Sister still advocating for her brother’s unsolved murder after his case went cold
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Joe Denard Harrell was 25 years old when he was shot and killed in the Brentwood neighborhood in 2006. Now, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is putting his…
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Former JEA CEO found guilty in federal fraud, conspiracy case; former CFO found not guilty
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday of attempting to defraud the city-owned utility. The former executive was charged with…
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Federal prosecutors rest case against former JEA executives accused in fraud scheme
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal prosecutors rested their case just after noon on Monday after calling their final two witnesses in their case against former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan…
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Putnam County police identify Vietnam veteran killed in cold case
William Irving Monroe III died from a gunshot wound two to three weeks before his body was discovered on Dec. 4. 1980, investigators say. PALATKA, Fla. — The victim of…
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56 dogs rescued from animal cruelty case preparing for adoption
A woman from Jacksonville’s Westside is behind bars for animal cruelty after 56 dogs were seized from two properties that she owns. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a jarring case of…
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Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim in 43-year-old cold case murder
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach announced Friday the identity of a man in a 43-year-old cold case murder. William Irving Monroe III died from a gunshot wound…
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Gardner, Fernandez attorneys argue to get State Attorney’s Office disqualified from murder-for-hire case
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Defense attorneys for a couple accused in a murder-for-hire plot that left a St. Johns County father of four dead will argue in court Thursday that the…
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10-week-old girl dies in case of co-sleeping, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 10-week-old girl was found unresponsive Sunday afternoon at a home on Jacksonville’s Westside and died at the hospital. Police said they were called to the home…
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Families of unsolved homicide victims say cold case unit will bring relief
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Families of unsolved homicide victims in Jacksonville said the Florida Cold Case Unit will help families waiting for justice and answers. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced…
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Timeline of the Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez case
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – On May 19, 2023 Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, an undocumented migrant from Guatemala as approached by St. Johns County Deputy Michael Kunovich outside a closed St. Augustine business….
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