TAMPA, Fla. -On Sunday, June 13, 1971, around 2:45 a.m., Robert Spivey left Dante’s Inferno, a bar located at Busch Blvd and Waters Avenue, and drove two friends home. That was the last time he was seen alive. His car appeared to have left the…
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Cold Case and missing persons cases in the state of Florida and nationwide.
COLD CASE: 1985 Denise Stafford, Sarasota Florida
SARASOTA, Fla. – Update, this case has been solved using DNA technology. Read the story here. Sarasota Police Department investigators are asking the community for information regarding a homicide that occurred in October 1985 in the 300 block of Tarpon Avenue, Sarasota. Denise Marie Stafford,…
Read More COLD CASE: 1985 Denise Stafford, Sarasota FloridaCold Case: Veronica Reyes Diaz, HSCO Seeks Public Help
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – After a Friday out with friends just outside of Tampa, Florida, 23-year-old Veronica Reyes-Diaz tucked her children into bed during the early morning hours of January 18, 2020. Her kids hear their mother go outside, which was the last time she…
Read More Cold Case: Veronica Reyes Diaz, HSCO Seeks Public HelpCold Case: Buford Von Hamilton, a 2001 Murder In Tampa
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – On Saturday, February 24, 2001, at 8:40 a.m., Buford Von Hamilton’s body was discovered in the yard behind his travel camper at 4917 Austin Street in Tampa. Mr. Hamilton’s truck, a white 1/2 ton Chevrolet was located behind the Burger King…
Read More Cold Case: Buford Von Hamilton, a 2001 Murder In TampaCold Case: Linda Toni Lansen 40, Tampa Florida
TAMPA Fla. – On the evening of July 10th, Linda Toni Lansen left her apartment near Sligh Avenue and Rowlett Park Drive for unknown reasons and never returned. The next morning, her partially clothed body was discovered by a jogger in the Town n’ Country…
Read More Cold Case: Linda Toni Lansen 40, Tampa FloridaCold Case: Sharon Joan Hopper, Lutz 1985
LUTZ, Fla – On November 19, 1985, the body of Sharon J. Hopper was discovered in the wooded area on the southeast corner of Whirley Road and Van Dyke Road in Lutz, FL. Investigators say the cause of death was multiple stab wounds. Hopper had…
Read More Cold Case: Sharon Joan Hopper, Lutz 1985Cold Case: The Murder of Lee Johns in Land O’ Lakes
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla.- On September 14, 2007, at approximately 3:00 PM, a customer found Lee Johns, lying deceased in the scrap yard that he owned. Johns had been shot, and several personal items had been removed from his body. The scrapyard was located at…
Read More Cold Case: The Murder of Lee Johns in Land O’ LakesFlorida Cold Case: 1992 Christina Evans 13-Years Old
In October of 1991, Christina Evans was reported as a missing runaway to authorities, but eight months later, her body would be discovered. On June 10, 1992, the body of 13-year-old Christina Evans was discovered at W. Ballast Point and S. Dale Mabry in a…
Read More Florida Cold Case: 1992 Christina Evans 13-Years OldCold Case: Richard March in Hernando County
SPRING HILL, Fla. – Between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm on December 23, 2001, Richard March was killed by unknown subjects(s). The homicide occurred at the D.A.B. Construction complex on Spring Hill Dr., just west of U.S. 41, in Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL. At…
Read More Cold Case: Richard March in Hernando CountyCold Case: Curtis James McGhin, Murdered 41-Years Ago
TAMPA, Fla – It’s been 41-years since Curtis ‘Curt’ James McGhin’s family would learn their son and brother was found murdered, leaving behind the question of why and who could ever do this to a little boy. No solid leads or answers were ever found,…
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