

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office 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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Murder of 28-year-old Jacksonville man in 2005 back in the spotlight as JSO searches for leads

Read full article: Murder of 28-year-old Jacksonville man in 2005 back in the spotlight as JSO searches for leads

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is putting a spotlight on a murder investigation that started almost 20 years ago.

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Teen girls’ murder at Jacksonville mobile home park remains unsolved after 11 years

Read full article: Teen girls’ murder at Jacksonville mobile home park remains unsolved after 11 years

Wednesday marks 11 years since Megan Simmons died after someone fired multiple shots into the home where she was staying. Her friend, Jazmine Shelton, 13, was also shot in the attack. Jazmine died at the scene, but Megan died four days later.

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Jacksonville detectives are trying to solve a cold case from 1990. Can you help them identify the victim?

Read full article: Jacksonville detectives are trying to solve a cold case from 1990. Can you help them identify the victim?

A body discovered in the woods near Little Talbot Island State Park in 1990 still has not been identified. JSO is looking for your help.

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24 years later, Jacksonville family still looking for justice in murder of 23-year-old man

Read full article: 24 years later, Jacksonville family still looking for justice in murder of 23-year-old man

A Jacksonville family gathered at the Dinsmore Cemetery Sunday afternoon to honor the life of a young man who disappeared 24 years ago and whose remains were found a year later in Palatka.

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Florida law enforcement agencies release updated cold case deck

Read full article: Florida law enforcement agencies release updated cold case deck

Florida law enforcement agencies are dealing out a new deck of playing cards to generate new leads and solve some longstanding criminal investigations.

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More than a decade later, JSO hopes new technology helps solve case of drive-by killings of 2 teenage girls

Read full article: More than a decade later, JSO hopes new technology helps solve case of drive-by killings of 2 teenage girls

More than 10 years after two teenage girls were killed in a drive-by shooting in Northwest Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reopening the case hoping technology may bring new leads that could result in an arrest.

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10,097 days after her body was found, police announce arrest in murder of 31-year-old Jacksonville mother

Read full article: 10,097 days after her body was found, police announce arrest in murder of 31-year-old Jacksonville mother

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is set to hold a news conference to talk about a recent arrest in a cold case.

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Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim in 43-year-old cold case murder

Read full article: Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim in 43-year-old cold case murder

Sheriff Gator DeLoach announced Friday the identity of a victim in a 43-year-old cold case murder. William Irving Monroe III died from a gunshot wound to the neck a few weeks before his partial buried body was discovered on December 4, 1980. A deputy on routine patrol found the body in the area of Sisco Road and Broward Lake Road in Pamona Park.

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JSO sheds light on Ortega double murder left unsolved for 13 years in hopes of getting answers

Read full article: JSO sheds light on Ortega double murder left unsolved for 13 years in hopes of getting answers

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is spotlighting a double murder cold case from June 2011 in the Ortega neighborhood to bring closure to those impacted by the crime, according to a release.

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‘She was a hero multiple times over’: Woman remembers aunt who was found dead in Jacksonville 44 years ago

Read full article: ‘She was a hero multiple times over’: Woman remembers aunt who was found dead in Jacksonville 44 years ago

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced that convicted serial killer, Billy Mansfield, Jr. admitted to killing Carol Barrett in 1980. Barrett’s niece said she was grateful to have answers.

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44 years after an 18-year-old was abducted in Daytona Beach and found dead in Jacksonville, JSO says it found her killer

Read full article: 44 years after an 18-year-old was abducted in Daytona Beach and found dead in Jacksonville, JSO says it found her killer

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said it has identified the man responsible for abducting and murdering an 18-year-old woman who was found dead in Jacksonville nearly 44 years ago.

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Unsolved Baker County murder sheds light on importance of keeping cold cases front and center

Read full article: Unsolved Baker County murder sheds light on importance of keeping cold cases front and center

Suwannee Valley Unsolved (SVU) is shedding light on an over 30-year-old unsolved murder case in hopes of helping the Baker County Sheriff’s Office finally get answers in the 1991 death of a Jacksonville woman last seen alive at a truck stop in Columbia County.

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JSO says it has solved the 1985 murder of a Jacksonville woman. The suspected killer died 3 years later

Read full article: JSO says it has solved the 1985 murder of a Jacksonville woman. The suspected killer died 3 years later

JSO said the man accused in her death, would face murder charges today, but he has been dead since 1988.

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Body of missing Florida woman found in retention pond after nearly 12 years, volunteer divers say

Read full article: Body of missing Florida woman found in retention pond after nearly 12 years, volunteer divers say

A group of volunteer divers believe they have found the remains of a woman in a vehicle submerged in a retention pond near Walt Disney World, apparently solving a 12-year-old mystery about what happened to her.

