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A police sketch shows how a man might have looked before his skeletal remains were found on Little Talbot Island in 1990. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Police reopen 34-year-old case of skeleton found in woods

Cold case detectives say the man was never identified and there was no evidence of who killed him,.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jazmine Shelton, 13, and best friend Megan Simmons, 14, were shot and killed in August 2013 in a trailer home on Missouri Avenue. | MAD DADS

Sheriff Office reexamines teenage girls’ slayings

No leads ever emerged in the shootings of Jazmine Shelton, 13, and Megan Simmons, 14, on Aug. 10, 2013.…

By Dan Scanlan

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ICARE board member Geneva Pittman lays a flower atop others on the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office steps. The 124 carnations represented how many people were murdered in 2023 in Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

ICARE lays murder toll at sheriff’s doorstep

ICARE again implored Sheriff T.K. Waters to adopt the Group Violence Intervention program to stem murders in Jacksonville.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jared Bridegan | Jacksonville Beach Police Department

November 16, 2023

Defense wants prosecutors removed in Bridegan murder

Defense attorneys say prosecutors violated attorney-client privilege for two people accused of plotting Jared Bridegan’s slaying.…

By Dan Scanlan

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