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25 years later, Flagler County detectives hope for breakthrough in unsolved murder of Daytona Beach woman

Dawn Petterson was found shot to death on Sept. 8, 1999

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is hoping to solve the murder of Dawn Petterson. (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Unit is spotlighting the case of a woman who was murdered 25 years ago in hopes of getting new information that could lead to an arrest.

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On Sept. 8, 1999, Dawn Petterson’s body was found on the west side of what is now Squash Blossom Trail at Seminole Woods Boulevard in Palm Coast.

Deputies said she was found with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

According to the sheriff’s office, an investigation linked Petterson’s case with the murder of Andrea Ford in 1997 -- which also remains unsolved.

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Anyone with information regarding the murder of Petterson and/or Ford is asked to contact the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 386-313-4911 or email TIPS@flaglersheriff.com.

You can also visit this website to send a tip.


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