The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office stated excavation at a property in Largo associated to a cold case yielded no new evidence.
The investigation on the property, positioned at 1201 Gooden Crossing lasted for simply over per week. It was associated to the 1982 disappearance of Retha Hiers, 43.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
The sheriff’s workplace stated it obtained a number of suggestions that human stays could possibly be on the property.
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The property was owned by Celeveland Hill Jr. who died in 2018 at age 70. Hill was a suspect in Hiers’ disappearance and was additionally linked to the circumstances of two different lacking girls. He maintained his innocence up till his dying.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Hiers, Donyelle Johnson and Margaret Dash all went lacking between 1974-1989 and all had been identified to have been concerned in relationships with Hill. To this present day, none of their circumstances have been solved.
Hiers’ household stated she left her dwelling in 1982 to purchase laundry cleaning soap and was by no means seen once more. They stated she had simply severed ties with Hill earlier than her disappearance. Her automobile was discovered deserted in March 1983 on the Breakers Apartments at 2929 Gulf to Bay Blvd in Clearwater.
Johnson went lacking in 1989 when she was 21 or 22 years previous. She was final seen leaving her dwelling at Saint Petersburg Junior College in Clearwater. Her automobile was later discovered deserted behind a Hardees on Belcher Road.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Dash went lacking in 1974 when she was 38. Her husband reported her lacking and stated she had been concerned with Hill, 23 on the time, and stated Hill threatened to kill her if she did not go away her husband and run away with him, authorities stated. Her automobile was additionally discovered deserted two months after she was final seen.
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Hill served time in jail for assault after taking pictures his spouse and mother-in-law in 1968. He was launched previous to assembly all three girls. He later died of most cancers in 2018 and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office stated he denied being linked to the disappearance of any of the ladies.
The similar land concerned on this investigation was additionally dug up in 1993 however nothing was discovered at the moment both. Authorities had been hopefully improved know-how may need uncovered new evidence.