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Cantonment Cold Case: 1981 Murder Remains Unsolved
January 2, 2013
It was 32 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 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).
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. Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Cantonment Cold Case: 1981 Murder Remains Unsolved”
My brother in laws case is still an unsolved murder from about 4 years ago…It seems we have a lot of these! prayers for the family
This has got to be hard on the family not knowing what happened tto him. I didn’t know we had this cold case, I wonder how many more cold cases there is in our area.
Very sad. I agree with you Trisha. Hopefully someone ‘will have some information regarding this case.
How sad for this boy and his family. I hope someone clears their conscience soon so he may rest in peace and the family get the answers they deserve.
I didn’t even know this case existed!