FL - Melissa Nease, 29, mother of 3, murdered in home, Ocklawaha, 28 Feb 2021

[worm]

I am thinking that when they identified two perpetrators they meant that they knew there were two and not that they actually knew who they were. Or do they actually have two suspects in custody? JMMO

The way I understand the article that @Filly mentions, they still don’t know who is in the video. It also mentions the lack of info released on this.

 

[Razz]

Just a few observations from the brief video of one of the suspects: he/she looked scared and it appeared he/she was getting the heck out of Dodge.

He/she was wearing what appeared to be a Covid mask. Was it worn to mask their identity or from the risk of Covid.
Can't imagine the perps were worried about Covid.

Was the person who tripped over the outdoor furniture injured in the fall?
Seems like it could have been concrete.

Actually, I see it as fitting both scenarios: murder for hire or the perps coming upon someone they didn't expect.

 

[morf13]

Just released a podcast episode about the case-
Episode 83 Melissa Nease

 

[Sheila Terranova]

Just a few observations from the brief video of one of the suspects: he/she looked scared and it appeared he/she was getting the heck out of Dodge.

He/she was wearing what appeared to be a Covid mask. Was it worn to mask their identity or from the risk of Covid.
Can't imagine the perps were worried about Covid.

Was the person who tripped over the outdoor furniture injured in the fall?
Seems like it could have been concrete.

Actually, I see it as fitting both scenarios: murder for hire or the perps coming upon someone they didn't expect.

I’m going to go with scenario A because she is beautiful, and to my mind, that skewers the odds. Beautiful women too often end up dead. Men seem to often kill for sex or money. The stranger rape (I am familiar with the power paradigm aspect of rape )and murder victims (joggers, often) often look like Barbie dolls, so beautiful, and the romantic entanglements and dissolutions of beautiful women so often end up in jealous rages and murder, personally or by hired proxy, ever since time began.

 

[worm]

I’m going to go with scenario A because she is beautiful, and to my mind, that skewers the odds. Beautiful women too often end up dead. Men seem to often kill for sex or money. The stranger rape (I am familiar with the power paradigm aspect of rape )and murder victims (joggers, often) often look like Barbie dolls, so beautiful, and the romantic entanglements and dissolutions of beautiful women so often end up in jealous rages and murder, ever since time began.

While I couldn’t agree with your point more in general, I’m having a hard time applying it here, given the few things we know.

 

[fred&edna]

Just released a podcast episode about the case-
Episode 83 Melissa Nease

Good coverage of the case, Morf! I'm still perplexed as to why video of other suspect wasn't released.

 

[Shamrock1]

Bumping for Melissa

 

[Justicezz33]

Hi everyone, I think she was a surprise murder. The man who killed her looks to be very young, in his late teens. Its a remote area. The way you can tell if someone is gone is if their car is not there. Its very easy to house watch, wait until the car is gone a few days, then go inside to steal. She might have been a surprise shot. I wish I knew if rape was involved because she could have been targeted for her beauty. The boyfriend is offering 20k for a reward. Even though the area is not wealthy, thieves can definitly target the area, I have seen them skulking about worse locations.

 

[worm]

Hi everyone, I think she was a surprise murder. The man who killed her looks to be very young, in his late teens. Its a remote area. The way you can tell if someone is gone is if their car is not there. Its very easy to house watch, wait until the car is gone a few days, then go inside to steal. She might have been a surprise shot. I wish I knew if rape was involved because she could have been targeted for her beauty. The boyfriend is offering 20k for a reward. Even though the area is not wealthy, thieves can definitly target the area, I have seen them skulking about worse locations.

I regularly talk with some people from that area and they said that it’s a bad part of town. I was surprised after seeing Sat pics of it but that’s what I was told.

 

[Justicezz33]

I regularly talk with some people from that area and they said that it’s a bad part of town. I was surprised after seeing Sat pics of it but that’s what I was told.

Its not a bad part of town. I am very familiar with the area. Its not rich but its not poor. I have seen teenagers scoping the area trying to see schedules. Crime is very low. However, there is a bad area right next to it and also a few miles away. Still, its rural, so comparitively low crime.

