In 1994, three young men were found murdered in Charlotte and Lee counties in Florida. Believed to be victims of a serial killer. Police believed they were lured into the woods and forced to get naked. They were then tied up, strangled, photographed and their genitals cut off. They were found on Trembly Avenue and…
Cold case investigators with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office have identified Gerald (Jerry) Lombard as a possible victim of a serial killer based on DNA from remains found in 1994.
According to CCSO, on Feb. 1, 1994, they received a call from a local construction company worker who reported finding a decomposing human body in the woods near Wyandotte Avenue and Tulip Street in northern Charlotte County.
There was no identification found with the body and early attempts to identify the person were not successful, so the body was given the name of “John Doe #1.” The cause of death was also undetermined.