{"id":25848,"date":"2025-10-29T23:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25848\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T23:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:18:07","slug":"florida-has-thousands-of-unsolved-cases-here-are-some-high-profile-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25848\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida has thousands of unsolved cases. Here are some high-profile ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 There are nearly 340,000 unsolved homicide and manslaughter cases dating from 1965 to 2022, according to Project Cold Case<\/a>. According to the Florida Cold Case Investigations Unit,<\/a> Florida represents 6% of the total, with more than 20,000 cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement keeps a list of unsolved cases on its website<\/a>, but it is by no means a complete list.<\/p>\n

Some of the cases are well-known in the area:<\/p>\n

Here is a look at other cases in Central Florida and where you can find other unresolved crimes per county. News 6 has reached out to the sheriff\u2019s offices across Central Florida, and we will update the list as we receive the responses.<\/p>\n

Brevard County<\/p>\n

The Cocoa Police Department has reported more than two dozen unsolved cases to FDLE. The cases on the FDLE website go back to at least 1981. Go to the FDLE website<\/a> and search for Cocoa Police Department cases.<\/p>\n

Flagler CountyDawn Petterson (Flagler County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

September will mark 25 years since the homicide of Dawn Petterson<\/a>. Dawn\u2019s body was found shot in an area now known as Squash Bloom Trail in Palm Coast in 1999.<\/p>\n

The Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office keeps a list of all active cold cases in the county here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marion CountyRoberta Johnson has been missing since April 26, 1999. Marion county detectives says it’s a case that’s haunted them over the years. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

It has been 25 years since the death of 38-year-old Roberta Johnson. According to the sheriff\u2019s office, the single mother was a middle school teacher who served in the military and was nine months pregnant at the time of her death. In a 2016 Facebook post<\/a> by the Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the agency described it as \u201ca case that haunts the detectives who worked it then and those who work it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office keeps a list of cold cases here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Orange CountySkeletal remains in Orange County identified as 48-year-old Richard Wick. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office recently identified the skeletal remains of a homicide victim found near Apopka in 1993.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office partnered with Othrams Labs and identified the remains as 48-year-old Richard Wick.<\/a><\/p>\n

Those who know any details or information about Richard Wick are encouraged to contact the sheriff\u2019s office Cold Case Unit at (407) 836-4357 or to call Crimeline.<\/p>\n

The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office keeps a list of cold cases here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Seminole County<\/p>\n

The Seminole County Sheriff\u2019s Office has 61 open and unsolved cases.<\/p>\n

According to the sheriff\u2019s office, the cases date back to 1968 and include missing persons, unidentified remains, and homicides in differing stages of the investigation.<\/p>\n

To look at the cold cases in Seminole County, head to the sheriff\u2019s office website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Volusia CountyLaralee Spear. (Image: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office) (2021 WKMG News 6)<\/p>\n

The Volusia Sheriff\u2019s Office said there are about 30 unsolved homicide cases dating back to 1967.<\/p>\n

Last month, the sheriff doubled the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed 15-year-old Laralee Spear<\/a> in 1994.<\/p>\n

This year marked 30 years since her body was found just 200 yards from her home along Deerfoot Road.<\/p>\n

The Volusia Sheriff\u2019s Office keeps a list of unsolved murders here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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