JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than a decade after a Jacksonville woman was murdered, police are resubmitting evidence in hopes that new information comes to light.
On Wednesday, detectives said they hope to keep this case in the public eye and finally catch Dorothy Renee Munsey’s killer.
Munsey was found lying in the roadway almost 14 years ago on Oct. 17, 2008, at the intersection of Pepper Circle and Cinnamon Lakes Drive.
Detectives think with what they found Munsey with at the time of her death can ultimately lead them to find who is responsible for killing her.
People still remember what they saw at this intersection a little after 4 o’clock that morning.
“It was a very sad and somber morning for us in the neighborhood,” B.J. Butler, the neighborhood watch coordinator for Cinnamon Lakes Number 1, said.
Butler was there that morning when Munsey was found dead in the street by someone driving by.
“It saddens my heart because I knew that it was somebody’s loved one,” Butler said.
Detectives like Ray Reeves with the JSO Cold Case Unit want to resubmit evidence for possible DNA or genetic hits.
“They were tested earlier but again with the technology level that was here now it’s much more advanced,” Reeves said.
Things like the shell casings found near her body and the clothes she was wearing that morning.
“She had a baggie in her hand, a bag, and within that a receipt.”
Reeves said that receipt came from a nearby music store -- one of the last places she was seen alive, thanks to surveillance video along with a few people he says Munsey was with.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives are resubmitting evidence as soon as next week, hopeful for new information to come to light.