Volusia County - Daytona Beach (Ridgwood Ave corridor)

On January 17, 2011, the remains of a woman were found in a black trash bag on Airport Blvd in Ormond Beach. The body had been placed there within the previous six months, and was described as a white female, 20-45, 110-115 lbs, with light brown or dirty blonde hair.

http://www.wesh.com/news/26515046/detail.html

http://www.wesh.com/r/26530959/detail.html

Police thought the body might be 49 year old Pamela Will

This is quoted from a post in the Unidentified forum

Hazel said:

Agencies compare notes on skull and bones

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - South Daytona Police want to know if human remains found in Ormond Beach Sunday are those of a missing South Daytona woman.

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Pamela Will, 49, was last seen in September when she was kicked out of the Red Carpet Motel for not paying rent.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/crime/012011-Agencies-compare-notes-on-skull-and-bones#​

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FL FL - Ormand Beach - Human Skull in black plastic bag, Jan 2011 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

Pamela Will

January 21, 2011
Will, whose 49th birthday is Sunday, is listed as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 130 pounds with brown hair, green eyes and a light complexion. Her last known location was Sept. 8 [2010] at the Red Carpet Inn at 1855 S. Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona, where police said she was asked to leave for lack of payment.

She was reported missing about two weeks after that. In November, South Daytona police put out a flier describing Will as jobless, homeless and "in a depressed state of mind."

Court records show she has been arrested several times in Volusia County and recently served jail time for prostitution.

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http://www.news-journalonline.com/n.../01/21/police-identity-of-body-uncertain.html

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/will_pamela.html

In the last article, LE was pretty sure the remains would turn out to be Will. I can't find any updates to confirm or deny. One report from January 23, 2011 says her mother submitted a DNA sample.

The mother of a missing South Daytona woman, Pamela Will turned over DNA evidence to see if the body found in Ormond Beach is her daughter's.

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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...ily-plans-vigil-for-missing-Port-Orange-woman

That article is actually about Laurel Lea Richards, a young woman missing from Port Orange since February 1, 2010. One article says police believe she left her home to purchase drugs in Palm Coast. One year ago, police said they believe she was picked up from her home by someone she knew. On the evening she went missing, a friend received strange phone call from her phone. The caller's name was Jamal, and the call was placed in New Port Richey.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/rogers_laurel.html

Laurel Lea Rogers

Investigators said they believe someone picked up Lauren [sic] Rogers, since her car was broken down, and that person or people are preventing her from coming home.

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http://www.wesh.com/r/26681800/detail.html

Her family just held a vigil to mark the two year anniversary of her disappearance.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...ily-plans-vigil-for-missing-Port-Orange-woman

FL FL - Laurel Lea Rogers - 28 years old - Port Orange - 1 Feb 2010 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

Deceased

December 26, 2005 -- LaQuetta Mae Gunther, 45, found shot 703-705 N. Beach, Daytona Beach

January 14, 2006 -- Julie Ann Green, 34, shot, found in a ditch on a dirt road near LPGA Blvd.

February 24, 2006 -- The body of Iwana Patton, 35, found on a dirt road near Williamson Blvd.

All three found nude and shot with a .40 caliber weapon

January 3, 2008 -- Stacey Gage, 30, found in wooded area along Hancock Blvd. It's believed her murder occurred in December 2007 and was "eerily similar" to the first three murders, according to LE reports.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/special/daytonadeaths/

Missing

February 1, 2010 -- Laurel Lea Rogers

September 8, 2010 -- PamelaWill

January 15, 2011 -- Chastity Starr

January 17, 2011 -- Unidentified female body found in Ormond Beach

Of the four murderd women and three missing, all were known to abuse drugs and/or work as prostitutes. They were also mothers and daughters.

With the exception of Pamela Will, the missing and murdered dates are between December and February. I don't know if that's significant, but it's hard to overlook.

More info at AMW

http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=76697&refresh=1

South Daytona police: Woman found in ditch last year identified

A DNA match has determined that a South Daytona woman missing since 2010 was the person found dead in an Ormond Beach ditch last year, a police report shows.

Pamela Sue Will, 48, was found buried in a muddy ditch off West Tower Circle on Jan. 16, 2011. She had vanished from South Daytona in September 2010.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/02/10/south-daytona-police-woman-found-in-ditch-last-year-identified.html

Pamela Sue Will has come home.

R.I.P. Pamela

February 10. 2012 12:15 AM

A DNA match has determined that a South Daytona woman missing since 2010 was the person found dead in an Ormond Beach ditch last year, a police report shows.

Pamela Sue Will, 48, was found buried in a muddy ditch off West Tower Circle on Jan. 16, 2011. She had vanished from South Daytona in September 2010.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...oman-found-in-ditch-last-year-identified.html

The article says that Will's identity was confirmed a month ago, but a bureaucratic snafu kept her family from being informed until last week.

