homicide

Less than two weeks after a Fort Myers man is gunned down in Southwest Cape Coral, detectives are searching for information on the man responsible, and what may have sparked this violent tragedy.  Trish Routte with Crime Stoppers has the story.

The dawning of a new year has homicide investigators hopeful that there are people who will want to cleanse their conscience in 2013, and help families find closure and justice that they’ve been seeking – some for months, some for years.  Trish Routte with Crime Stoppers has the story. 

October 29, 2012

Accused killer added to Crime Stoppers 10 Most Wanted list

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help tracking down a man Charlotte County deputies say was involved with the 2001 murder of 19 year old Tara Sidarovich.  Phillip Barr, DOB 7/26/69, faces the charge of first degree murder in Sidarovich’s death.  Earlier today, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 39 year old David Ray McMannis, who has been taken into custody in Cumberland, Maryland, on the murder charge.  Barr, however, remains on the run.

Barr is no stranger to

Although this year has witnessed more than 20 homicides in Lee County alone, a devastated family still holds onto hope more than 15 years after a father, a son and a husband was brutally taken from the ones he loved.  Trish Routte with Crime Stoppers has the story.