Twisted Justice: The Story of Donetha Snead and Serial Killer William Darryl Lindsay

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The resolution of this case may
have brought justice, but the

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mystery surrounding Donetha
Laverne Sneed still lingers.

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The 32 year old woman vanished
from St.

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Augustine, FL in April 1993, and
it took years before authorities

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uncovered the truth.
Donetha's life was not without

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challenges.
She was reportedly involved in

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drugs and sex work, making her
an easy target for dangerous

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individuals.
According to the Doe Network,

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serial killer Daryl Lindsay
confessed to police in 1997 that

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he was responsible for Donetha's
murder.

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He claimed to have seen her
working as a prostitute on W

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King Street and spent the day
with her at his trailer on

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Masters Farm.
But everything changed when

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Lindsay learned that Donetha was
HIV positive.

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During their drive back to King
Street, he viciously beat her

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and then dumped her body into a
Creek in the nearby woods.

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Lindsay was suspected of being
connected to over 25 murders and

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eventually pleaded guilty to six
counts of second degree murder

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in 1999.
He died from cancer just two

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years later while serving his 30
year prison sentence.

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Sadly, Donatha's remains have
never been found, along with

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another one of Lindsay's
potential victims, Diana

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Richardson.
The details of Lindsay's heinous

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crimes have been featured in
numerous television programs,

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but the true extent of his
terror will never be known.

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His reign of terror lasted from
1983 to 1996, leaving behind a

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trail of unspeakable horrors.
Now, let me share some of the

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harrowing discoveries we made
about Lindsay's other killings.

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Welcome to No Tears for Black
Girls, December 29th, 1996, the

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date that would forever be
etched in the minds of the

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residents of Asheville and
beyond.

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It was the day that Lindsay, a
seemingly unassuming man, was

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arrested for suspicion of
murder.

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But as the investigation
unfolded, the true extent of his

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depravity was revealed.
He was connected to not just

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one, but at least seven and
potentially up to 20 killings

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across 4 southern states.
Hailing from Saint Augustine, he

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sent shock waves through the
community when he confessed to

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the infamous murder of Anita
Mcquaig in 1988.

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But this was just the beginning.
As his trial progressed, more

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and more disturbing details
emerged about his past.

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He had been lurking among them
for over a decade, praying on

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those vulnerable individuals in
their midst.

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Lindsay was no stranger to the
seedy underbelly of Lincolnville

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and West Augustine, a place he
frequented for both drugs and

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deviant sexual encounters.
Growing up with an adoptive

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mother who constantly berated
him, it's no surprise that he

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developed a twisted and violent
psychosexual behavior.

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This manifested in failed
marriages and an alter ego he

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called Bad Bill.
A sadistic personality that only

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came out when confronted by
women about his inadequacies,

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Lindsay exhibited all the
warning signs of a potential

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serial killer.
Animal abuse.

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Emotional detachment.
Substance abuse and sudden bouts

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of extreme violence followed by
remorseful regret.

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His victims were carefully
selected from the notorious

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crackhead corner at Volusia and
W King streets.

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Connie Terrell and Lashawna
Streeter, both addicted to crack

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cocaine and working as
prostitutes.

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Donatha Haley solicited while
walking near the railroad tracks

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on W King.
Cheryl Lucas lured into his car

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at the Pick and Save on Palmer
St.

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And finally, Anita Mcquaig,
desperate for her next hit at

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the intersection of Riberia and
King in Lincolnville.

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This was a man who not only
preyed on the vulnerable but

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also revelled in their
suffering.

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As he sat in the hot seat of the
interrogation room, Lindsay

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smugly revealed his first kill
in Saint Augustine.

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A regular at the dingy
Tradewinds Lounge where Sin and

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Vice were on tap every night,
the two women he claimed to have

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slain in this coastal town were
never found.

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But once word spread of his
capture and trial, disturbing

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accounts began to surface of
other women who had narrowly

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escaped meeting their demise at
Lindsay's hands.

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Some were prostitutes, others
hardened convicts, and some were

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just innocent party girls caught
up in the dangerous world of

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cocaine.
For Lindsay, violence and murder

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had become second nature, yet it
was his unremarkable presence

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that allowed him to evade
detection for so long.

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Lisa Foley was last seen on
October 9th, 1983 after a wild

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night of drinking at the Trade
Wines Lounge.

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According to Lindsay's twisted
recollection, an argument over

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money escalated into a fatal
strangulation during their post

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sex tryst.
Her body was later found dumped

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by the side of Picchetti Rd.
Another nameless victim added to

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Lindsay's list of conquests,
Anita Mcquaig was not so lucky.

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She had made the mistake of
getting into Lindsay's car on

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that fateful November evening in
1988, unaware of the path of

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destruction she was embarking
on.

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The following morning, a county
worker discovered her broken

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body in a shallow pit near Saint
Augustine Beach.

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Lindsay had inflicted
unspeakable horrors upon her

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broken bones, cigarette burns,
bite marks littering her naked

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body.
In his eventual confession,

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scribbled on April Fool's Day in
1997, Lindsay admitted to her

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murder but claimed no
recollection of what sparked his

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violent outburst.
Mcquaig and Lindsay were locked

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in a heated brawl outside the
car when he grabbed a three foot

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long board and repeatedly struck
her upper body.

