Lillian DeCloe: Florida woman's brutal 1994 murder case solved after 24 years
BROWARD, FLORIDA: The brutal 1994 murder case involving an 89-year-old woman from Florida is now finally solved. A team of officers during their investigation had to dig through the grave of a former US Marine, who lived near the victim’s home to get to the bottom of this cold case, as stated by the Broward Sheriff’s office on Tuesday, December 13. Lillian DeCloe was killed in her Pompano Beach home in April 1994.
Authorities have identified the killer as Johnny Mack Brown, a Vietnam War veteran, who lived close to DeCloe's house. The culprit had been dead for more than a decade now and struggled with PTSD and drug addiction, his family shared with the sheriff’s office. Officials were able to close the case successfully, with the key factor being semen recovered from DeCloe’s nightgown after she was sexually assaulted by her killer. The case was reopened in 2019 by the department's Cold Case Homicide Unit.
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