In the sultry summer heat of July 15, 2020, the vibrant Lani Kai Resort on Fort Myers Beach pulses with life—palm trees swaying, neon lights glowing, and the salty air thick with music and tropical cocktails. But in a flash, gunshots shatter the night, claiming the life of 22-year-old Johnny Jackson, a beloved son, brother, and Dunbar High School athlete from a family of six, while wounding two others. On this episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County's Cold Cases it’s the murder of Johnny Jacks...
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In the sultry summer heat of July 15, 2020, the vibrant Lani Kai Resort on Fort Myers Beach pulses with life—palm trees swaying, neon lights glowing, and the salty air thick with music and tropical cocktails. But in a flash, gunshots shatter the night, claiming the life of 22-year-old Johnny Jackson, a beloved son, brother, and Dunbar High School athlete from a family of six, while wounding two others. On this episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County's Cold Cases it’s the murder of Johnny Jacks...
In the sultry summer heat of July 15, 2020, the vibrant Lani Kai Resort on Fort Myers Beach pulses with life—palm trees swaying, neon lights glowing, and the salty air thick with music and tropical cocktails. But in a flash, gunshots shatter the night, claiming the life of 22-year-old Johnny Jackson, a beloved son, brother, and Dunbar High School athlete from a family of six, while wounding two others. On this episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County's Cold Cases it’s the murder of Johnny Jacks...
In the early morning hours of November 26, 2016, A holiday day night out with friends turned deadly after leaving the Gulf Coast Town Center. Just after 2am witnesses around the area heard multiple gun shots ring out into the night. The targeted attack left 28 year old Marcus Hood dead from multiple gun shot wounds. There were two other men who were with Marcus Hood that night who were also shot and needed medical treatment. They would survive but have been unable to...
On the evening of October 9, 2018, a family gathering at the Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy. As relatives exited TGI Friday’s after celebrating a birthday dinner, a gunman armed with what witnesses described as an assault-style rifle opened fire in the parking lot. The targeted attack left two men dead — 56-year-old Kevin Robinson and 22-year-old Javarcia Riggins — and seriously wounded a 25-year-old female. Surveillance footage, witness accounts...
On January 28, 2018, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 21-year-old Javaris Wilson shot to death in the doorway of his family’s home. Further investigation Javaris was ambushed when he opened his front door. Javris was on the couch with his fiancé and friend moments before the shooting when he got a call, went to the door, and was shot and killed. Investigators are seeking...
In 2017, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 22 year old Samuel Jones and 18 year old Eric Young both shot while playing video games with friends. Further investigation revealed they were victims of a targeted shooting in the late hours of the night. Both of these young men were victims of this homicide with so many others in the residence. The Investigators ar...
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 f...
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. Inve...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 a...
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 Driv...
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 Co...
🎧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 ...
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 ...
In this episode we will talk about the mysterious disappearance of Keri Anne Cefarelli. Keri Anne was a resident of North Fort Myers, Florida, and went missing on January 5, 2017. Despite extensive searches and investigations, there have been no concrete leads or clues to her whereabouts. We will delve into the details of Keri Anne's disappearance and examine the leads of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit. We will speak with experts and individuals closely involved in the cas...
On February 5, 2015 members of the Tice Fire Department and Central District Deputies responded to a trailer fire located in the Tice area of Fort Myers. Fire Department personnel met with the complainant Peter Matthew Albritton, who resided in the trailer with Donna Chatterton. Albritton claimed Chatterton was not in the trailer when he returned home earlier nor could he confirm if she was in the trailer when the fire occurred. On February 6, 2015 Central District Deputies respo...
On August 15, 2013, at approximately 12:26 p.m., a man reported that he had observed what he believed to be human remains in the area of Leah Court & Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres, Florida. The man was an employee of the Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC). Lee County Deputy Leslie Green responded and confirmed that the body of a deceased white male lay on the roadway inside Leah Court, an undeveloped cul-de-sac in a wooded area of Lehigh Acres. The decedent had several...
On or about September 13, 2002 at approximately 4:27 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a 911 emergency medical request call in reference to a female found lying on the 4loor in a rear bedroom, unresponsive and bleeding from a gapping laceration to her neck. The female victim also had a coaxial cable wrapped around her neck. The incident occurred at 350 Louise Ave. in Ft. Myers, Lee County, Florida. Deputies were dispatched to investigate along with Lee County E.M.S. The first r...
It was the fall of 1993 in Southwest Florida. The warm nights were getting shorter and shorter and the reality of what actually unfolded on the night of October 16th would haunt this Florida town for decades to come. Fire department officials were dispatched to a vehicle on fire in Lehigh Acres. They would find 30-year-old David Comparetto dead. He was murdered under extremely suspicious circumstances. David was a single man who grew up with disabilities and struggled to find his place ...
In the sultry summer heat of July 15, 2020, the vibrant Lani Kai Resort on Fort Myers Beach pulses with life—palm trees swaying, neon lights glowing, and the salty air thick with music and tropical cocktails. But in a flash, gunshots shatter the night, claiming the life of 22-year-old Johnny Jackson, a beloved son, brother, and Dunbar High School athlete from a family of six, while wounding two others. On this episode of Seeking Closure: Lee County's Cold Cases it’s the murder of Johnny Jacks...
