FL FL - Terrence Paquette, 31, stabbed 73 times, Orange Co, 3 Feb 1996

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County deputies believe they have solved a 25-year-old using DNA evidence taken from a discarded beer can.

Kenneth Stough Jr., 54, was arrested Tuesday, accused in the stabbing of a convenience store clerk in February of 1996.

Deputies were called to Lil’ Champ mini-mart at 4510 Clarcona Ocoee Road before 7 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1996.

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When deputies made their way inside, they found Paquette in the bathroom, dead with 73 stab wounds, according to the affidavit.

Deputies said there was a large amount of blood in the bathroom and around the store, showing where the killer had been in the store. Samples were collected and investigators determined not all of the blood was Paquette’s, records show.

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In March 2021, detectives submitted the unknown blood sample to a genealogy database and found that the blood belonged to someone who was related to Kenneth Stough Sr. and Carol Ann Crawford, records show.

Deputies said they discovered that the two had been married and had three sons. Furthermore, they found that Kenneth Stough Jr. had lived across the street from the victim around the time of the murder, according to the affidavit.

DNA from beer can leads to arrest 25 years after deadly stabbing, Orange County deputies say (clickorlando.com)

 

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Kenneth Robert Stough Jr. Murdered Terence Paquette: Deputies (lawandcrime.com)

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Kenneth Robert Stough Jr., 54, allegedly injured himself while brutally stabbing convenience store worker Terence Paquette, age 31, 73 times and leaving him dead in the men’s bathroom during a 1996 robbery in Orlando.

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The affidavit explains why investigators believed the killer injured himself:

This theory was based on the fact that blood other than [Terence] Paquette was located throughout the Lil’ Champ convenience store. Specifically on the freezer door, the freezer flap, the lottery machine behind the counter, the key cylinder on the entry/exit door, and the push bar on the door. The blood pattern showed movement in the scene by the suspect; from the bathroom, to the beverage freezer, to behind the counter where money was taken, and finally on the entry/exit door where the suspect more than likely escaped the scene.

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The killer stole Paquette’s keys and locked up the business after stealing approximately $1,000 from the safe under the cash register, deputies said.

Stough, authorities said, was 28 at the time of the Paquette murder and actually lived across the street from him.

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“Kenneth Robert Stough Jr. resided at 5360 Cinder lane Parkway Apartment #76, Orlando, Florida, and [Terence] Paquette resided 5575 Cinder lane Parkway #106, Orlando, Florida 32810,” deputies wrote. “The two apartments were across the street from one another in 1996.”

 

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Orange County Clerk of Courts Records Search (myorangeclerk.com)

ETA: Case ID 2021-CF-014257-A-O

 

[PayrollNerd]

73 stab wounds is a LOT of anger. What in the world would two apartment dwellers, in two different buildings, have to be so angry about? The perp and the victim were about the same age, same generation.

 

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Watch live here at 10 a.m. as John Mina, Orange County Sheriff
gives an update on an arrest made in the 1996 cold case murder of Terence Paquette, who was stabbed 73 times inside the convenience store where he worked.
Our detectives never stop seeking justice in these murder cases.

 

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Watch live here at 10 a.m. as John Mina, Orange County Sheriff
gives an update on an arrest made in the 1996 cold case murder of Terence Paquette, who was stabbed 73 times inside the convenience store where he worked.
Our detectives never stop seeking justice in these murder cases.

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After 25 years, Terrence Paquette's killer is Arrested

 

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Arrest in 1996 killing is 1st solved with ‘genetic genealogy’ by Orange sheriff’s cold case unit

 

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What a horrific case. Anyone working alone at a convenience store/gas station late at night (especially one that's in an isolated/out-of-the-way area) deserves hazard pay. IMHO this is one of the most dangerous jobs out there. Very sad.

Here's an update:

Florida man linked to 1996 cold case killing by beer cans is convicted

A Florida man who was arrested 25 years after a fatal stabbing thanks to DNA from beer cans was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday, the Orange County prosecutor’s office said.

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