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Unanswered questions

108 questions from 39 cases. Pick one and join the discussion.

UnexplainedThe Ghost Pier Under Flagler Beach

When exactly was the 22nd Street pier built, and was it really the town's first pier, given the historical society's account of an earlier casino pier?
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UnexplainedThe Ghost Pier Under Flagler Beach

Which 1940s hurricane destroyed it?
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UnexplainedThe Ghost Pier Under Flagler Beach

How far does the buried line of pilings run, and how much of the 600-foot structure is still under the sand?
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UnexplainedThe Ghost Pier Under Flagler Beach

Do any photographs or records of Bruner's pier survive?
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UnexplainedThe Nameless Merchant Ship of Daytona Beach Shores

What was the ship's name, and when was it lost?
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UnexplainedThe Nameless Merchant Ship of Daytona Beach Shores

What cargo was it carrying, and where was it headed?
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UnexplainedThe Nameless Merchant Ship of Daytona Beach Shores

Did wood samples or construction details narrow down where or when it was built?
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UnexplainedThe Nameless Merchant Ship of Daytona Beach Shores

How much more of the hull remains buried beyond what was exposed?
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UnexplainedWhose Anchor Is Buried North of the Flagler Beach Pier?

Which ship did the anchor come from, and what was its name?
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UnexplainedWhose Anchor Is Buried North of the Flagler Beach Pier?

Was the anchor lost in a wreck, or simply cut loose or dropped while a ship rode out weather off the coast?
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UnexplainedWhose Anchor Is Buried North of the Flagler Beach Pier?

Is there a wreck site anywhere near where the anchor lies?
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UnexplainedWhose Anchor Is Buried North of the Flagler Beach Pier?

Will a future storm expose it again, and could new imaging or records narrow down its age or origin?
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UnidentifiedThe Bones at Toscana

Who was living or camping in the wooded land off Old Kings Road in the early 2000s to 2010s?
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UnidentifiedThe Bones at Toscana

Does the approximation resemble someone who stopped being seen in the area?
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UnidentifiedThe Bones at Toscana

Will DNA testing produce a match or a genealogy lead?
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MissingOff the Grid: Anthony Toth

Did Anthony make it to Ocala, western North Carolina or somewhere else after leaving Palm Coast?
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MissingOff the Grid: Anthony Toth

Has anyone met a Marine veteran matching his description living rough or off the grid since late 2021?
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UnexplainedIs the Crescent Beach Wreck the Caroline Eddy?

Is the Crescent Beach wreck really the Caroline Eddy, or another 19th-century merchant ship?
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UnexplainedIs the Crescent Beach Wreck the Caroline Eddy?

Could wood-species or tree-ring results from the samples confirm or rule out a Maine-built hull?
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UnexplainedIs the Crescent Beach Wreck the Caroline Eddy?

Does the wreck noted in the August 29, 1880 keepers' log match this site?
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UnexplainedIs the Crescent Beach Wreck the Caroline Eddy?

Why do some timbers show burn marks?
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MissingThe Truck at Waterfront Park

Who drove the truck into Waterfront Park on the morning of February 6, 2020?
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MissingThe Truck at Waterfront Park

How did Daniel, or the truck, get from Daytona Beach to Palm Coast, a place he had no known ties to?
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MissingThe Truck at Waterfront Park

Did anyone see him in Daytona Beach or Palm Coast after the night of February 5?
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MissingLast Seen on Palm Coast Parkway

Did anyone in the Palm Coast Parkway or Daytona Beach homeless community see Michael after February 2019?
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MissingLast Seen on Palm Coast Parkway

Did he ever mention plans to leave the area?
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MissingLast Seen in a Light Blue Robe

Where did Keri go after the last reported sightings in central Fort Myers in January 2017?
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MissingLast Seen in a Light Blue Robe

Has anyone seen her since early 2017, in Lee County or elsewhere?
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UnsolvedWho Killed John Stubbs?

Who was in the East Drain Street area in the early hours of November 27, 2015?
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UnsolvedWho Killed John Stubbs?

Did anyone hear gunshots or see a vehicle leaving that night?
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UnsolvedWho Killed John Stubbs?

Has anyone heard the case discussed since 2015?
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UnsolvedWhat Happened to George Contos?

Who saw George Contos or his white Lincoln Town Car between May 7 and May 20, 2015?
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UnsolvedWhat Happened to George Contos?

When and how did his car end up in the Ace Hardware lot on Palm Coast Parkway?
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UnsolvedWhat Happened to George Contos?

Where is George Contos?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Dennie Cayton?

