Crime & Safety
Florida Nurse's Killing Remained Unsolved For 3 Decades
Scalf, 29, was the target on October 27, 1986, of a "sexually motivated" attack that ended in her killing in her Lakeland home.
October 18, 2023
Teresa Lee Scalf's family has searched for the name of the person who killed their loved one for over three decades.
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Now, thanks to new DNA analysis, Scalf's family has an answer - and some semblance of closure - because investigators say they have solved the 1986 murder case.
Donald Douglas, who was 33 at the time, is responsible for Scalf's death, Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday. Douglas died of natural causes in 2008 at the age of 54, the department said.
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