Ep 197: Daytona Serial Killer

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In late 2005 and early 2006, a series of killings took place in Daytona Beach, Florida, that appeared to be the work of a serial killer. Just as the investigation heated up, it went cold. Then, a decade later, the killer struck again. Sponsors in this episode: Article - Get $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more by going to Article.com/COURT. Peloton - Visit onepeloton.com to learn more. Shopify - Go to Shopify.com/courtjunkie for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. This episode was researched and written by Tony Holt. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0	At 3.30pm on Monday, December 26, 2005, the body of Laquita Meghunter was found in an alleyway
0:09.2	along North Beach Street in Daytona Beach, about a block west of the Halifax River.
0:15.6	Investigators told the Daytona Beach News Journal that her body likely had been lying there
0:20.5	for 48 hours before it was found, meaning that she was killed on Christmas Eve.
0:26.0	Laquita's partially clothed body was found by a customer at the car parts store in the vicinity.
0:32.7	He discovered that the shop was closed and headed back to his parked car.
0:37.2	That's when he saw the body lying in a fetal position between the car parts building
0:43.2	and a wastewater pumping station. Laquita was 45 years old.
0:48.8	The discovery of the body didn't exactly invite a news frenzy.
0:54.2	Daytona Beach, a city with a population of about 60,000 people at the time,
0:59.2	averaged about 15 murders a year. It was tragic, but not unheard of that something like this would happen.
1:07.8	Weeks later, Laquita's name would start appearing in news stories again.
1:12.9	Around 9am on Saturday, January 14, 2006, 19 days after Laquita's body was discovered,
1:22.1	a second woman was found dead in Daytona. The body of 34-year-old Julie Green was found near
1:30.8	LPGA Boulevard by a construction worker about two miles north of where Laquita was found.
1:38.3	Julie was shot execution-style, as was Laquita. Both were found face-down and nude.
1:46.4	Both were sex workers.
1:48.0	The story gained steam, with reporters asking their police sources whether a serial killer was on the
1:55.7	loose. The lead homicide detective at the time told the Daytona Beach news journal that he was
2:02.3	looking into whether Laquita and Julie had cheated someone in a drug deal. He emphasized that he
2:08.5	couldn't confirm yet whether they were killed by the same person, but he was looking into it.
2:13.2	It took some time before police released details of Julie's murder, but information started to
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