Who saw or spoke with Dennie Cayton in mid-December 2012?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Dennie Cayton?

Why did nearly four weeks pass before anyone found him?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Dennie Cayton?

What will the newer DNA processing and the re-examined phone data show?
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MissingThe Yellow Cobalt on Franklin Street

Where did Tracy go after leaving the bar at about 2:30 a.m.?
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MissingThe Yellow Cobalt on Franklin Street

How and when did her car end up on Franklin Street?
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MissingThe Yellow Cobalt on Franklin Street

What happened to her keys, wallet and phone?
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MissingThe Yellow Cobalt on Franklin Street

Will genetic genealogy testing of the DNA collected in the case lead to answers?
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MissingThe Belongings Under the Bridge

Where did Patricia go after she was evicted from Coral Reef Court in 2007?
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MissingThe Belongings Under the Bridge

How did her license and belongings end up under the Hammock Dunes Bridge?
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MissingThe Belongings Under the Bridge

Did anyone see her after early 2007?
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MissingThe Disappearance of Brandon Swanson

What made Brandon cry out just before the call went silent?
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MissingThe Disappearance of Brandon Swanson

Which way did he walk from the car in the dark?
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MissingThe Disappearance of Brandon Swanson

Where are his phone and car keys?
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MissingInto the Bar, Never Out

How did he leave the South Campus Gateway building without being recorded by the cameras?
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MissingInto the Bar, Never Out

Where did he go after about 1:55 a.m. on April 1, 2006?
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MissingInto the Bar, Never Out

Did anyone see him in the area later that morning?
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MissingThe Drive to Work That Never Ended

Who is the person seen on video parking Jennifer's car and walking away?
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MissingThe Drive to Work That Never Ended

Where did Jennifer encounter that person on the morning of January 24, 2006?
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MissingThe Drive to Work That Never Ended

What happened to her phones, iPod, keys and purse?
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MissingThe Drive to Work That Never Ended

Will the newly tested DNA evidence identify anyone?
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MissingThe Crash on Route 112

Where did she go after leaving the crash scene on Route 112?
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MissingThe Crash on Route 112

Why was she driving to northern New Hampshire that day?
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MissingThe Crash on Route 112

Did any other driver on Route 112 that evening see her or pick her up?
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MissingThe Passenger Seat

Was she last seen on April 7 or April 12, 2003? The public records differ.
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MissingThe Passenger Seat

Where was the semi-truck she got into headed, and where did it go after leaving Ocala?
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MissingThe Passenger Seat

Has anyone seen or heard from her since spring 2003?
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UnsolvedThe Shooting at the Elm Avenue Rail Crossing

Who was near the Elm Avenue crossing when the train came through on October 29, 2001?
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UnsolvedThe Shooting at the Elm Avenue Rail Crossing

Did anyone see two men on foot leaving the area after the shooting?
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UnsolvedThe Shooting at the Elm Avenue Rail Crossing

Has anyone since heard someone talk about this shooting?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Prosecutor Tom Wales?

Who is the man in the FBI sketch?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Prosecutor Tom Wales?

Who was seen leaving the area that night?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Prosecutor Tom Wales?

Does anyone know something they have not yet shared with the FBI?
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MissingThe Call Before the Ballgame

Where did she go after leaving home on the afternoon of September 30, 2000?
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MissingThe Call Before the Ballgame

How and when did her car end up in the Tamarac shopping-center lot?
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MissingThe Call Before the Ballgame

Did anyone see her or her Mazda between September 30 and October 6, 2000?
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UnsolvedDawn Petterson: Linked by a Bullet

Who was Dawn Petterson with in the days before Sept. 8, 1999, and how did she get from the Daytona Beach area to Palm Coast?
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UnsolvedDawn Petterson: Linked by a Bullet

What happened to the gun that FCSO says was used in both the Ford and Petterson killings?
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UnsolvedDawn Petterson: Linked by a Bullet

Did anyone know both women?
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UnsolvedAndrea Ford: One Gun, Two Unsolved Murders

Who saw Andrea Ford in the hours before she was found on Oct. 29, 1997, and how did she get from the Daytona Beach area to rural Bunnell?
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UnsolvedAndrea Ford: One Gun, Two Unsolved Murders

What happened to the gun that FCSO says was used in both the Ford and Petterson killings?
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UnsolvedAndrea Ford: One Gun, Two Unsolved Murders

Did anyone know both women?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Bruce McPhail?

Why was a man from South Florida, with no known ties to Flagler County, in the Intracoastal near Flagler Beach in September 1997?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Bruce McPhail?

