CASE 373Florida
2023–2026
Steven Cozzi & Tomasz Kosowski
Attorney Steven Cozzi disappeared in Florida in 2023. An October 2026 report discusses the evidence and trial that resulted in Tomasz Kosowski’s conviction for his murder.
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Showing 1–24 of 39CASE 401Florida
2022–2026
Jared Bridegan
Jared Bridegan was shot and killed in Florida. The investigation developed into a murder-for-hire prosecution involving people connected to his former marriage; dated reporting follows the separate defendants and proceedings.
CASE 286Florida
2018
Pamela Hutchinson
Pamela Hutchinson was found dead in her Florida condominium in 2018. A woman seen on surveillance became a focus of the investigation, which connected Hutchinson's death to another killing.
CASE 261St. Augustine, Florida
2015
Carl Starke
Carl Starke was shot near his St. Augustine home. Witnesses heard gunfire but did not see the attack; investigators used the estimated time of the shooting to search surveillance recordings.
CASE 269Orlando, Florida
2015
Sasha Samsudean
Sasha Samsudean was murdered in her apartment after returning from a night out in Orlando. Investigators examined building surveillance to determine who had access to her and what happened after she arrived.
CASE 438Tallahassee, Florida
2014
Dan Markel
Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was killed at his Tallahassee home in July 2014. The investigation uncovered a murder-for-hire plot and led to several prosecutions. His former brother-in-law Charlie Adelson was convicted in 2023; former mother-in-law Donna Adelson was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to life imprisonment that October. Reporting, court coverage and his mother Ruth Markel’s memoir document the criminal proceedings alongside the family’s grief and efforts to maintain relationships with his children.
CASE 247Gainesville, Florida
2012
Christian Aguilar
University of Florida freshman Christian Aguilar disappeared in 2012. Video evidence helped investigators examine his last movements and the accounts of people close to him.
CASE 245Pensacola, Florida
2012
Sean Dugas
The disappearance of reporter Sean Dugas led Pensacola police into an investigation connected to gaming and valuable collectibles. Surveillance evidence forms part of the account presented in See No Evil.
CASE 143Summerfield, Florida
2011
Seath Jackson
Fifteen-year-old Seath Jackson was lured to a Florida house in 2011 and killed by a group that included people he knew. The effort to conceal his remains did not prevent arrests. The case produced multiple prosecutions involving teenagers and young adults.
CASE 417Orange County and Merritt Island, Florida
2010
Alissa Blanton
Alissa Blanton, 23, was killed outside her Orange County workplace in February 2010. Roger Troy, a man she had met while working at Hooters, shot her and then himself. Days earlier, Blanton had asked a court for an emergency protective order; it was declined on the information presented. Reporting examines the warning signs and her family’s subsequent calls for stalking awareness. Her case is a major thread in The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift.
CASE 396Florida
2010
Diane Kyne
Diane Kyne was found dead in her bedroom. Conflicting accounts from two men close to her complicated the investigation and became the focus of Dateline’s True Lies.
CASE 248Coral Springs, Florida
2010
Surya Toha
Surya Toha disappeared after taking her sons to school in Coral Springs. Investigators used surveillance recordings to trace what happened after that ordinary morning journey.
CASE 148Pinellas Park, Florida
2009
Sarah Ludemann & Rachel Wade
Rachel Wade stabbed Sarah Ludemann during a confrontation in Florida in 2009. Their conflict over a boyfriend had escalated through messages and threats. Wade was convicted of second-degree murder in a case widely described through its social-media rivalry.
CASE 093Orlando, Florida
2008
Casey Anthony & Caylee Anthony
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Florida government / Orange County Jail · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.Two-year-old Caylee Anthony disappeared in Florida in 2008, and her remains were found months later. Her mother Casey’s false statements drew intense scrutiny. In 2011, a jury acquitted Casey of murder and the other major charges, while convicting her of lying to investigators.
CASE 156Orlando, Florida
2006
Unresolved disappearanceJennifer Kesse
Jennifer Kesse disappeared from Orlando in January 2006. Her car was found elsewhere, and surveillance captured a person whose face was obscured by a fence. Her family’s search and efforts to obtain investigative records have become central to coverage of the unresolved disappearance.
CASE 178Homosassa, Florida
2005
Jessica Lunsford
Nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford was abducted from her home and murdered in 2005. John Couey was convicted in 2007. Her father Mark campaigned for stronger child-protection measures, and Florida enacted legislation bearing Jessica’s name.
CASE 356Florida
2003
Sandra Rozzo & Ashley Humphrey
Sandra Rozzo was shot in July 2003. Investigators focused on Ashley Humphrey and her husband as they examined the planning behind the bartender's murder.
CASE 029Sarasota, Florida
1997
Sheila Bellush
Sheila Bellush was murdered in her Florida home in 1997 while her young quadruplets were there. Her teenage daughter discovered the scene. Investigators traced the hired killing to Sheila’s former husband, Allen Blackthorne, and a chain of intermediaries. The prosecution showed that the attack was an arranged murder, not a random intrusion.
CASE 414Port Richey, Florida
1997
Tanya Hillerud
Tanya Hillerud, a Hooters employee, was shot and killed at her Port Richey home in 1997. Her boyfriend Vincent Rizzi was convicted of first-degree murder in 1999 and received a life sentence. Her story is one of five included in the 2026 documentary The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift. The film connects separate cases through the women’s employment; it does not describe a single offender or coordinated series of crimes.
CASE 037Florida, United States
1993
Bobby Kent
Bobby Kent was lured to a secluded area in Florida and murdered in 1993 by a group of young people who knew him. Accounts of bullying and abuse within the group became central to the case. The investigation exposed how conversations about stopping Kent escalated into a coordinated plan to kill him.
CASE 049Florida & Ohio
1993
The Eddie Lee Sexton family case
Eddie Lee Sexton’s family fled Ohio for Florida while authorities were investigating abuse. In 1993, an infant in the family died, and Sexton later directed his son to kill Joel Good, the baby’s father. Prosecutors said the killing was intended to keep Good from revealing the family’s crimes and whereabouts.
CASE 043Sanford, Florida
1991
Jayne & David Miller
Jayne Miller discovered that her husband, David, had another wife. She confronted his deception and was fatally shot in Florida in 1991. The investigation exposed his double life, including claims about secret government work. The case turned a seemingly successful marriage into a story of bigamy, fabricated identities, and murder.
CASE 338Daytona Beach, Florida
1991
Virginia & Norman Larzelere
Dentist Norman Larzelere was shot at his practice in March 1991. Investigators examined an insurance motive and allegations of a family plot; Virginia was convicted, while her son was acquitted in a separate trial.
CASE 076Florida
1989–1990
Aileen Wuornos
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Florida Department of Corrections / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.Aileen Wuornos shot and killed seven men in Florida in 1989 and 1990. She gave differing accounts of the encounters, including claims of self-defense. Convicted of six murders, she became the subject of documentaries, biographies, and the dramatized film Monster.
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