FL FL- Kathy Barnaik, 24, accepted ride from 2 truck drivers, her body found in garbage bag under bridge, Baker County, 12 Dec. 1991, * New initiative*

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Renewed interest in cold case death from 1993 – The Baker County Press

bakercountypress.com

Ariel Schiller, Reporter, Jacksonville January 12, 2024

Unsolved Baker County murder sheds light on importance of keeping cold cases front and center

Suwannee Valley Unsolved (SVU) is shedding light on an over 30-year-old unsolved murder case in hopes of helping the Baker County Sheriff’s Office finally get answers in the 1991 death of a Jacksonville woman last seen alive at a truck stop in Columbia County.

www.news4jax.com

''BAKER COUNTY, Fla.
On Dec. 12, 1991, 24-year-old Kathy Barnaik was dropped off at a Lake City truck stop after a job fell through. She called her stepfather to pick her up, but he declined, so Barnaik told him she would get a ride back to Jacksonville from two truck drivers.''

''Barnaik’s body was found in a garbage bag 18 months later under a bridge on Interstate 10 in Baker County.

Jason Futch, executive director for SVU, hopes that by bringing the case to light, it will change from unsolved to solved.''

 

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Nov 24, 2021

 

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I wonder why the stepfather declined to pick her up. I hope he had a darn good reason. Just the fact that she was calling from a truck stop was scary enough. Let alone her stating she was going to hitch a ride with 2 males.