Who Killed....? Jacksonville, FL (Who Killed...?)

Product Description The third book in our Who Killed...? series focuses in Jacksonville, FL and its surrounding cities. Jacksonville sheriff's officers, or JSO, are among the most respected in the nation. In all, over sixty officers have given their own lives. One of their fallen comrades, Officer Lonnie Miller Sr., was murdered on May 6, 1996, while answering a burglary call. Miller was shot to death, and his killer remains free to this date. It's here that we will begin to unfold the truth, fact, and fiction of this region's killers and unsolved murders by asking the question, Who Killed...? Who Killed...? Jacksonville depicts several of Jacksonville's most notorious, heinous, and mysterious unsolved murders. Through laborious research and interviews with investigators and families of the victims, Who Killed...? Jacksonville has laid out particulars of these unsolved crimes. These chapter-length sketches provide a glimpse into fifteen mysterious murders: from the frustrations of law enforcement officials, to grieving family members, to the coping of local communities trying to make sense of the random acts of madness. As a whole, Who Killed...? Jacksonville reveals the dark underbelly of a city still struggling to diffuse the rage and brutality that so many of its inhabitants possess. While society's momentary obsessions with sensationalistic unsolved murders quickly vanish, families and friends of these victims quietly suffer without closure. Who Killed...? Jacksonville aims to push these cases back into the public's consciousness in hopes of bringing the guilty to justice. Readers with any information that may have significance to the investigation may contact the assigned investigators to these open cases or provide anonymous tips using the contact information provided at the end of each chapter. About the Author A former consultant for the popular television program A Current Affair, Swint currently works as a marketing consultant for newspapers. He lives and writes in Northern Ohio.