129 - The Fort Myers 8

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In March of 2007 a land surveyor was examining a ten acre lot in Fort Myers, Florida. Not far in from the dirt road which leads to the area, the surveyor discovered a human skull jutting out from the earth. After police arrived on the scene more bodies were found and, ultimately, the skeletons of eight men were unearthed.

Over the years, law enforcement has worked hard not only to discover who may have killed the eight men, but also, who the eight men themselves were. Being that their remains were skeletal and there were no personal items of clothing found, identification has been a true challenge. However, the men's identities may be able to provide a clue as to who it was who murdered them.

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0:00.0	The Texas Killing Fields, West Mesa, Gilgo Beach, all notoriously known as places where
0:15.7	serial killers dump the bodies of their victims.
0:19.2	There are few who are unaware of these terrible stories and there are many beyond them, but
0:23.8	there are also places that no one seems to know about, places where terrible crimes took
0:29.0	place and the answers continue to elude authorities.
0:33.9	Fort Myers, Florida, a beautiful vacation destination that, while for some is a source
0:39.0	of joy and excitement, for others is a horrifying nightmare.
0:43.6	In early 2007, a surveyor examining a 10 acre plot of land made the grisly discovery
0:49.8	of a human skull.
0:51.6	Over the course of the next days, seven more skeletons were found.
0:56.9	Over the years, investigators have managed to solve the identities of three of the victims,
1:02.1	though the other five remain unknown.
1:05.0	Without their identities, the investigation is stuck, making it difficult to determine
1:09.4	just who the killer may have been, how he selected his victims, and whether or not he is
1:14.6	still in the area.
1:16.5	Had police stumbled upon the dumping ground of a yet unknown serial killer, or maybe
1:22.1	one they already did know.
1:24.7	This is Trace Evidence, Episode 129, The Fort Myers-8.
1:37.0	Welcome to Trace Evidence.
1:38.6	I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.
1:41.4	Today we examine the truly horrifying story of eight unsolved murders, before getting
1:47.0	into the case just a few notes about the show.
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