By Alex Toth
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
This month will mark 25 years since Tina Sue Heins was brutally murdered in her apartment.
In the early morning hours on April 17, 1994, the Livernash family of Wisconsin Rapids received the most shocking, devastating, phone call of their lives.
“I couldn’t believe it at first,” Chad Livernash said. “I was in shock.”
His 20-year-old pregnant sister, Tina Heins, had been murdered earlier that day in Jacksonville, Florida. Heins was brutally stabbed 27 times in her apartment in Mayport. Her husband, Jeremy, was on duty at the Mayport Naval Base at the time of his wife’s murder. Read more
Case Spotlights
Edgar Lee Hill
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Alfred Nairn
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
Once a Marine, always a Marine: that’s how Edgar Lee Hill carried himself throughout his life.
Known by his loved ones as “Eddie,” the Marine and Vietnam veteran was described as a kind man who struggled after the war. Read more
Kenneth Felton
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Erin Garnett
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
October 20, 2015 was Kenneth Felton’s last day on earth. He was only 23.
Since then, his mother, Keasha Jennings, has been doing everything in her power to keep in contact with authorities. The hope is always in finding the person or persons responsible for her son’s murder. Read more
Tyvon Nicole Whitford
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Jessica May
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
“Our family is a chain and she was the link that held us all together. Now that link is forever missing,” said Dale Whitford, the mother of Tyvon Nicole Whitford. Tyvon was pregnant at the time of her mysterious murder on June 7, 2007. The murder has never been solved. Read more
Kelly Giorgianni
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy: DeAndre Pearson
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
It has been two decades since the lives of the Giorgianni family changed forever. It was February 1999 when Kelly Giorgianni’s half-clothed body was discovered by a woman picking up beer bottles at an abandoned house on Market Street in Jacksonville.
After all these years, her death still cuts deep. “It’s so heartbreaking,” said Toni Scott, Kelly’s aunt. Read more
Keith Dinkins
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Jada Solomon
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
Keith Dinkins was an intelligent and ambitious young man. He had many dreams and was well on his way to making a good life for himself and his family. He loved his family and was looking forward to fatherhood.
Dinkins had a dream of opening his own barbershop. According to Sierra Johnson, the mother of Dinkins’ son, there were no hair stores on the Eastside of Jacksonville where they resided. Every time he visited other hair stores, Dinkins would ask questions about opening his own shop. Read more
Valerie Ames
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Zachary Sampley
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
It’s August 10, 1996 – a Saturday afternoon.
A woman enters her father’s apartment. He’s in jail, and she wants to check on things and make sure all doors are locked. She opens an unlocked door, and sees an unfamiliar woman lying dead in a pool of blood. Read more
Ricardo Tillman, Jr.
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Johnakeshia Thompson
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
It’s been 19 years, but Ricardo Tillman, Sr. still cherishes the memories of his son.
Tillman says not a day goes by that he and his wife don’t think about their son or talk about him. His son, Ricardo Tillman, Jr., was stabbed on March 19, 2000, and died from an infection related to his wounds several weeks later. Ricardo, who went by ‘Rico,’ was 20 years old and a standout football player at Jacksonville University. Read more
Tina Heins
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Alex Toth
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
This month will mark 25 years since Tina Sue Heins was brutally murdered in her apartment.
In the early morning hours on April 17, 1994, the Livernash family of Wisconsin Rapids received the most shocking, devastating, phone call of their lives.
“I couldn’t believe it at first,” Chad Livernash said. “I was in shock.”
His 20-year-old pregnant sister, Tina Heins, had been murdered earlier that day in Jacksonville, Florida. Heins was brutally stabbed 27 times in her apartment in Mayport. Her husband, Jeremy, was on duty at the Mayport Naval Base at the time of his wife’s murder. Read more
Nebeeh Hanania
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold CaseBy Angie Villada
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
Nebeeh Hanania was a man who aimed high in life, worked hard, and loved his family. He lived the American Dream – a dream that shattered on Aug. 22, 1989, when someone entered his house and killed him while he was waiting for his daughter to come home.
The murder, which has never been solved, still tugs at the hearts of his family. They think of him daily and still hope and pray for justice. Read more
Charles Ray Durden
/in Cold Case Spotlight, Florida /by Project Cold Caseby LaTrania Tolbert
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
One November morning two years ago, Annette Durden left her St. Augustine home to receive her weekly dialysis treatment. While en route to the hospital, she saw a vehicle nearly burned to ashes. She had no idea her son’s body would be found among the rubble. She’s been grieving since that day.
The night of the fire, some neighbors were alarmed by a loud bang on Spring Street near Fred Waters Way. The two victims inside were later identified as St. Augustine residents and friends, Charles Ray Durden Sr. and Steffon Larry. The deaths were ruled homicides and Police are still looking for leads. Annette Durden, the mother of Charles, wants the community to remember the life of her only son, “Juvie.” Read more