ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Hillsborough County, FL
Unsolved: Sylvia Cardwell (2012)
Sylvia Cardwell was killed near the quarry in Hillsborough County, FL in 2012. The death was ruled a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 2012
Passers-by discovered the victim near the quarry shortly after dawn.
- 2014
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 2025
A cold case unit re-interviewed surviving witnesses.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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