Seeking Closure: Lee County's Cold Cases

Season Two of Seeking Closure is coming.

Hosted by Julie Sin, Autumn King, and Jessie Dovi, Seeking Closure takes listeners inside real Lee County cold cases that remain unsolved and the ongoing search for answers.

This season, we're going deeper into the investigations than ever before. You'll hear 911 calls, see witness interviews, and investigative details that shed new light on cases that have remained unsolved for years.

Every ca...

In the quiet aftermath of the 2017 holidays, as Florida's winter chill settled over Lee County's rural backroads, 38-year-old mother of three Courtney Thomas vanished from her boyfriend's Fort Myers home. Last seen on December 8th amid heated arguments over infidelity, Courtney messaged her sister: "If I end up dead or missing, you know who did it." Weeks later, on a crisp January morning in 2018, two teenage boys stumbled upon a s...

In the sweltering heat of an August 2015 night in Lee County's Harlem Heights, 18-year-old Denarius Grover—a promising basketball star stepped out for what should have been a quick errand. Instead, he was ambushed on Concourse Drive, felled by a barrage of Gunfire from a dark sedan that vanished into the shadows.

On this Episode we unravel the tangled web of rumors, forgotten witnesses, and inconsistencies in alibis that have ...

In the sweltering haze of a 1984 Florida summer, where the air hung heavy with humidity and the promise of new beginnings, James Weston Chambers—a devoted ex-minister chasing a fresh start in the Sunshine State—was gunned down in his car on a desolate stretch of I-75. Four decades later, we revisit the chilling cold case with a fresh twist: a recent fingerprint hit that has the Lee County Sheriff's Cold Case Homicide Un...

In the sultry summer heat of July 15, 2020, the vibrant Lani Kai Resort on Fort Myers Beach pulses with life—palm trees swaying, neon lights glowing, and the salty air thick with music and tropical cocktails. But in a flash, gunshots shatter the night, claiming the life of 22-year-old Johnny Jackson, a beloved son, brother, and Dunbar High School athlete from a family of six, while wounding two others.

On this episode of Seeki...

In the early morning hours  of November  26, 2016, A holiday day night out with friends turned deadly after leaving the Gulf Coast Town Center.  Just after 2am witnesses around the area heard multiple gun shots ring out into the night. The targeted attack left 28 year old Marcus Hood dead from multiple gun shot wounds. 

There were two other men who were with Marcus Hood that night who were also shot and needed me...

On the evening of October 9, 2018, a family gathering at the Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy. As relatives exited TGI Friday’s after celebrating a birthday dinner, a gunman armed with what witnesses described as an assault-style rifle opened fire in the parking lot. The targeted attack left two men dead — 56-year-old Kevin Robinson and 22-year-old Javarcia Riggins — and seri...

On January 28, 2018, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Lehigh Acres, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 21-year-old Javaris Wilson shot to death in the doorway of his family’s home. Further investigation Javaris was ambushed when he opened his front door.

Javris was on the couch with his fiancé and friend moments before the shooting when he got a call, we...

In 2017, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Lehigh Acres, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 22 year old Samuel Jones and 18  year old Eric Young both shot while playing video games with friends. Further investigation revealed they were victims of a targeted shooting in the late hours of the night.  

Both of these young men were victims of this homicid...

On June 20, 2017 the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of two deceased individuals in a house on 3rd StreetWest in Lehigh Acres Florida. Upon arrival deputies would discover 22 year old Brian Keith Patterson Jr. and 27 year old Shantrese Gracia shot to death inside Brian’s home.  Brian Patterson Sr. discovered the bodies when he went to the home to let the dogs out. 

Shantrese was a daughter, sister, a...

On March 23, 1996, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a shooting in San Carlos Park, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 28 year old Steven Zinzow with one fatal gun shot to the chest in front of his girlfriend’s home. Further investigation revealed Steven was killed trying to stop a would be intruder in the early morning hours.  

Steven was with his girlfriend Kimberly and her t...

On April 21, 2018, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a just occurred shooting in Bonita Springs, Florida.  Upon arrival on scene, deputies discovered 25 year old Destiney Bocanegra shot to death outside of a friend’s home. Further investigation revealed she was a victim of a drive-by shooting in the late hours of the night.  

Destiney was pregnant at the time of her death, and was the mother of ...

On February 8, 2017, the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a shooting along Hancock Bridge Parkway in North Fort Myers, Florida. After several calls to 911, deputies discovered 32 year old Eric Duff shot to death inside his own home. This was a drug deal gone wrong during the early morning hours. 

Eric was a son, brother, and father of a now six year old child.  He was no stranger to law enforcement, and involved in ...

On December 10, 2018 the Lee County Sheriff’s responded to a a body laying the driveway of a house on Quentin Ave in Lehigh Acres Florida. Upon arrival deputies would discover 39 year old Trenesa Roberts shot to death in the driveway of her home. She was on her way to work at the Bus Depot for the Lee County Schools when someone ambushed her in early morning hours of December 10th. 

She was a daughter, sister, and single ...

On October 7, 1995, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office recovered a female body in the water near York Island, south of St. James City, off the southern tip of Pine Island, Florida. The woman was wearing a maroon/red V-neck pullover scrub top with the words, “Charleston S.C. V.A. Hospital,” on the back. She was also wearing a yellow metal ring with a 2mm ivory colored stone, a lightweight metal bracelet, and a white m...

Just after Valentine’s Day in 2010, Lee County Sheriff’s office deputies received a call from a mother wanting to do a welfare check on her 37 year-old daughter, Dawn Lofton. 

A few months later, her fear would turn to reality, as Dawn Lofton’s remains were located in a wooded area off of State Road 82. Dawn was last seen at her boyfriend’s house on Penny Drive in North Fort Myers.

Lofton’s killer i...

On the early morning of July 2, 2017, 51 year old Alice Dorton, a white female from Lehigh Acres, got into a white Ford SUV and was never heard from again. Alice Dorton was a transient by choice, but had a few romantic live-in relationships. Alice has family that lived in Florida at the time of her disappearance. Her daughter has never given up hope on finding out what happened to her mom on that early summer morning.

Listen to Alic...

🎧SEEKING CLOSURE EPISODE 7 🎧

A LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PODCAST

On January 20, 2000, Lee County Sheriff's Office Deputies were on routine patrol of an area called Moon Lake when they discovered a partially mummified body. That body was 36 year-old Bonita Springs resident Denise Long. Denise's body had multiple stab wounds and showed signs being badly beaten.

Denise long had a history of drug abuse and was last seen in Decem...

On Friday, November 1, 2013, at approximately 3:58 am, the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a call via the 9-1-1 operator in reference to the possible shooting.  The caller advised he had been shot and they were still out there, the caller disconnected. The location of the incident was in Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Florida.  Deputies were dispatched to the scene.   

Deputies arrives on the scene and noticed tw...