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In short: An open murder case involving Andrea Ford from Bunnell, Florida, October 29, 1997. Flagler County Sheriff's Office is the investigating agency (case no. 97-25596). Tips: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 386-313-4911.
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On the morning of Oct. 29, 1997, Andrea Ford, who also went by Andrea Daniluk, was found on the side of the road near State Road 100 and County Road 302 in rural Bunnell. Investigators said she had been shot in the back of the head. She was from the Daytona Beach area.
Nearly two years later, on Sept. 8, 1999, Dawn Petterson, also from the Daytona Beach area, was found shot the same way beside a road in Palm Coast. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office says the investigation found that the same gun was used in both killings. Neither case has been solved.
When FCSO launched its first Cold Case Unit in 2020, the Ford and Petterson killings were among the first cases it reopened. The Sheriff's Office said biological evidence from both was being evaluated for DNA testing that did not exist in the 1990s. Detectives are asking anyone who knew Andrea, or knew who she spent time with in the fall of 1997, to come forward.
What happened, in order.
Andrea Ford is found on the roadside near SR 100 and CR 302 in Bunnell with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.14
Dawn Petterson is found shot beside a road in Palm Coast. Investigators later determine the same gun was used in both killings.12
FCSO's new Cold Case Unit lists the Ford and Petterson killings among its first reopened cases; biological evidence is evaluated for new DNA analysis.3
First Coast News revisits the linked cases.4
The Florida Sheriffs Association's Cold Case Florida podcast features both cases.5
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