March 30, 1998FloridaJudias “Judy” Buenoano is executed for the murder of her husband On September 16, 1971, James Goodyear died at the age of 37; his cause of death was attributed to pneumonia and heart failure. His wife Judy Goodyear received $33,000 in life insurance benefits as well as $62,000 in indemnity compensation from the…
Unsolved: body of woman dubbed Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee found
February 19, 1971Lake Panasoffkee, FloridaThe decomposing body of an unidentified woman is found On February 19, two hitchhikers making their way to Mardi Gras crossed the Lake Panasoffkee Bridge and looked down to see a human body in the shallow water. They immediately notified a passing state trooper. The woman had no identification on her…
Unsolved: Woman hacked to death with a machete outside her home
January 23, 1974St. Augustine, FloridaAthalia Ponsell Lindsley (56) is murdered near her front door Shortly after 6 p.m., Lindsley’s 19-year-old neighbor heard screams and “a thumping sound” which he investigated. He found Lindsley “lying on her back with her nearly severed head resting on the bottom step of the front porch,” as well as a…
Unsolved: Two young adults are found murdered in their camper
January 9, 1979Near Grant, FloridaThe bodies of Franklin Schumaker and Patricia Doyle (both 22) are found in their camper at a rest stop Workers investigated the camper rented by Schumaker (alternatively spelled in more recent reports as Shumaker) and Doyle after becoming suspicious as the vehicle remained parked for an extended period of time. Inside…
Siblings, ages 12 and 13, shoot their father’s girlfriend to death
January 6, 1999Port St. John, FloridaSiblings Curtis and Catherine Jones (ages 12 and 13, respectively) shoot their father’s girlfriend Sonya Speights (29) to death Thanks to reader Cade for suggesting the topic of this article! Curtis and Catherine waited for their father to leave the house, then fired upon Speights as she worked on a…
