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Episode 3 · Mysteries by Chenzo

Who Killed Otto Goodman? The 1967 Ormond Beach Cold Case

59 Years Ago, a Gas Station Robbery. Still No Answer.

On October 15, 1967, Otto B. Goodman was working as an attendant at the Standard Station at Interstate 95 and State Road 40 in Ormond Beach, Florida, when he was shot and killed in an armed robbery. Nobody has been charged. Fifty nine years later, his is still the oldest case on the Volusia Sheriff's Office cold case map.

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This is a real case about a real man, Otto B. Goodman, and a family that waited 26 years to learn his name. I've tried to tell it with care. Everything comes from the Sheriff's Office and published reporting, and there are no graphic images.

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Otto Goodman: The Oldest Case on Volusia's Map

Gas station attendant Otto B. Goodman was shot and killed in an armed robbery at the Standard Station at I-95 and State Road 40 in Ormond Beach on October 15, 1967. Nobody has been charged; it's the oldest case on Volusia's cold case map.

Who: Otto B. Goodman
When: October 15, 1967
Where: Standard Station, Interstate 95 and State Road 40 (Granada Blvd), Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL
Status: Unsolved murder · Open case
Agency: Volusia Sheriff's Office
Tip line: 386-254-1537

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