CNN —Fifty-six years after a Florida milkman failed to return home after his rounds, his homicide has been solved, closing the oldest cold case in Indian River County Sheriff’s Office history.
The next day, Grayam’s body and truck were located in a wooded area in what was described as a “chilling scene,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Over the subsequent years, 16 separate investigations occurred through April 1974 in an effort to solve the case, Flowers said.
After receiving that information, detectives tracked down the suspect’s ex-wife, who also said Williams confessed to her, Flowers said.
The witnesses said the suspect had been arrested and convicted several times on other charges, the sheriff’s office added.
Persons:
Hiram “ Ross ” Grayam, Larry Grayam, Hiram Grayam, Eric Flowers, “, Grayam, ” Flowers, Flowers, Thomas J, Williams, ” Williams, “ Thomas Williams, ” Cara Lynn Clarkson
Organizations:
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Locations:
Florida, County, Vero Beach