Our card this week is David Comparetto, the King of Hearts from Florida.

David was 30 years old in the early 1990s, had multiple jobs that earned him a steady income,

had a loving family to go home to, and was someone who kept a smile on his face every

day.

But on October 16, 1993, all of that changed.

David vanished, only to be found, burned inside his car right outside of his hometown.

For the last 29 years, his killer has remained unidentified, and the motive behind the crime

is no closer to being understood than it was nearly three decades ago.

Detectives say they can solve this case.

They just need help from you.

I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck.

On Saturday, October 16, 1993, around 8 o'clock that night, a woman named Diana, who worked

at a public grocery store in Fort Myers, Florida, noticed her coworker, David Comparetto, acting

strange.

Normally, Diana knew David to be a happy-go-like kind of guy.

When he'd clocked in for his shift at 4 p.m. earlier that day, he'd been in a good mood and

had spent most of his downtime that night using the store's phone to catch up with friends.

But right after 8 p.m., Diana noticed David got really been out of shape after he'd received

a brief phone call.

After he'd hung up the receiver, Diana could tell that David was visibly upset, shaking

and crying.

I mean, to the point where the rest of his coworkers could tell that something was definitely wrong.

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