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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Duval County, FL

The Blackthorn Road Killing (1971)

Unsolved homicide from 1971 in Duval County, FL. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the tip line transcripts.

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  1. 1971

    Body discovered near Blackthorn; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1972

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1987

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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tidewater4 days ago

The evidence inventory lists a fibre sample that does not appear in any lab report. Where did it go?

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