Ep 38 - The Daytona Beach Murders

Two girls, two Spring Break trips, two murders, 13 years apart.   WARNING: This episode could be called Side-Track City (i.e., it is very chatty/tangent-y). It has everything: true crime, barking wiener dogs, aggressive sneezes, the story of St. Patrick’s Day 2007.   Follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall.com Visit our website: itsmurderyall.com   Sources Smith, V. (1993, April 18). Tributes flow with tears for ‘Chrissy.’ Democrat and Chronicle. Somerville, S. (1993, April 13). Journey ends in sun, death. The Orlando Sentinel. Smith, V. (1993, April 14). Spring break fever leaves fuzzy memories in slaying. Democrat and Chronicle. Lonsberry, B. (1993, September 26). With love for Chrissy. Democrat and Chronicle. Smith, V. (1993, April 16). Friends trace Lazzaro’s last hours. Democrat and Chronicle. Smith, V., & Wentzel, M. (1993, April 13). Guns often heard near site of slaying in Fla. Democrat and Chronicle. Stapleton, J. (2011, May 26). Louisiana inmate confesses, gets life sentence in 1993 cold case. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Pleasant, M. (2010, May 13). Houma murder convict confesses to Florida slaying. Houma Today. Staff Writer. (2010, May 12). Man convicted in Terrebonne murders confesses to slaying in Florida. Houma Today. Nightmare Next Door – Death in Daytona Schwed, P. (1980, March 25). A death causes hardly a ripple. The Times Record. Associated Press. (1980, March 25). Woman found shot to death after abduction. Tampa Bay Times.  UPI. (1980, March 25). Body found on interstate is of abducted teen-ager. The Tampa Tribune. NY Times News Service. (1980, April 12). Ohio girl took no risks, fell victim to senseless killing. Fort Lauderdale News. Quinn, L. (2024, January 29). 18-year-old was murdered in Florida on spring break in 1980. A serial killer has confessed to killing her. People. Harding, A. (2024, January 28). ‘She was a hero multiple times over’: Woman remembers aunt who was found dead in Jacksonville 44 years ago. News 4 Jax. Wikipedia – Billy Mansfield