Down & Away

On the morning of Christmas Eve, 1985, the body of a white male was discovered on the shoulder of County Road 480, approximately 3 miles east of U.S. 19. The deceased was identified as Dennis Owen Baker, 30, of Crystal River.

Detectives determined the last time Baker had been seen alive was on the evening of Dec. 23, 1985, at approximately 8:30 p.m. He was at a friend’s residence in Crystal River and had made plans to visit a local bar. However, prior to going to the bar, Baker went home to change clothes.

At the time of his murder, Mr. Baker was operating a rental car — a silver, 1983 Chevy Chevette with an unknown temporary tag. The vehicle has never been found; however detectives received information regarding sightings of this car not long after the murder occurred.

Please contact CrimeStoppers of Citrus County by calling 888-ANY-TIPS, texting the word CITRUS plus your tip to 274637 or visiting crimestopperscitrus.com.

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15-year-old Boone High School student Linda Kerr disappeared from the Orlando, Florida area on Feb. 18, 1986. The investigation done by the Orange County Sheriff's office revealed that Linda left without her purse, shoes, or money.

Six years later, in 1982, Carol Harker Kerr, who was married to Linda's older brother Ken, was murdered by their brother Keith Kerr. The details of that homicide are disturbing,and led to questions about whether Keith had any involvement in his sister's disappearance 6 years earlier.

If you have any information about the disappearance of Linda Kerr on February 18, 1976, in Orlando Florida, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s criminal investigations division at (407) 254-7000. You can also call CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS 800-423-8477. Or you can leave a tip at Crimeline dot org, or download the P3tips app and leave a tip that way.

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Long Note Three by Incompetech

15-year-old Boone High School student Linda Kerr disappeared from the Orlando, Florida area on Feb. 18, 1986. The investigation done by the Orange County Sheriff's office revealed that Linda left without her purse, shoes, or money.

If you have any information about the disappearance of Linda Kerr on February 18, 1976, in Orlando Florida, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s criminal investigations division at (407) 254-7000. You can also call CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS 800-423-8477. Or you can leave a tip at Crimeline dot org, or download the P3tips app and leave a tip that way.

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Long Note Three by Incompetech

Janice Stevens (38) was found bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of her Port Huron, Michigan home on April 2, 1975. This case remains unsolved.

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If you have any information about the murder of Janice Stevens, you can contact the Port Huron Police Department at (810) 984-8415.

15-year-old Port Huron, Michigan high school student Lorraine Locke was found murdered in her home on February 28, 1975. This case remains unsolved.

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Elderly sisters Ethel Lynch Reynolds (86) and Frieda Lynch DeMougin (84) were found stabbed to death by Ethel’s daughter Virginia Robbins when she awoke on December 31, 1983 in their Crystal River, Florida home. This case remains unsolved.

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If you have any information about the murders of Ethel Lynch Reynolds and Freda Lynch DeMougin, please call Crime Stoppers of Citrus County at 888-ANY-TIPS or you can go to the crimestopperscitrus.com website, find Freda and Ethel’s listing, and click SUBMIT A TIP.

In the season wrap-up, I disuss the story David Cote's family told about him killing an "Indian male from Canada" after picking him up at a local bar, then dumping his body off I-94. I located a report that has some similar features, the case of Calvin Russel Sault, who was found off I-94 on June 7, 1978.

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The body of Mate Crawford (50) was found about 2.5 miles west of US 19 on the side of the Ozello Trail in Citrus County, Florida on May 5, 1986. He had been shot twice with a small caliber weapon.

If you have any information about the murder of Mate Crawford, please call Crime Stoppers of Citrus County at 888-ANY-TIPS or you can go to the crimestopperscitrus.com website and click SUBMIT A TIP.

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63-year-old Virginia Lee Lawson was found brutally murdered in her mobile home in Crystal River, Florida on July 7, 1987.

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63-year-old Virginia Lee Lawson was found brutally murdered in her mobile home in Crystal River, Florida on July 7, 1987.

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