 

[Justicezz33]

Just a few observations from the brief video of one of the suspects: he/she looked scared and it appeared he/she was getting the heck out of Dodge.

He/she was wearing what appeared to be a Covid mask. Was it worn to mask their identity or from the risk of Covid.
Can't imagine the perps were worried about Covid.

Was the person who tripped over the outdoor furniture injured in the fall?
Seems like it could have been concrete.

Actually, I see it as fitting both scenarios: murder for hire or the perps coming upon someone they didn't expect.

I think the murder was an accident from thieves confrontation. I don't think the male was injured. Looks very young and healthy.

 

[worm]

Its not a bad part of town. I am very familiar with the area. Its not rich but its not poor. I have seen teenagers scoping the area trying to see schedules. Crime is very low. However, there is a bad area right next to it and also a few miles away. Still, its rural, so comparitively low crime.

My apologies, I was thinking of a case in Jacksonville. Very similar situation.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I think this was a surprise burglary and these perps are likely very worried. They’ll be busted eventually. People talk eventually. DNA doesn’t lie.

On Realtor .com you can look up the area, tap the crime button and it will shade the area. The darker the shade the higher the crime. Looking at her street, the houses seem like your typical middle class FL neighborhood. It’s not considered a high crime area based on reported crimes the website has been able to use. Of course we have no idea how current the website algorithm is.


https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/72-Guava-Pass-Dr_Ocklawaha_FL_32179_M58827-03681

 

[Justicezz33]

From what little I could see of her FB page, there’s a pic that looks like she is with somebody serving time and there’s a comment that mentions 39 months. That’s on the public part of the page as I don’t have an account on f b.

If her husband was in jail before, that changes everything. It means they could have connections to bad people...drugs, ect

 

[Justicezz33]

My apologies, I was thinking of a case in Jacksonville. Very similar situation.

No problem, I really hope this woman finds justice.

 

[Justicezz33]

This is a weird situation. Out of a beaten path residence, not a wealthy area. Imo it must be some small time hoodlums thought the whole family was going to be gone or it was more personal and an opportunity taken advantage of.

This is what I think. I wish the photo had more details. These thieves probably LIVE in the area. Getting out of dodge would be hard for the type of thieves that target the homes here. Gas, housing, ect. But, 8 months, they have had plenty of time.

As far as why they had guns...its Fl. Every single person in Fl has guns especially young people.

 

[Justicezz33]

I think this was a surprise burglary and these perps are likely very worried. They’ll be busted eventually. People talk eventually. DNA doesn’t lie.

On Realtor .com you can look up the area, tap the crime button and it will shade the area. The darker the shade the higher the crime. Looking at her street, the houses seem like your typical middle class FL neighborhood. It’s not considered a high crime area based on reported crimes the website has been able to use. Of course we have no idea how current the website algorithm is.


https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/72-Guava-Pass-Dr_Ocklawaha_FL_32179_M58827-03681

I don't understand why dna has not revealed anything yet.

 

[Justicezz33]

I think this was a surprise burglary and these perps are likely very worried. They’ll be busted eventually. People talk eventually. DNA doesn’t lie.

On Realtor .com you can look up the area, tap the crime button and it will shade the area. The darker the shade the higher the crime. Looking at her street, the houses seem like your typical middle class FL neighborhood. It’s not considered a high crime area based on reported crimes the website has been able to use. Of course we have no idea how current the website algorithm is.


https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/72-Guava-Pass-Dr_Ocklawaha_FL_32179_M58827-03681

The more people who know about the reward, the faster the case can be solved. So I hope the press keeps the story alive.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I don't understand why dna has not revealed anything yet.

If the perps are not in CODIS from a prior crime, they may have nothing to match the crime scene DNA to.

 

[Justicezz33]

If the perps are not in CODIS from a prior crime, they may have nothing to match the crime scene DNA to.

That makes sense. Personally I think it was teenagers who thought they'd get an easy steal. I bet they live very close...maybe the Ocala shores area. They probably never did any crime before. They probably were confronted by her and then shot her. It looks like she surprised them.