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Going Ringside Ep. 38: The Jimmy Snuka murder charge

Read full article: Going Ringside Ep. 38: The Jimmy Snuka murder charge

In this article we explore the cold case that lasted more than 30 years and eventually led to murder charges being filed against former WWE star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. It's a case that started in 1983 and remained cold until police re-opened it in 2013.

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JSO still searching for 23-year-old who went missing last year in south Duval County

Read full article: JSO still searching for 23-year-old who went missing last year in south Duval County

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office continues its search for a missing man who was last seen in November 2022.

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Can you help investigators solve a Florida murder from nearly 50 years ago?

Read full article: Can you help investigators solve a Florida murder from nearly 50 years ago?

The 1974 homicide of 24-year-old James Norris in Dixie County remains unsolved nearly 50 years later, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is asking for help to crack the cold case.

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Deck of cards shines light on unsolved cases in Florida in hopes to find answers

Read full article: Deck of cards shines light on unsolved cases in Florida in hopes to find answers

Project: Cold Case unveiled the second edition of its playing cards, designed to shed light on unsolved cases.

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Who killed Mildred Harris? Jacksonville police get DNA match in 27-year cold case

Read full article: Who killed Mildred Harris? Jacksonville police get DNA match in 27-year cold case

A big break could bring closure to a Jacksonville cold case that’s been unsolved for nearly three decades.

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Cold Case Spotlight: JSO seeks information to solve 2014 murder of 25-year-old woman

Read full article: Cold Case Spotlight: JSO seeks information to solve 2014 murder of 25-year-old woman

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is highlighting cold cases through a new initiative called Cold Case Spotlight in hopes that it will lead to information that might identify suspects and solve the crimes.

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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office starts campaign called ‘Cold Case Spotlight’

Read full article: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office starts campaign called ‘Cold Case Spotlight’

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is starting a new campaign called "Cold Case Spotlight" and every month they will feature a murder classified as a cold case.

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Operation Cold Case: No arrests 32 years after murder of 22-year-old Air Force veteran

Read full article: Operation Cold Case: No arrests 32 years after murder of 22-year-old Air Force veteran

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is shining a light on the case of Glenn Morris, a 22-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and father who was killed in Singleton Park in August 1990.

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Flagler County using DNA, genealogy in effort to ID remains of woman found 30 years ago

Read full article: Flagler County using DNA, genealogy in effort to ID remains of woman found 30 years ago

A young woman whose remains were first discovered in the woods in Flagler County just over 30 years ago is still unidentified, and the Sheriff’s Office is using new technology to try to bring closure for her family.

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DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case

Read full article: DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case

It was among Florida’s oldest unsolved crimes on record, notorious for its brutality, as well as for a pool of suspects that numbered over 600. High among them: The killers made infamous in Truman Capote’s true crime classic “In Cold Blood.”

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Kansas man charged in 1980 cold case killing of nursing student

Read full article: Kansas man charged in 1980 cold case killing of nursing student

Authorities have arrested a Kansas man in the 1980 shooting death of a 23-year-old neighbor after investigators who reexamined her death turned up new evidence.

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‘I won’t forget. I won’t stop’: Widow still seeking justice speaks out 2 years after surviving attack that left husband dead

Read full article: ‘I won’t forget. I won’t stop’: Widow still seeking justice speaks out 2 years after surviving attack that left husband dead

Two years after three people broke into a Brentwood home, killed a man and injured his son, the murdered man’s widow -- who survived the vicious attack -- spoke to News4JAX about the case, which has unfortunately gone cold for investigators.

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‘Devastating, like my soul left my body’: More than 2 decades since local woman vanished

Read full article: ‘Devastating, like my soul left my body’: More than 2 decades since local woman vanished

A mother who was helping people overcome drug addiction disappeared before her 37th birthday.

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Operation Cold Case: JSO hopes new tech will help solve 25-year-old homicide

Read full article: Operation Cold Case: JSO hopes new tech will help solve 25-year-old homicide

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is spotlighting a case from 1997 in hopes of finding the person who shot and killed Marlon Harris in the road.

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‘Never stop fighting’: Family hopeful as new technology offers 1st lead in years in cold case shooting

Read full article: ‘Never stop fighting’: Family hopeful as new technology offers 1st lead in years in cold case shooting

New cellphone technology is helping shed light on a cold case from 2016 on Henrietta Street - where detectives say there wasn’t a lot of evidence initially — but things may have taken a turn.

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Can you help Columbia County deputies solve a 44-year-old cold case?

Read full article: Can you help Columbia County deputies solve a 44-year-old cold case?

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is trying to solve a cold case dating back to 1978. Forensic art that has recently been refreshed renewed interest in the case.

