Monday, September 19, 2011

COPS HAVE SUSPECT IN 1957 DOROTHY THOMAS MURDER

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1957 Dorothy Thomas was stabbed to death at the dry cleaners where she worked in Tallahassee, Florida--no one has been brought to justice for the crime. The pretty 27-year-old brunette was an employee of Nu Way Cleaners on Tennessee Street at the time. Cops believe that between 9 and 10 a.m. she was murdered. A deliveryman later discovered her body, a bloody mess stashed in a washroom. She was the only employee working at the time and cops say there was evidence a customer was in the business just before she was killed. She was ten dragged from the front area of the business to the bathroom where she was stabbed. Evidence discovered at the scene linked the heinous crime to a particular suspect. He is still alive and today lives free in another state.
Anyone having information on this case is encouraged to contact the Major Case Assessment Team at (850) 891-4462 or (850) 891-4745.

5 comments:

  1. If there was evidence, why wasn't he arrested? Who was this person,why was he allowed to go free? I have inquired about this case as a family member/she was my Aunt and I was named after her. We inquired various times over the years but nobody had answers. It would have been nice to have closure for her family that have since passed away, and those of us still wondering who would do something so horrible to out one.Still looking for answers.

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    1. Hi there, I am Jason Futch and I host a program on YouTube, and I want to cover your aunt's case. Would you be willing to email me so we can talk about this? My email is JasonFutch91@gmail.com

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    2. From a documentary on YouTube that I watched her husband was the suspect. Show prints matched and he had a inconclusive polygraph test done and when asked to retake it he declined and moved. When asked why his shoe prints were there he said there was an banana tree behind the building he wanted to uproot to replant at his farm. Idk how true that is but that was the suspect they had then maybe talk to him if he’s still alive.

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  2. My big concern is WHY is the suspect still running free? Is it that they suspect him of the crime but they don't have enough evidence? Nonetheless, he should still be arrested. He'd probably die before hes brought to trial anyways.

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  3. There is a very large space between "suspect" and probable cause.

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