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Former Detectives Revisiting Six Escambia County Cold Case Homicides
February 24, 2022
Former detectives are working to solve six cold cases in Escambia County.
One Wednesday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office launched a “Cold Case Symposium” that will concentrate on cold case homicide investigations while enlisting the expertise of retired certified law enforcement detectives in the area. Information on each cold case in the graphics below.
A cold case is one where all available leads have been exhausted and probable cause has not been established to make an arrest.
The investigators will have the following objectives as they work to solve the cases:
- Complete re-examination of all evidence
- Integrate time-tested investigative techniques with modern forensic technology
- Participants will provide a fresh look at the evidence and an objective viewpoint
- Using extra manpower to conduct follow-up interviews and generate new leads
- Identify items that could now produce DNA results due to technological advancements
Anyone with information on any cold case can call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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10 Responses to “Former Detectives Revisiting Six Escambia County Cold Case Homicides”
I was hoping they would include LOU STARKY.from the Bay Springs area.disappeared without a trace..plenty of suspicions about what happened but no founded truths..
The 1979 Cold Case Murder of the young attendant at McDonald’s Gas station in Gonzalez/Cantonment, that case I found disturbing and still think of it when I pass that location.
I purchased gas there that summer, though I did not know the young man, I remember him pumping gas there at McDonald’s Gas. I came home from Air Force basic and technical training to learn of his murder. We never thought about things like that happening in our back yard, it was sad and disturbing.
I hope that all these victim’s murders receive justice, here or before the Lord.
I wish they would include my Uncle Daniel (Danny) McNair in this also. He was murdered in the Mayfair subdivision over 10 years ago and we still don’t know what happened.
I was hoping to see Danielle Bell’s case as one of the cases being revisited. I would love to see justice achieved in her case as she was so young as well as a great friend.
Where is thug life I miss my friend Timmy Ernest Finklea
Hope they find the person or persons that did it! Good luck to the family!
Best wishes for resolution and closure for families.
Interesting side note, four of the six are born basically months apart from one another.
I remember the 1st girl, Patty Stevens, she grew up in May Fair. She was always fun to be around. I remember when they found her and it was announced on the news. She was dumped like a piece of trash and its been almost 37 yrs ago. Patti was a good kid growing up. What someone did to her cruel, she didn’t deserve that and I hope they find the ba****d that did it.
It’ll be interesting to see what a new set of eyes,or six in this case, will discover. Hoping for answers for families so they may have closure.