FL FL- POLK COUNT, field between Lake Lulu & Lake Ship, Male Doe, 40-50s, fatally shot, 17 May '72 - Mack Lavell Proctor, 2024

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Mack Lavell Proctor
May 17 2024

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Solves 1972 “John Doe” Homicide In Eloise

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives have solved and closed a murder investigation that started 52 years ago in unincorporated Eloise.

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''POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives have solved and closed a murder investigation that started 52 years ago in unincorporated Eloise.

Detectives have identified the victim using advanced forensic genetic genealogy and uncovered the two suspects responsible for the murder, both of whom are dead.


On May 17, 1972, Polk deputies responded to a reported body found in a field just to the south of the canal between Lake Lulu and Lake Ship and southeast of the US 17 overpass from Eloise to Winter Haven. A person fishing in the area discovered the victim.''
'In April of 2024 Othram submitted a report which indicated that the victim could possibly be Mack Lavell Proctor, a white male with of date of birth of 11/28/1914.''

 

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Both suspects are now deceased.

DNA testing helps solve 1972 ‘John Doe’ cold case in Polk County, sheriff’s office says

Fifty-two years ago, a person fishing in Polk County found a man dead. Through DNA testing and decades of investigative work, detectives now say the man’s identity has finally been uncovered, as well as that of the men responsible for his murder.

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Clarence Ingram (left) and Edgar Todd (right) (Polk County Sheriff's Office)
''Ingram allegedly said that he and Todd left the bar with the victim — in the victim’s white Chevrolet, noted as having Georgia plates — when an argument eventually began. During this argument, Ingram claimed to have handed Todd a .22-caliber pistol, which Todd then used to shoot the victim twice in the head. Ingram and Todd allegedly pulled over near an overpass in the Winter Haven-Eloise area, where they moved the victim’s body, removing his wallet and rings while putting the body near a canal “so the turtles would eat him,” the release states. The two then sold some $1,500 worth of tools that were in the Chevrolet to Ingram’s brother, later selling the vehicle itself in Keeler, Michigan, for $500, Williams said.''

 

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Our story: 52 years later, Polk County John Doe (1972) is Identified

 

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Both suspects are now deceased.

DNA testing helps solve 1972 ‘John Doe’ cold case in Polk County, sheriff’s office says

Fifty-two years ago, a person fishing in Polk County found a man dead. Through DNA testing and decades of investigative work, detectives now say the man’s identity has finally been uncovered, as well as that of the men responsible for his murder.

www.clickorlando.com

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Clarence Ingram (left) and Edgar Todd (right) (Polk County Sheriff's Office)
''Ingram allegedly said that he and Todd left the bar with the victim — in the victim’s white Chevrolet, noted as having Georgia plates — when an argument eventually began. During this argument, Ingram claimed to have handed Todd a .22-caliber pistol, which Todd then used to shoot the victim twice in the head. Ingram and Todd allegedly pulled over near an overpass in the Winter Haven-Eloise area, where they moved the victim’s body, removing his wallet and rings while putting the body near a canal “so the turtles would eat him,” the release states. The two then sold some $1,500 worth of tools that were in the Chevrolet to Ingram’s brother, later selling the vehicle itself in Keeler, Michigan, for $500, Williams said.''

An argument ensued....yeah I bet. These guys fully intended to rob this man in my opinion. Mr. Proctor was probably none to thrilled about it and that was the "argument" that took place. They suspected or knew he had valuable items in his car not to mention the car itself and they struck. Low lifes as far as I am concerned.