On June 20, 2017 the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of two deceased individuals in a house on 3rd StreetWest in Lehigh Acres Florida. Upon arrival deputies would discover 22 year old Brian Keith Patterson Jr. and 27 year old Shantrese Gracia shot to death inside Brian’s home.  Brian Patterson Sr. discovered the bodies when he went to the home to let the dogs out. 

Shantrese was a daughter, sister, and single mother, Brian was an inspiring musician. She was there for only one night, her last night of her life.  Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the shooter or shooters, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Listen to this 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify the shooter. Their family is desperate for answers. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case.  Your information may be just what detectives need to help us get justice for these grieving families.  

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward.

On March 23, 1996, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a shooting in San Carlos Park, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 28 year old Steven Zinzow with one fatal gun shot to the chest in front of his girlfriend’s home. Further investigation revealed Steven was killed trying to stop a would be intruder in the early morning hours.  

Steven was with his girlfriend Kimberly and her two young children at her home at the time of his death.  Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for this crime, and request that anyone with information contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Listen to Steven Zinzow’s 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify the shooter. His family and loved ones are desperate for answers. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case.  

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward.

On April 21, 2018, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Bonita Springs, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 25 year old Destiney Bocanegra shot to death outside of a friend’s home. Further investigation revealed she was a victim of a drive-by shooting in the late hours of the night.  

Destiney was pregnant at the time of her death, and was the mother of a small child. Unfortunately, her child was present that night and witnessed the shooting. Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for this crime, and request that anyone with information contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Listen to Destiney Bocanegra’s 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify the shooter. Her family is desperate for answers. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case.  

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward.

On February 8, 2017, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a shooting along Hancock Bridge Parkway in North Fort Myers, Florida. After several calls to 911, deputies discovered 32 year old Eric Duff shot to death inside his own home. This was a drug deal gone wrong during the early morning hours. 

Eric was a son, brother, and father of a now six year old child.  He was no stranger to law enforcement, and involved in drugs. Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the shooter or shooters, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Listen to Eric Duff’s𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify the shooter. His family is desperate for answers. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case.  

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to SWFL Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward 

On December 10, 2018 the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a a body laying the driveway of a house on Quentin Ave in Lehigh Acres Florida. Upon arrival deputies would discover 39 year old Trenesa Roberts shot to death in the driveway of her home. She was on her way to work at the Bus Depot for the Lee County Schools when someone ambushed her in early morning hours of December 10th. 

She was a daughter, sister, and single mother of four children. She was a private person who kept her life and relationships to herself.  Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the shooter or shooters, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Listen to Trenesa Roberts 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify the shooter. Her family is desperate for answers. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case.  Your information made be just what detectives need to help us find the answer to the questions . 

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward. 

On October 7, 1995, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office recovered a female body in the water near York Island, south of St. James City, off the southern tip of Pine Island, Florida. The woman was wearing a maroon/red V-neck pullover scrub top with the words, “Charleston S.C. V.A. Hospital,” on the back. She was also wearing a yellow metal ring with a 2mm ivory colored stone, a lightweight metal bracelet, and a white metal watch on her left wrist.

 She is believed to be from South Carolina and was likely a smoker. During her life she had sustained bone fractures and had surgically placed screws in her right ankle. She also had evidence of cranial surgery on the left side of her skull. Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying this woman, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

 Listen to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐞’𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. Help us identify this unknown female.  Someone, somewhere misses her. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case and help us find the answer to this case. 

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward.

Just after Valentine’s Day in 2010, Lee County Sheriff’s office deputies received a call from a mother wanting to do a welfare check on her 37 year-old daughter, Dawn Lofton. 

A few months later, her fear would turn to reality, as Dawn Lofton’s remains were located in a wooded area off of State Road 82. Dawn was last seen at her boyfriend’s house on Penny Drive in North Fort Myers.

Lofton’s killer is still among us and someone may know more about what happened on Penny Drive on that chilly February morning.

Listen to Dawn Lofton’s episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County’s Cold Cases. Help us get justice for Dawn and closure for her family. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case and help us find the answer to who killed Dawn Lofton. 

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward. 

Tips may also be made online atwww.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com or by submitting a tip on the P3Tips mobile app.  Additionally, you can download the Lee County Sheriff’s Office app and report directly to Crime Stoppers.

On the early morning of July 2, 2017, 51 year old Alice Dorton, a white female from Lehigh Acres, got into a white Ford SUV and was never heard from again. Alice Dorton was a transient by choice, but had a few romantic live-in relationships. Alice has family that lived in Florida at the time of her disappearance. Her daughter has never given up hope on finding out what happened to her mom on that early summer morning.

Listen to Alice Dorton’s episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County’s Cold Cases and help us get justice for Alice and closure for her family. You or someone you know might be able to help detectives close this case and help us find Alice from Lehigh Acres. 

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS(8477).  All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward. 

Tips may also be made online atwww.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com or by submitting a tip on the P3Tips mobile app.  Additionally, you can download the Lee County Sheriff’s Office app and report directly to Crime Stoppers 

🎧SEEKING CLOSURE EPISODE 7 🎧

A LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PODCAST

On January 20, 2000, Lee County Sheriff's Office Deputies were on routine patrol of an area called Moon Lake when they discovered a partially mummified body. That body was 36 year-old Bonita Springs resident Denise Long. Denise's body had multiple stab wounds and showed signs being badly beaten.

Denise long had a history of drug abuse and was last seen in December of 1999. There are many witnesses in this case that have passed away or we need to locate. Please listen closely to this podcast as you or someone you know may have just one piece of information that could lead to the closure of the Denise Long case.

If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or report it anonymously to SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward. 

Tips may also be made online at 

http://southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com/or

by submitting a tip on the P3Tips mobile app. Additionally, you can download the Lee County Sheriff’s Office app and report directly to SWFL Crime Stoppers.

On Friday, November 1, 2013, at approximately 3:58 am, the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a call via the 9-1-1 operator in reference to the possible shooting.  The caller advised he had been shot and they were still out there, the caller disconnected. The location of the incident was in Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Florida.  Deputies were dispatched to the scene.   

Deputies arrives on the scene and noticed two victims, one with a gunshot wound to the right hand and the other one, Jaabin Robinson, a black male born on August 28, 1983 unconscious on the ground with Jodi Brito is wife, a white female born on August 4, 1985; giving Robinson CPR compressions. Jaabin Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene and the Homicide investigation was opened.