Six months after investigators and family renewed a call for information in the murder of a Jacksonville mother almost 40 years ago, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced an arrest in the case on Thursday.
Nearly four decades after a young Jacksonville mother was beaten to death, police say her now 70-year-old killer picked up the phone and called police. By the end of that day, he was in handcuffs.
Six months after investigators and family renewed a call for information in the murder of a Jacksonville mother almost 40 years ago, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced an arrest in the case on Thursday.
First Coast Crime Stoppers is appealing for tips in the 2007 killing of a Jacksonville man who was shot while protecting his girlfriend during a robbery.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that skeletal remains found nearly 50 years ago along Interstate 75 have been identified, bringing closure to a cold case that began in 1978.
More than four decades after a young woman was found strangled beside a Waycross home, investigators say they have their man.
Sheriff Rick Staly, representatives from the FBI, family members and others provided an update Monday afternoon on the investigation into an FCSO missing person’s cold case investigation.
Investigators and family are renewing a call for information that could lead to an arrest in the murder of a Jacksonville mother almost 40 years ago.
The victim of one of the strangest and longest-running cold cases in Florida has been identified nearly 55 years after her body was found in Sumter County.
On April 1, 2023, 16-year-old Makye Vogel went to a birthday party at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Southside. He never came back home.
Thirteen years after a Jacksonville man was shot and killed in his driveway, there is a renewed call for any information that could help police find the shooter.
The murder of Tina Heins has been solved, nearly two decades after her brother-in-law was exonerated in the crime, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday.
Across Florida, hundreds of families are searching for their missing children. More than 200 cases are listed on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website.
It’s been nearly 16 years since 17-year-old Derrell Baker was shot and killed while walking on Jacksonville’s Westside.
A Jacksonville family is still looking for answers after a young man who disappeared 25 years ago was found dead a year later in Palatka.
The family of a woman who disappeared with her two children in Germany said they’re trying to keep the faith that they will get answers.
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) announced it is offering a $15,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the 1992 disappearance of a mother and her two sons in Germany.
First Coast Crime Stoppers held a digital conference to highlight the cold case of a Jacksonville woman who was murdered in 1999.
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.
Twenty years after two Jacksonville middle school students disappeared, new age progression photos of the boys were released Monday.
Investigators have identified persons of interest in the suspicious death of Melinda Holder, who disappeared in 1989.
The University of North Florida will host the 2024 Cold Case Symposium this Tuesday and Wednesday with local nonprofit Project: Cold Case.
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.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is putting a spotlight on a murder investigation that started almost 20 years ago.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is set to hold a news conference to talk about a recent arrest in a cold case.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JSO said the man accused in her death, would face murder charges today, but he has been dead since 1988.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The family of a man who was killed 5-years-ago continues to search for answers as his case remains unsolved.
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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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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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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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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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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