ETA: Apologies to ScorpiosDaughter. I didn't see that she had already posted this update.

Another woman is missing from the Ridgewood Ave corridor of Daytona Beach, FL.

Carol Jean Pace was last seen April 13 by her landlord at her apartment at 522 Ridgewood Ave., according to a news release form Holly Hill police.

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http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...lice-search-for-missing-holly-hill-woman.html

Any information about Pace's disappearance should be reported to investigator Jeff Traylor at 386-348-9475 or the patrol sergeant at 386-547-5014.


Carol Jean Pace was located alive.

http://headlinesurfer.com/content/4...ed-missing-turns-new-smyrna-beach-church-feed

Have they put out a profile on this guy yet? He seems to have the making of a person who will evolve. Nancy Grace is right about spring break etc.....I have family there & Ridgewood (a strech anyway) is bad......it's like you have to drive through to get to the hospital, very seedy.

En Passant said:

Have they put out a profile on this guy yet? He seems to have the making of a person who will evolve. Nancy Grace is right about spring break etc.....I have family there & Ridgewood (a strech anyway) is bad......it's like you have to drive through to get to the hospital, very seedy.

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To the best of my knowledge an "official" profile has not been released, but FDLE did help in assessing the killer earlier in the investigation...

Here's what's been reported:

Probably in a dysfunctional relationship with a woman.
Has little control over the relationship, which may be the catalyst for his attacks.
Victims were chosen at random.
Victims are a substitute for a close female interest.
Most likely clean-cut man who is employed.
Articulate and well-groomed.
May seem "normal."
Good social and verbal skills.
May also have a volatile temper.
Average guy from an average neighborhood

The killer is said to seek out "substitute victims" in order to relive his rage. He seeks out women from whom he can easily gain confidence. These are women from "high-risk" lifestyles. The murderer made no apparent attempt to hide the bodies, suggesting that he did not plan the disposal of his victim, opting instead to leave them in the area of his attacks.

Here's the link for more details:

http://daytona.crimeshadows.com/profile.htm

America's Most Wanted also did a segment last Spring with some updated and new information and you can view further details (including video) at:

http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=76697

bessie said:

Another woman is missing from the Ridgewood Ave corridor of Daytona Beach, FL.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/n...lice-search-for-missing-holly-hill-woman.html

Any information about Pace's disappearance should be reported to investigator Jeff Traylor at 386-348-9475 or the patrol sergeant at 386-547-5014.

Carol Jean Pace

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A woman missing from Holly Hill for almost two weeks was found Wednesday at a church meal program in New Smyrna Beach, Holly Hill Police Chief Mark Barker said.

More at:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/04/26/missing-holly-hill-woman-found-unharmed.html

En Passant said:

Have they put out a profile on this guy yet? He seems to have the making of a person who will evolve. Nancy Grace is right about spring break etc.....I have family there & Ridgewood (a strech anyway) is bad......it's like you have to drive through to get to the hospital, very seedy.

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17 arrested in prostitution sting

The sting, which was conducted late last week, netted nine women and eight men...

Chief Chitwood said the stings are part of an effort to clean up an area along Ridgewood Avenue.

"If you haven't learned your lesson yet, we have zero tolerance for prostitution in the City of Daytona Beach," said Chitwood. "You never know… that hooker you think you're picking up could be an undercover police officer."

For more details:

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/volusia_news/042312-17-arrested-in-prostitition-sting

Bumping.....

working on something and want to find this faster.

Bern said:

Bumping.....

working on something and want to find this faster.

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Hi all....I have begun a new thread related to this investigation:


http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8062078#post8062078

Remains found in backyard of Florida rapist might be Chastity Starr.

une 20, 2012 4:30 PM Posted in: News

Dixie Maxwell, the mother of rape and homicide suspect James Maxwell, returns to her home at 180 Brandy Hills Drive after police finished searching the house and digging in the yard. Police found human remains in the yard on Monday. (N-J | Katie Kustura)

Volusia County crime scene investigators and medical examiner personnel carry a body bag from the back yard at 180 Brandy Hill Drive in Port Orange Tuesday. (N-J | David Tucker)
PORT ORANGE -- Family members of a woman who disappeared from Holly Hill in 2011 say she may be the person whose remains were unearthed from the backyard of a Port Orange rape suspect.

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http://www.news-journalonline.com/b...uld-be-those-of-missing-holly-hill-woman.html

http://www.wesh.com/news/central-fl.../15160256/-/vc67gk/-/index.html#ixzz1yHSI5zQz

FYI: I forgot to mention that LE provided us with a bit of a clue by stating how long they believe the body has been there.