Who knew Bruce McPhail in South Florida in the 1980s and 1990s, and when was he last seen there?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Bruce McPhail?

FCSO says he moved to South Florida in the mid-1990s, yet the photo sent in was taken in South Florida in the 1980s. What was his history in Florida before the move?
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UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Robert Picard

When was Robert Picard last seen alive in the late summer of 1997, and by whom?
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UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Robert Picard

Where are his remains?
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MissingThe Drive Home That Never Ended

Did Sherri stop anywhere along I-95 or I-75 between Flagler Beach and Morrow on August 16, 1996?
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MissingThe Drive Home That Never Ended

How did her car and dogs end up in the Morrow and Riverdale area?
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MissingThe Drive Home That Never Ended

Did anyone in Flagler Beach see her leave, or see anyone with her that morning?
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UnidentifiedWho Was the Woman on Sea Ship Place?

Who was a woman in her late 20s or early 30s, with family roots in Edgefield or Aiken County, South Carolina, who stopped being heard from around 1990 or 1991?
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UnidentifiedWho Was the Woman on Sea Ship Place?

How did she come to be in Palm Coast, far from the South Carolina family line DNA points to?
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UnidentifiedWho Was the Woman on Sea Ship Place?

Was she ever reported missing, and if so, under what name and where?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Tammy Zywicki?

Who stopped at Tammy's car on I-80 that afternoon?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Tammy Zywicki?

Who was driving the tractor-trailer seen near her car?
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UnsolvedWho Killed Tammy Zywicki?

Where did her camera and musical watch end up?
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MissingThe Springfield Three

What happened at the house between about 2:15 a.m. and the morning of June 7, 1992?
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MissingThe Springfield Three

Why were cars, purses and keys left behind?
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MissingThe Springfield Three

Where are Sherrill Levitt, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall today?
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UnsolvedThe Unsolved Murder of Irene Firda

Who saw Irene Firda between the time she left her Deltona home and May 20, 1992?
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UnsolvedThe Unsolved Murder of Irene Firda

How did she come to be on Karren Place in Palm Coast, in a different county from her Deltona home?
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UnidentifiedThe Man on State Road 11

Did a young man stop being seen around Bunnell, Palm Coast or nearby counties in the late 1970s or 1980?
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UnidentifiedThe Man on State Road 11

Does anyone recognize the 2023 reconstruction?
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UnidentifiedThe Man on State Road 11

Could a DNA test by a relative help connect him to his family?
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UnsolvedOtto Goodman: The Oldest Case on Volusia's Map

What time did the robbery happen, and did anyone see a car leave the station?
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UnsolvedOtto Goodman: The Oldest Case on Volusia's Map

Who was Otto Goodman outside of work: his age, his family, where he came from?
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UnsolvedOtto Goodman: The Oldest Case on Volusia's Map

Does a 1967 newspaper clipping, photo of the Standard Station or family memory hold a detail investigators never got?
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SolvedFound After 22 Years: Mary Lou Combs

What will the medical examiner's final findings say about how she died?
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SolvedThe Beer Cans That Solved a 1996 Store Killing

Investigators have not publicly detailed a motive for the 1996 robbery and killing.
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SolvedBuckskin Girl: Marcia King

Who killed Marcia King, and where did she spend the last weeks of her life?
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SolvedBuckskin Girl: Marcia King

How did she travel from the Pittsburgh and Louisville areas to Miami County, Ohio?
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SolvedPamela Kay Wittman: A Name After 43 Years

What were the last weeks of Pamela Wittman's life like after she moved to Florida?
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SolvedPamela Kay Wittman: A Name After 43 Years

Is the second unnamed victim attributed to Stano still awaiting identification?
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SolvedThe Golden State Killer

How many other unsolved cases could investigative genetic genealogy resolve, and how should its use be regulated?
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SolvedThe Lady of the Dunes

Investigators did not publicly release the full evidence behind their conclusion about Muldavin.
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When exactly was the 22nd Street pier built, and was it really the town's first pier, given the historical society's account of an earlier casino pier?

Which 1940s hurricane destroyed it?

How far does the buried line of pilings run, and how much of the 600-foot structure is still under the sand?

Do any photographs or records of Bruner's pier survive?

What was the ship's name, and when was it lost?

What cargo was it carrying, and where was it headed?

Did wood samples or construction details narrow down where or when it was built?

How much more of the hull remains buried beyond what was exposed?

Which ship did the anchor come from, and what was its name?

Was the anchor lost in a wreck, or simply cut loose or dropped while a ship rode out weather off the coast?

