SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Many law enforcement agencies throughout Florida have a public list of unsolved homicides and cold cases that detectives have been unable to solve.
Seminole County is no different, with over 30 such cases posted on the sheriff’s office’s website.
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Below are a few of those cases. Anyone with information about any of these cases is urged to contact the Major Crime Unit at (407) 665-6600.
Man found near Altamonte Springs landfill
Date: Feb. 19, 1973
Deputies said that the body of Harold Richard Bille, 27, was found near a landfill at Spring Oaks Boulevard and State Road 436 in Altamonte Springs.
Bille had been beaten with a blunt object, leading investigators to believe that he had been killed somewhere else and taken to the site where he was found.
While witnesses spotted three men dumping Bille’s body from a car, they were unable to provide a description of the vehicle due to how far away it was at the time, deputies explained.
“Cactus” drummer, son shot to death in apparent drug deal
Date: July 9, 1981
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to 173 Parsons Road in Longwood after receiving an anonymous telephone call about a shooting there.
When investigators arrived, they found the bodies of Garth McRae, 33; Russell “Rusty” Davidson, Sr., 36; and his son, Russell “Jocko” Davidson, Jr., 12. All three died from gunshot wounds.
Investigators also discovered that the deaths may have been related to a drug deal, indicating that the suspects knew the victims.
Davidson, Sr. was previously a drummer for the 1970s blues-rock band “Cactus.”
Skeletal remains found in woods near oak tree
Date: Aug. 26, 1990
A man driving an ATV found the skeletal remains of Dianne Haynes, 42, in the woods off Aloma Avenue and Croom Road, east of Goldenrod, deputies said.
Haynes had been dead for about four-to-six months by that point, and her remains weren’t identified for another four years.
She had been shot in the head at an unspecified location and dumped near a large oak tree, according to the sheriff’s office.
Nude dance club owner found shot to death
Date: Sept. 27, 1992
Perry Cornelia, 59, was found dead in the driveway of his home, located at 2590 Sweetwater Trail in Maitland.
His son found his body, and investigators said that Cornelia had suffered a gunshot to the head.
Cornelia was the owner of House of Babes, a nude dance club in Fern Park.
Body discovered sealed inside cardboard box
Date: Jan. 22, 1994
The sheriff’s office reported that Elizabeth “Lizzy” Doren, 26, was found dead inside of a cardboard box that had been sealed with duct tape.
Her body was recovered from a ditch on Anchor Road, just north of State Road 426 in Altamonte Springs.
Doren had last been seen alive three days prior between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. when she left her apartment on foot at 1521 Americana Blvd. in Orlando.
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