I did some research. Maxwell was incarcerated at the Marion Work Camp, also known as the Marion Correctional Facility. Prisoners there receive furloughs. As far as I can tell, they are usually 8-hour furloughs. It is a two-hour drive to Daytona Beach from the work camp. I doubt Maxwell had his own vehicle. So someone would have needed to give him a ride. This makes it tough for him to have committed murders while on a furlough. If they sometimes give furloughs of 24 hours or more, that would change things. I wonder if there is an accessible record. Perhaps it would require an FOIA request.

Doh. I completely forgot about reading today that Maxwell's DNA is not a match for the SK. Which brings up a question. Do they get to swab every guy who is arrested for soliciting?

PORT ORANGE -- "Family members of a woman who disappeared from Holly Hill in 2011 say she may be the person whose remains were unearthed from the backyard of a Port Orange rape suspect.

An uncle of Chastity Starr -- a prostitute who was 27 when she was reported missing Jan. 15, 2011 -- said that investigators have been in touch with the family and told them the remains found are those of a small adult.

Port Orange police, since Monday, have been digging in the backyard of 180 Brandy Hills Drive. James Maxwell, 44, lived in the house and is awaiting trial in the rape of a 9-year-old girl who lived on his street."...


"We're not going to say who it is, but we have a good idea who it is," Monahan said at the scene. "This is a homicide investigation and James Maxwell is a suspect in that homicide."

Starr's is one of at least six cases of women with records of prostitution whose killers have not been caught.

Police in Daytona Beach believe the same person likely killed four prostitutes between 2005 and 2009.

Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood said today that Maxwell's DNA has been on file since 2000 and that it does not match DNA found on the bodies of prostitutes killed there.

Ormond Beach detectives were at the Port Orange scene on Tuesday but declined to say why.

The remains of Pamela Will, 48, were found in a ditch near Ormond Beach's airport in January 2011 and detectives in that city have been working the case. Will's last known location was Sept. 8, 2010, at the Red Carpet Inn at 1855 S. Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona, where police said she was asked to leave for lack of payment."

"Maxwell lived at the house off and on since the 1980s, and most recently lived there with his girlfriend, her two children, the baby they share, and his teenage son, said neighbors."

""He was just a really creepy guy. Wouldn't talk a lot, just kind of stared and just the sixth sense being a mother, I think it's just what really got me. Just made me very nervous," said Carrie Lasky, who lives nearby. "Something is keeping them in that house or in that area of that property. So they know more than what they're telling the public -- which is pretty nerve-wracking for us that are waiting to see.""

"Positive identification of the body could take a month through DNA testing. However, police said they know who the person was and how they died, but refused to explain how they knew those details."

More at links:


http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/06/family-remains-could-be-those-of-missing-holly-hill-woman.html


http://news.yahoo.com/video/orlandowesh-16122564/investigators-continue-search-after-human-remains-found-in-backyard-29730828.html


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Search-continues-in-backyard-where-human-remains-found/-/1637132/15154540/-/5e34c4z/-/index.html?treets=orlpn&tml=orlpn_4pm&ts=T&tmi=orl pn_4pm_1_02550206202012

I believe we're only allowed to copy about 10 percent of a story. I think Websleuths runs into copyright issues if you use more than that. But it's okay to paraphrase and use a few exact quotes, etc.

HeinekenMan said:

I believe we're only allowed to copy about 10 percent of a story. I think Websleuths runs into copyright issues if you use more than that. But it's okay to paraphrase and use a few exact quotes, etc.

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I'm aware of the 10% copyright rule - I included content from all three articles listed.

I am cross-posting this on the "FL More than one active serial killer in Florida?" thread because I believe it applies to both. For anyone who does not know who Gerald Stano was, there is a thread in the 'Serial Killers' section about him. My mother knew him personally and has long believed/suspected that a close friend (his name is unknown so far; My mother cannot remember his name and did not know him well) of his was an accomplice in some of the murders Stano was charged with. "Gerald" or whom ever was known to target prostitutes, hitchhikers, runaways and younger women. Today his accomplice would be a white male roughly around 60 -61 years of age and quite possibly living in the same area, specifically around Daytona Beach. I think it is worth the effort for law enforcement to attempt to identify this friend (or re-investigate his current situation, if they know who he is) of Stano's. Perhaps they will find some answers in doing so.

As a side note, I am trying to get an update from a relative of Chasity Starr to see if she knows what is going on with this situation. Praying for Chasity's family during this difficult time.

Suspected Port Orange rapist now linked to 2 murders

The body of 27-year-old Chastity Starr was found buried in the back yard of suspected rapist James Lee Maxwell in Port Orange.

He is now linked to her death as well as that of Pamela Will, who was missing since September 2010.

"Our records have revealed that Chastity Starr was killed on or about Jan. 15, 2011. He then buried Chastity's body in the back yard of his residence," said Port Orange Police Chief, Gerald Monahan.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...ice-homicide-investigation-brandy-hills-drive