FL FL- Denise Marie Stafford, 28, home alone w/child when murdered, Sarasota County, 13 Oct 1985

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Denise Marie Stafford, 28, was found deceased on Oct. 13, 1985. Sarasota Police detectives believe Denise was at home alone with her child at the time of the homicide and believe the murder happened sometime between 11 p.m. and 3:10 a.m. in the overnight hours of Oct. 12.

Sarasota Police investigators believe Denise and her husband worked and visited former establishments in Sarasota, specifically the “Playground Lounge” and the “Sawmill Restaurant.”

Investigators from the Sarasota Police Department believe utilizing advancements in evidence analysis as well as new information from the community will be crucial in solving this homicide. Recent advances in DNA technology have allowed the Sarasota Police Department to re-examine forensic evidence from cases once thought to be unsolvable.

The Sarasota Police Department is asking if anyone has information on this case to call Investigator Jeff Birdwell at 941-263-6028 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com

Sarasota Police seeking information in 1985 cold case


Police say they are withholding more details because of the ongoing investigation.

Stafford was home alone with her child at the time and detectives believe she was killed between 11 p.m. on the night of Oct. 12 to around 3 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 13.

https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article247259549.html#storylink=cpy

 

[PayrollNerd]

Reading comments now..... very interesting....

Sarasota Police Department

We're asking our community for information regarding a homicide that happened in October 1985 in the 300 block of Tarpon Avenue, Sarasota.
Denise Marie Stafford, who was 28 years old at the time of her death, was found deceased on October 13, 1985. Our detectives believe Denise was at home alone with her child at the time of the homicide. Detectives also believe Denise was killed between 11 p.m. on October 12, 1985, and 3:10 a.m. on October 13, 1985. Additional details in the case are being withheld due to the ongoing investigation.
Investigators believe Denise and her husband worked and visited former establishments in Sarasota, specifically the “Playground Lounge” and the “Sawmill Restaurant.” Investigators from the Sarasota Police Department believe utilizing advancements in evidence analysis as well as new information from the community will be crucial in solving this homicide. Recent advances in DNA technology have allowed the Sarasota Police Department to re-examine forensic evidence from cases once thought to be unsolvable.
We're asking if anyone has information on this case to call Investigator Jeff Birdwell at 941-263-6028 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com

 

[oviedo]

It's good to see they are trying again -

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1 day ago — Detectives believe Denise was killed between 11 p.m. on October 12, 1985, and 3:10 a.m. on October 13, 1985. Additional details in the case are ...

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... in the 300 block of Tarpon Avenue, Sarasota. Denise Marie Stafford, who was 28 years old at the time of her death, was found deceased on October 13, 1985.

Sarasota police investigate 1985 cold case | wtsp.com
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1 day ago — Denise Marie Stafford, 28, was found dead on Oct. 13, 1985. Detectives believe she was at home alone with her child when she was killed.

 

[PayrollNerd]

They worked at these two businesses or just visited them? It's a bit confusing the way it reads.

"Investigators believe Denise and her husband worked and visited former establishments in Sarasota, specifically the “Playground Lounge” and the “Sawmill Restaurant.”"

 

[MaryG12]

Sarasota police solve 1985 murder case

Last month, FDLE notified Birdwell about a DNA match to Joseph Magaletti, who died in prison in 2015 while serving a life sentence for the murder of Sarasota nurse Kathleen Leonard in 1995, court records show. Magaletti was a person on interest in the Stafford’s murder, but was never developed as a suspect, Sarasota police say. Magaletti worked at the same lounge as Stafford’s husband, Bidwell said.

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Great news!! I wonder if Magaletti can be connected to the Lisa Zea too?

 

[coffeeandacig]

Sarasota police solve 1985 murder case

Last month, FDLE notified Birdwell about a DNA match to Joseph Magaletti, who died in prison in 2015 while serving a life sentence for the murder of Sarasota nurse Kathleen Leonard in 1995, court records show. Magaletti was a person on interest in the Stafford’s murder, but was never developed as a suspect, Sarasota police say. Magaletti worked at the same lounge as Stafford’s husband, Bidwell said.

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Great news!! I wonder if Magaletti can be connected to the Lisa Zea too?

Awesome news!
The press conference with the announcement.

 

[PayrollNerd]

They’ve already have him as a possible suspect in a 3rd homicide here. That’s not including any possible crimes he committed prior to arriving here. I am glad they have his DNA now. I wondered if they did genetic genealogy. They didn’t come right out and say they did.

 

[CastlesBurning]

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