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Robert DuBoise
Robert Earl DuBoise (born October 1964) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1983 for the rape and murder of 19-year-old Barbara Grams in Tampa, Florida. He spent nearly 37 years in prison, including three years on death row, before being exonerated in August 2020 through DNA evidence facilitated by the Innocence Project and the Hillsborough County Conviction Review Unit. In 2024, DuBoise received a $14…
1971 · FloridaUnsolvedGulf Killer
The Gulf Killer is the nickname given to a possible serial killer who was active in the Pasco County and the wider Tampa Bay area of Florida, United States. A group of unsolved murders of fourteen women and two men were committed between 1971 and 1978. While the victims were grouped together differently at various points, nine were attributed, dubiously, to a single killer.
1973 · FloridaUnsolvedGold Sock Killer
The Gold Sock Killer is the moniker of an unidentified American serial killer who murdered a woman and two teenage girls in Broward County, Florida, between July and August 1973. His nickname came from how he strangled his victims to death with socks; however, a gold-colored sock was only used in two instances.
1964 · FloridaUnsolvedMiami Strangler
The Miami Strangler is the name attributed to an unidentified serial killer who murdered at least nine women in Miami, Florida, between 1964 and 1970. Despite the nickname, not all victims were strangled, and some died from bludgeoning and smothering. Although no victim was directly sexually assaulted, the murders appear sexually motivated given how the victims were posed.
1968 · FloridaOverturned
James Joseph Richardson
James Joseph Richardson (December 26, 1935 – September 16, 2023) was an African-American man who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 1968 for the October 1967 mass murder of his seven children. They died after eating a poisoned breakfast containing the organic phosphate pesticide parathion. At the time of the murders, Richardson was a migrant farm worker in Arcadia, Florida living with his wife Annie…
2026 · Supreme Court of FloridaIn courtThomas M. Overton v. State of Florida & Thomas M. Overton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida issued an opinion on November 13, 2026 that deals with an innocence claim. From the opinion: “…is no such thing under Florida law as an “actual innocence” claim independent of newly discovered evidence…”
1997 · FloridaMissingDisappearance of Don Lewis
Jack Donald Lewis (born April 30, 1938) is an American missing person who disappeared on the morning of August 18, 1997, after leaving his home in Tampa, Florida. The investigation into his disappearance has stretched from Lewis's Wildlife on Easy Street sanctuary in Tampa, co-owned with his second wife Carole Baskin, to land owned by Lewis in Costa Rica. No evidence has surfaced that Lewis was the victim of a…
1974 · FloridaOverturnedDelbert Tibbs
Delbert Lee Tibbs (June 19, 1939 – November 23, 2013) was an American man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and rape in 1974 in Florida and sentenced to death. Later exonerated, Tibbs became a writer and anti-death penalty activist.
2026 · Haines City, FloridaMissingDebi Musser
Debi Musser, 40 at the time, was last known to be in Haines City, Florida on August 31, 2026. NamUs case MP162346.
2026 · Polk City, FloridaMissingAlvin Cantrell
Alvin Cantrell, 82 at the time, was last known to be in Polk City, Florida on August 31, 2026. NamUs case MP162306.
2026 · Eagle Lake, FloridaMissingDavid Brown
David Brown, 66 at the time, was last known to be in Eagle Lake, Florida on August 31, 2026. NamUs case MP162366.
2026 · Kissimmee, FloridaMissingAlyah Bonilla Martinez
Alyah Bonilla Martinez, 19 at the time, was last known to be in Kissimmee, Florida on August 29, 2026. NamUs case MP162296.
2026 · Lakeland, FloridaMissingDavid Hodges
David Hodges, 15 at the time, was last known to be in Lakeland, Florida on August 19, 2026. NamUs case MP161886.
2026 · Lakeland, FloridaMissingJadyn Smith
Jadyn Smith, 17 at the time, was last known to be in Lakeland, Florida on August 18, 2026. NamUs case MP161896.
2026 · Polk City, FloridaMissingFaith Rice
Faith Rice, 20 at the time, was last known to be in Polk City, Florida on August 18, 2026. NamUs case MP162267.
2026 · Eagle Lake, FloridaMissingMelody Garcia
Melody Garcia, 16 at the time, was last known to be in Eagle Lake, Florida on August 17, 2026. NamUs case MP161841.
2026 · Lakeland, FloridaMissingRobert Ricker
Robert Ricker, 90 at the time, was last known to be in Lakeland, Florida on August 16, 2026. NamUs case MP161802.
2026 · Frostproof, FloridaMissingSteven Maxwell
Steven Maxwell, 14 at the time, was last known to be in Frostproof, Florida on August 15, 2026. NamUs case MP161805.
2026 · Lake Wales, FloridaMissingEthan Marquez
Ethan Marquez, 15 at the time, was last known to be in Lake Wales, Florida on August 15, 2026. NamUs case MP161804.
2026 · Lakeland, FloridaMissingAngel Torres
Angel Torres, 19 at the time, was last known to be in Lakeland, Florida on August 13, 2026. NamUs case MP161759.
2026 · Kissimmee, FloridaMissingEdwin Santiago
Edwin Santiago, 70 at the time, was last known to be in Kissimmee, Florida on August 11, 2026. NamUs case MP161711.
2026 · Davenport, FloridaMissingJakiya Cassady
Jakiya Cassady, 16 at the time, was last known to be in Davenport, Florida on August 11, 2026. NamUs case MP161687.
2026 · Frostproof, FloridaMissingMichael Ard
Michael Ard, 73 at the time, was last known to be in Frostproof, Florida on August 10, 2026. NamUs case MP161617.
2026 · Lakeland, FloridaMissingDonyae Gregg
Donyae Gregg, 16 at the time, was last known to be in Lakeland, Florida on August 10, 2026. NamUs case MP161665.