JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County grand jury has returned indictments for first-degree murder in two Jacksonville cold cases.
The first notable case involves William Baer, who is charged with murder in the 1999 stabbing death of businessman Saad Kawaf and the robbery of his wife at their home in Deerwood.
RELATED: Documents: ’99 cold case victim was under FBI investigationAdBaer also is charged with kidnapping with a weapon, armed robbery, armed burglary, and aggravated battery.
The second case involves Ronnie Hyde, who was arrested in March 2017 for the 1994 murder of Fred Laster, a 16-year-old boy.
Investigators believe Laster was killed in Hyde’s Jacksonville Beach home.