Miami Strangler, 9 Women Murdered 1964-1970

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Hello. I am currently researching these crimes, and have submitted a records request with the Miami Dade PD. I have searched for all the victims, any resolution, and I have found NOTHING. Its quite terrifying. Certainly, of these nine victims, someone still remembers? They are not listed on any cold case database, have had no mention here. There is no mention in any paper after November 1970. So it appears these were never solved.

I am enclosing the newspaper article which is the last mention I have been able to find of these crimes. Victims names are as follows-
Mary McGreevy, died August 17, 1964
Sylvia Valdez, died March 8, 1963
Bernadita Gonzalez, April 3 1966 (also says in the article Feb 3)
Sherivon Wooten, August 16, 1969
Louise Danford, May 5, 1970
Ruth Boehner, June 2 1970
Mattie Ophelia Harris, August 5, 1970
Regina Bonnanno, October 10, 1970
Patrice Newkirk, October 21, 1970

All but one were white, all were strangled. There was a suspect, Calvin Jones Jr. He provided an alibi substantiated by his "common law wife", whom he later married in February of 1971. Interesting, perhaps he was doing this to prevent her testifying? In any case, appears she never had to.

I have also contacted a former Miami police reporter to see if she remembers the outcome of this case. Certainly, you would think they would have been proud to let the public know these were solved.

I am fairly new to Websleuths, long time lurker. So any tips or hints on any further methods of searching I would very much love to hear.
 

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Hello,
This is my first time hearing about this website but I found it when I was trying to look for a news article on the death of a family member. Sherivon Wooten was my auntie who was murdered before either me or my mother was born. I never knew that her death was the result of a serial killer, and I don't think my grandma knows either. Before her death, she had two kids, a son and daughter, and now she has grandkids and great grandkids who won't ever see her face. I was wondering if you had any success with your public records request because even on MDP's website, my aunt isn't listed in the cold cases section. I've attached (or tried to at least) a newspaper article from 1969 that mentions more than the little blurb given for her in The Miami Herald.
 

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