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Afterward, he dragged her about
15 feet to a nearby pond and

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tossed her in.
Once finished, he calmly

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returned home to his mother's
house.

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At the time, the northern
portion of Anastasia Island was

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largely undeveloped.
Dirt roads snaked through scrub

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forests and borrow pits dotted
the landscape.

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Law enforcement in Saint
Augustine and the surrounding

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beaches focused primarily on
urban areas.

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If it wasn't for the sheer
brutality of Lindsay's crimes,

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they would have gone unnoticed
by both the media and the

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community at large.
Even his pattern of murdering

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women he abused failed to raise
any alarms, as most of them were

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societies forgotten addicts,
prostitutes living in squalor.

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While Crackhead Corner on W King
Street was infamous for its drug

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activity, the neighboring
historic community of

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Lincolnville had its own share
of blight.

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In a secluded wooded area known
as the Cut, dealers and

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prostitutes often loitered.
The East End of the Sr. 312

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bridge over the Matanzas River
also served as a popular

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gathering spot where concrete
columns were occasionally used

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as bragging points for sexual
exploits.

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It was on Saturday night, June
10th, 1989, when Connie Terrell

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was picked up by Lindsay along W
King Street at approximately

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8:30 PM.
Less than 12 hours later, a

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fisherman stumbled upon her
naked body half submerged in a

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borrow pond off Holmes Blvd.
She had been strangled with a

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rope and then shot with a 22
caliber.

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Police would later discover that
Lindsay had confessed to her

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murder in an April 1997
statement where he provided

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chilling details of the killing.
After disposing of Connie's

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body, Lindsay drove back towards
his mother's house.

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He carelessly tossed the spent
cartridge onto the median of the

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road before trying to recall
what he did with her clothes.

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Most likely, he discarded them
in San Sebastian Creek while

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making his way home.
Lashawna Streeter met her fate

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at Crackhead Corner on March
1st, 1992 around 4:15 PM when

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Lindsay pulled into the parking
lot.

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It would be her last time seen
alive.

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Within an hour, she would be
brutally beaten and kicked to

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death by Lindsay, who claimed
she tried to rob him.

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She struggled to open the door
but Lindsay's fist connected

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with her face.
The car screeched to a halt and

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he continued his brutal assault
on Lashawna.

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She fought back but was no match
for his rage.

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Finally, she fell into
unconsciousness.

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Her lifeless body was discovered
10 days later by a local

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resident taking a shortcut
across Quinney's land.

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Half naked and concealed under
debris, she had been discarded

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like trash.
Cheryl Lucas tried to escape

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Lindsay's grasp in the middle of
a rainy night in June 1995 at

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the intersection of Palmer and
King streets.

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She managed to grab some money
before fleeing towards Crackhead

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Corner, but Lindsay caught up
with her and viciously ended her

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life with a pry bar.
Her remains were only found days

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later by boaters at Moultrie
Creek boat Ramp.

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In addition to these murders,
Lindsay also confessed to

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killing Donatha Haley and Diana
Richardson, although their

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bodies were never recovered.
Donatha disappeared in April

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1993 after spending time with
Lindsay at his trailer on

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Masters Farm.
On the way back to King Street,

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she revealed that she was HIV
positive.

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Lindsay confessed to detectives
that it was during this moment

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he began plotting her demise.
As they reached the dead end of

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the road.
With no trace of remorse,

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Lindsay abruptly stopped the
truck and unleashed a violent

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assault upon her.
The onslaught continued, blow

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after brutal blow, until she lay
lifeless, unconscious.

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He then dragged her body through
the thicket, eventually tossing

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her into the murky Creek below.
Diana vanished in October 1999,

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lured by Lindsay's offer of
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It was later revealed that he
had taken her to the same

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desolate borrow pit where he had
murdered Connie Terrell.

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In a fit of rage during their
encounter, Lindsay struck Diana

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with such force that she
immediately succumbed to

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unconsciousness.
With no hesitation, he hauled

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her lifeless form from his
vehicle and cast it into the

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watery depths of the pond where
it swiftly sank some 30 feet

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below.
But it wasn't until retired

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Deputy Fred Thompson sent a
Christmas card to his former

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boss, Sheriff Neil Perry, that
justice was finally served.

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For William Darrell Lindsay,
this small gesture proved to be

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an invaluable link in cracking
this case, a testament to the

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strong bonds within a tight knit
community and the unwavering

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determination of law
enforcement.

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Enclosed in that Christmas card
was a newspaper clipping which

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caught the attention of the
Saint Johns County Cold Case

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Homicide Task Force in January
1997.

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Through months of intense
investigation and countless

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interviews, Lindsay was
ultimately extradited from

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Asheville, NC to St.
Augustine, FL 10 months later,

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thanks to the collaborative
efforts between the Buncombe

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County Sheriff's Office and
Sheriff Perry's Task Force,

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Lindsay would face trial for six
murders.

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It was the sweltering summer of
99 when William Darrell Lindsay

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struck a deal to escape capital
punishment and instead served 30

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years at Florida's notorious
Cross City Correctional

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Institute.
The sentence was set to end on

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December 11th, 2025, when he
would be an aged 90 year old

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man.
However, fate had other plans as

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he met his demise in a Florida
prison cell on April 17th, 2001.