Recent content by birdie74

I'm sorry I've gotten busy and haven't been on here in ages. I'll take some time when I'm off for the holidays and catch up reading on all I've missed.

When I met some members of the Sodder family, one of them actually described the mafia there this way, that it's not like we see in the movies or extremely organized, but more just local people who help each other out, cover for one another, break some rules, etc. Y'all are coming up with...

Thank you snowme! I hope you are doing well also.

Welcome hotshotwriter! I know the tired feeling of trying to catch up on all the info... quite a project in itself. Thank you for taking on the case!

Christine, that's very exciting about the potential screenplay! And wv171, you made some good points, like Christmas being a time when an enemy might want to get revenge. Sorry I haven't been posting as much. I haven't really had anything new to add, but I still check in to read updates. I've...

Thank you raf. Frank and Amerigo apparently owned the property for a few years together, though it looks like Amerigo never lived in Florida. A few years later, his share was transferred from his and his wife's name to Frank's wife's name. I don't have the info in front of me at the moment, but...

Welcome Jay98 and StaceyK! Jay, I hope you'll check out the Anna Christian Waters case. It's a large forum, so it would take a while to read the info, but numerology may be a factor in the case, so you may be able to provide some incite in that area. Stacey, I figure you've probably...

Granddaughter, I hope you and your family had a happy Thanksgiving!

Great job Christine and wv171! Raf and Fox, good point about Jimmie. You're probably right... I'll check to see what I have about Jimmie and why I had thought he might have had kids in Fl.

Great idea Christine!

Also, the authorities said that the lines were cut. I believe even back then they would be able to tell the difference if the lines were burned, struck by lightning, or anything else rather than cut. I know he wasn't very credible, but the man who was arrested for stealing that night admitted to...

It was very confusing for law enforcement back when they investigated the Cipriani family bacause 1st cousins were both named Martha Lee. The Sodders and the Ciprianis both had daughters with this name. The Martha Lee who married Mr. Parrish was definitely Frank Cipriani's daughter, and the...

Raf, thank you so much for the info about Edward. I didn't find out about his death until I was in Cortez. I got copies of the obits for several in the family who died in Manatee County, but I didn't post any of it. I should have mentioned that about Edward though, so thank you for doing it...

I just wanted to bump up this thread. The general discussion has shifted to another thread but it's probably easier to follow for future readers if we discuss it here.

I've had suspicions all along that some extended family may have been involved, though I'm not as suspicious now as I was a few months ago. I still think it's a good possibility. I just think that if they were involved, it would definitely have been without the immediate family's knowledge or...