Is there a wreck site anywhere near where the anchor lies?

Will a future storm expose it again, and could new imaging or records narrow down its age or origin?

Who was living or camping in the wooded land off Old Kings Road in the early 2000s to 2010s?

Does the approximation resemble someone who stopped being seen in the area?

Will DNA testing produce a match or a genealogy lead?

Did Anthony make it to Ocala, western North Carolina or somewhere else after leaving Palm Coast?

Has anyone met a Marine veteran matching his description living rough or off the grid since late 2021?

Is the Crescent Beach wreck really the Caroline Eddy, or another 19th-century merchant ship?

Could wood-species or tree-ring results from the samples confirm or rule out a Maine-built hull?

Does the wreck noted in the August 29, 1880 keepers' log match this site?

Why do some timbers show burn marks?

Who drove the truck into Waterfront Park on the morning of February 6, 2020?

How did Daniel, or the truck, get from Daytona Beach to Palm Coast, a place he had no known ties to?

Did anyone see him in Daytona Beach or Palm Coast after the night of February 5?

Did anyone in the Palm Coast Parkway or Daytona Beach homeless community see Michael after February 2019?

Did he ever mention plans to leave the area?

Where did Keri go after the last reported sightings in central Fort Myers in January 2017?

Has anyone seen her since early 2017, in Lee County or elsewhere?

Who was in the East Drain Street area in the early hours of November 27, 2015?

Did anyone hear gunshots or see a vehicle leaving that night?

Has anyone heard the case discussed since 2015?

Who saw George Contos or his white Lincoln Town Car between May 7 and May 20, 2015?

When and how did his car end up in the Ace Hardware lot on Palm Coast Parkway?

Where is George Contos?

Who saw or spoke with Dennie Cayton in mid-December 2012?

Why did nearly four weeks pass before anyone found him?

What will the newer DNA processing and the re-examined phone data show?

Where did Tracy go after leaving the bar at about 2:30 a.m.?

How and when did her car end up on Franklin Street?

What happened to her keys, wallet and phone?

Will genetic genealogy testing of the DNA collected in the case lead to answers?

Where did Patricia go after she was evicted from Coral Reef Court in 2007?

How did her license and belongings end up under the Hammock Dunes Bridge?

Did anyone see her after early 2007?

What made Brandon cry out just before the call went silent?

Which way did he walk from the car in the dark?

Where are his phone and car keys?

How did he leave the South Campus Gateway building without being recorded by the cameras?

Where did he go after about 1:55 a.m. on April 1, 2006?

Did anyone see him in the area later that morning?

Who is the person seen on video parking Jennifer's car and walking away?

Where did Jennifer encounter that person on the morning of January 24, 2006?

What happened to her phones, iPod, keys and purse?

Will the newly tested DNA evidence identify anyone?

Where did she go after leaving the crash scene on Route 112?

Why was she driving to northern New Hampshire that day?

Did any other driver on Route 112 that evening see her or pick her up?

Was she last seen on April 7 or April 12, 2003? The public records differ.

Where was the semi-truck she got into headed, and where did it go after leaving Ocala?

Has anyone seen or heard from her since spring 2003?

Who was near the Elm Avenue crossing when the train came through on October 29, 2001?

Did anyone see two men on foot leaving the area after the shooting?

Has anyone since heard someone talk about this shooting?

Who is the man in the FBI sketch?

Who was seen leaving the area that night?

Does anyone know something they have not yet shared with the FBI?

Where did she go after leaving home on the afternoon of September 30, 2000?

How and when did her car end up in the Tamarac shopping-center lot?

Did anyone see her or her Mazda between September 30 and October 6, 2000?

Who was Dawn Petterson with in the days before Sept. 8, 1999, and how did she get from the Daytona Beach area to Palm Coast?

What happened to the gun that FCSO says was used in both the Ford and Petterson killings?

Did anyone know both women?

Who saw Andrea Ford in the hours before she was found on Oct. 29, 1997, and how did she get from the Daytona Beach area to rural Bunnell?

What happened to the gun that FCSO says was used in both the Ford and Petterson killings?

Did anyone know both women?

Why was a man from South Florida, with no known ties to Flagler County, in the Intracoastal near Flagler Beach in September 1997?

Who knew Bruce McPhail in South Florida in the 1980s and 1990s, and when was he last seen there?

FCSO says he moved to South Florida in the mid-1990s, yet the photo sent in was taken in South Florida in the 1980s. What was his history in Florida before the move?

When was Robert Picard last seen alive in the late summer of 1997, and by whom?

Where are his remains?