Florida detectives have identified a deceased former sheriff's deputy as the only probable suspect in the rape and killing of an 11-year-old girl in 1983
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — — A deceased former sheriff's deputy in Florida is the only probable suspect in the rape and killing of an 11-year-old girl in 1983, state authorities said Thursday in announcing the case finally closed.
Both the gas station and the site where the body was found were in the area patrolled by then-St. Lucie Sheriff's deputy James Howard Harrison, St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Brian Hester said at aThursday. He said witnesses reported seeing a uniformed deputy who was later confirmed to be Harrison in the area around the time of Huizar's disappearance.
Detectives originally assigned to the case were unable to link Harrison to the slaying or identify any viable suspects, officials said. But people familiar with the original investigation confirmed that Harrison had instructed two witnesses to leave the scene approximately 20 minutes before additional law enforcement personnel arrived, Hester said.
"Nobody dislikes a bad cop more than a good cop, and it felt bittersweet to finally provide the victim’s family with some long-awaited answers,” Taylor said.
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