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Deputies Seek Info On 1981 Murder
January 7, 2011
It was 30 years ago on the afternoon of January 2, 1981 that 9-year old Kenneth Deshun Underwood and three companions went bird hunting in the woods near their Cantonment home. Everyone returned home that afternoon except for Underwood.
When Underwood was still not home around 6 p.m., Escambia County Search and Rescue personnel were called. The area were Underwood was last seen alive was canvassed. His body was discovered about 5:45 the next morning –apparently murdered — in an area near Booker Street.
The case remains unsolved, and now the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help because they believe someone in our area still has information about Underwood’s death.
If you know anything about the death of Kenneth Deshun Underwood, 9, you are asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (850) 436-9580 or Crime Stopper at (850) 433-STOP (7867). Crime Stoppers also receives tips at gulfcoastcrimestoppers.org.
Pictured above: The fourth grade photo of murder victim Kenneth Deshun Underwood of Cantonment. Pictured below: The highlighted area in this map shows were the body was found. Submitted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Deputies Seek Info On 1981 Murder”
why his three companions question? if so since can they be re-question with a polygraph test..I cant see how all of them was together but he’s the only one that went miss.
I don’t understand murder, period, BUT, who in their “right mind” could ever kill a child???? They will pay one day…..to a higher power
amen A. Davis…
So sad if someone knows somthing please tell and let this child rest in peace. If someone is to scared to tell call crimestoppers give them the details noone will know you told think about it who ever killed this child has lived 30 years this child only got 9 years.
at 6pm, it had prob been dark for an hour, at least….if he was found at 0545 the next morning, did they have or use dogs for tracking the nite he went missing?..what did the autopsy reveal as the cause of death?..hard to theorize with the info provided.