FL FL- Jessica Beth Wolford, 25, fatally shot next to a church, Moncrief Park community, 14 September 2014 *Fresh Initiative*

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April 17 2023 by Dan Scanlan

Cold case spotlights 9-year-old slaying

As part of its new monthly Cold Case Spotlight, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is seeking help solving the death of Jessica Beth Wolford in 2014.

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''As part of the Sheriff's Office's new monthly “Cold Case Spotlight,” its homicide investigators are asking again for the public's help in passing on anything that may lead to identifying who killed Wolford, and bring some closure to those affected by her death, police said.

Wolford was 25 when her body was found early Sept. 14 in an open area next to a church in the 3500 block of Chase Avenue near the Moncrief Park community, police said. An autopsy determined her cause of death as a gunshot wound, police said.

Homicide and Crime Scene detectives learned that neighbors had heard gunfire about 5 a.m. that day and saw a man believed to be in his 40’s wearing a dirty white T-shirt and blue jeans running away. So far, detectives have not identified that man and have no other clues as to who may have shot and killed the woman.''

Anyone with information related to Wolford’s death is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or via email at [email protected]. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a possible reward, call First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (TIPS).''