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‘My baby was magnificent’: Mom still searching for answers 3 years after valedictorian killed at Springfield gas station

Read full article: ‘My baby was magnificent’: Mom still searching for answers 3 years after valedictorian killed at Springfield gas station

A teen who graduated early and was valedictorian of his class was killed at a gas station on North Main Street three years ago. His family is still searching for answers.

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Project: Cold Case featuring unsolved homicides on playing cards

Read full article: Project: Cold Case featuring unsolved homicides on playing cards

The Jacksonville-based nonprofit Project: Cold Case is using an interesting tactic to shine light on unsolved homicide cases. The group is featuring cold cases on decks of playing cards.

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‘Every day of life is a struggle’: 5 years after murder, 35-year-old’s family still seeks answers

Read full article: ‘Every day of life is a struggle’: 5 years after murder, 35-year-old’s family still seeks answers

The family of a man who was killed 5-years-ago continues to search for answers as his case remains unsolved.

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22 years later: Family of Jacksonville murder victim still has hope

Read full article: 22 years later: Family of Jacksonville murder victim still has hope

Thursday marks 22 years since Keith Cauley disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

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‘Pillowcase Rapist’ charged in at least 6 cold case attacks in Broward County from 1980s

Read full article: ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ charged in at least 6 cold case attacks in Broward County from 1980s

The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced charges Tuesday against Robert Koehler, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” for cold cases from the 1980s, News4JAX partner station WPLG reported.

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Lake City police searching for clues in 2020 cold case

Read full article: Lake City police searching for clues in 2020 cold case

Nearly two years later, police are asking for the public’s help as the evidence collected from the scene hasn’t led to an arrest.

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New DNA technology could help Jacksonville man find justice in mother’s 1992 killing

Read full article: New DNA technology could help Jacksonville man find justice in mother’s 1992 killing

Just days before Mother’s Day, a Jacksonville man is making a renewed push to find his mother’s killer.

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Family, Lake City police seek information in 2001 killing of 19-year-old

Read full article: Family, Lake City police seek information in 2001 killing of 19-year-old

The Lake City Police Department on Thursday asked the public for information in a cold case homicide.

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Jacksonville police seek information about this bicycle in 2013 death of 18-year-old

Read full article: Jacksonville police seek information about this bicycle in 2013 death of 18-year-old

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is hoping to get answers in the 2013 death of an 18-year-old.

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Can new DNA technology help solve the 2015 murder of a Jacksonville grandmother?

Read full article: Can new DNA technology help solve the 2015 murder of a Jacksonville grandmother?

Years after a grandmother was found beaten to death in her Jacksonville home detectives are hoping for new leads.

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Man hopeful witness in brother’s 2014 murder case can bring new light to investigation

Read full article: Man hopeful witness in brother’s 2014 murder case can bring new light to investigation

For seven years, Marquis Curry has gone each day without an arrest in his brother’s murder.

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Murder of Jacksonville brother and sister gets renewed attention 30 years later

Read full article: Murder of Jacksonville brother and sister gets renewed attention 30 years later

An unsolved double homicide in Jacksonville involving a young brother and sister is getting renewed attention more than 30 years later.

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Jacksonville cold case detectives asking for tips in 2013 killing of Englewood man

Read full article: Jacksonville cold case detectives asking for tips in 2013 killing of Englewood man

Robert “Bob” Levey, 83, was found dead on June 25, 2013, inside his Englewood home, which police said was set on fire. Eight years later, no arrests have been made.

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$10,000 reward offered in St. Augustine double murder

Read full article: $10,000 reward offered in St. Augustine double murder

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. The St. Johns County Sheriffs Office is offering a $10,000 reward for tips leading to arrests in the cold case murders of two men whose remains were found in a burned SUV. The bodies of Charles Durden, 27, and Steffon Larry, 26, were found inside the torched Dodge SUV in November 2016 in St. Augustine. Mark Kapelka, the lead detective on the case, told News4Jax the case went cold weeks ago. Its very hard.After reviewing the case, Kapelka said, it became clear that some of the original anonymous tipsters likely have information vital to catching these mens killer or killers. Hes asking those people to call back, either through Crime Stoppers or the Sheriffs Office.

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Officials solve 1991 rape, murder of teen in Florida Keys

Read full article: Officials solve 1991 rape, murder of teen in Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. Officials have solved the killing of a teenager in the Florida Keys who was raped and strangled with her bikini top on Valentines Day 1991. Officials used DNA technology to identify both the victim and the suspect. DNA obtained from the 1991 crime scene in the Florida Keys matched DNA from Bradley's own homicide scene in April 1992. The case became known as the Valentine Jane Doe Homicide. Kirkum was seen hitchhiking out of Key West that evening. Sheriffs officials said Kirkum was never reported missing, and both her parents are now dead.

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