Margo Rhatigan was the lead detective on the Saad Kawaf murder case. She says the DNA evidence in the 1999 murder was strong, but initially didn’t lead anywhere.
Murder suspect interview released in 1999 cold case
Melissa Jo Schafer pleaded guilty to murder in the 1999 stabbing death of Saad Kawaf. A newly released interview shows Schafer in tears as detectives question her. Author: Anne Schindler, First Coast News Staff, Mindy Wadley Published: 1:05 PM EST February 5, 2021 Updated: 1:05 PM EST February 5, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla
(Note: The video above is from October 2020.)
The full interview of a woman who pleaded guilty in a decades-old murder investigation was released Friday, more than 20 years after the 1999 stabbing death of Jacksonville convenience store owner Saad Kawaf.
Melissa Jo Schafer was interrogated by police detectives in July 2020. She s accused, along with her ex-husband, in Kawaf s death.