A woman who confessed to helping her husband rob and murder a Jacksonville store owner was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

A retired Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective on Tuesday pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of a businessman and the robbery of his wife in 1999.

A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective indicted earlier this year on a count of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a businessman and the robbery of his wife in 1999 is expected to plead guilty at a hearing next week, according to court documents.

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.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than two decades after convenience store owner Saad Kawaf was killed, the former wife of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective at the time pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and four other violent crimes connected to his death. Police said Schafer and Baer robbed Kawaf and his wife because they had over $50,000 in cash in their Deerwood home. In court Friday, Schafer became emotional as she admitted to assisting in the murder and agreed to testify truthfully in future prosecutions. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, DNA evidence collected from the attack later pointed to Baer and Schafer, who were married at the time of the attack. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of William BaerBaer was with the Sheriff’s Office for 27 years, joining in 1975 and retiring in 2002.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The State Attorneys Office released documents Wednesday shedding new light on the investigation into a retired Jacksonville detective who is charged with murder in the 1999 stabbing death of a business owner. The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office says Saad Kawaf was stabbed to death in his garage at his Deerwood home. William Baer, a retired detective of the Sheriffs Office, is charged with second-degree murder and other charges to which hes pleaded not guilty. According to investigators, Baer was assigned to do surveillance at the bank where Kawaf was making the deposits, but on the day Baer sat on the bank, Kawaf didnt appear. Baer was with the Sheriffs Office for 27 years, joining in 1975 and retiring in 2002.

A retired Jacksonville Sheriffs Office detective accused in a cold case murder is scheduled to be in court Wednesday morning to enter a plea on charges of second-degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, armed kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Baers ex-wife, Melissa Schafer, is also facing charges in the murder after the pair were arrested separately in early July. According to the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office, DNA evidence collected from the attack later pointed to Baer and Schafer. Baer was with the Sheriffs Office for 27 years, joining in 1975 and retiring in 2002. At the time of the murder, Baer had been an intelligence division detective and knew Kawaf through work, JSO said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The State Attorneys Office on Wednesday filed additional charges against William Baer, a retired Jacksonville detective who was arrested earlier this month in the 1999 stabbing death of business owner Saad Kawaf. William Baer, 64, is now charged with second-degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, armed kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Baers attorneys filed a bond motion in which they listed a variety of long-term health issues. As of Wednesday, there was no ruling yet on the bond motion. At the time of the Kawafs death, Baer was actively investigating Kawaf for an unspecified crime, according to police.

Samar opened the door leading to the garage and saw her husband fiercely struggling with a man, who stabbed him. During her fight with the woman, Samar bit the woman’s arm until she bled. The woman threatened that they would shoot Saad if Samar didn’t give them all of the money they had. As she was held at knifepoint, Samar told the woman where to find the money -- about $30,000 -- in the kitchen cabinets. At the time of the murder, Baer had been an intelligence division detective and police said Baer knew Saad through work.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After an investigation spanning more than two decades, Jacksonville police have announced the arrest of a retired Jacksonville detective and his then-wife in the murder of a business owner. Based on those profiles, Ivey said, William Robert Baer Jr., 64, who is a retired JSO officer, was arrested in Jacksonville on Wednesday. Ivey said Melissa Schafer, 50, who was Baer’s then-wife, was arrested in Jefferson City, Missouri. RELATED: What we know about retired Jacksonville officer arrested in cold case murderIn May 1999, Kawaf was getting ready to leave his home in the gated community of Deerwood on the city’s Southside. At the time of the murder, Baer was actively investigating Kawaf for an unspecified crime, according to police.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than two decades after a Jacksonville business owner was murdered in his own garage, police are turning to the public for help solving this cold case homicide. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released a composite sketch of the woman after the stabbing, but she still has not been identified. The man’s identity also remains a mystery even though police collected his fingerprints and DNA from the scene. Margo Rhatigan told News4Jax. "We don’t know if that’s going to be a suspect vehicle.