Florida's Unidentified

02/19/2026

Putnam County Sheriff's Office & District 7 Medical Examiner's Office Team with Othram to Identify a 1981 Homicide Victim

02/14/2026

After 46 years, he has finally been identified as Johnny Bradshaw, who was 29 years old and from Tennessee. This breakthrough not only restored Johnny's name but also provided his sisters with answers they had been searching for since 1980.

He was the last known unidentified person's case for the St. Petersburg Floridas Police Department.

Keep his loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.

The original post for him is included below.

This unidentified man was possibly from Tennessee, California, or Missouri. He may have had or used one of the following names: John, Johnny, Robert, or Ronald.

(One old article refers to this Doe as Robert Keys or Keith.)

On April 26th, 1980, he was found dead along with his friend Jack Roy Davis at the Siesta Motel in St. Petersburg, Florida.
(Jack Roy Davis was 40 years old and from Knoxville, TN)

John Doe is believed to have been between 25 and 40 years of age, estimated at 5' 8" and 155 lbs. He had brown hair and reddish-brown facial hair.

His identifying characteristics include a transverse scar approximately 16 inches long, extending from the right chest to the left side, with visible suture marks. A scar under both left and right ni***es. Scar on left arm with suture marks.

He was wearing blue jeans and a silver necklace with a silver star, as well as a gold-colored necklace with a horn-shaped (Possibly a bear claw) medallion.

Kyle Coy "Cowboy" Watson and his girlfriend, David Ann Thomas, both from Knoxville, TN, were charged in relation to both deaths.

If you have any information that could identify this John Doe, please call the District 6 Medical Examiner's Office at (727) 582-6800.

02/12/2026

12/15/2025

Collier County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1975 Homicide Victim

12/13/2025

Putnam County Sheriff's Office and District 23 Medical Examiner's Office Team with Othram to Identify a 2023 Jane Doe

11/24/2025

On this day in 1978, human remains were located near a rest area on Interstate 10 in Columbia County. LEARN MORE: https://suwannee-valley-unsolved-inc1.odoo.com/r/OUn

11/09/2025

10/29/2025

The case was even featured on "Unsolved Mysteries" in 1992. https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/little-miss-lake-panasoffkee-identified-as-tampa-woman-nearly-55-years-after-murder/

10/13/2025

09/08/2025

08/21/2025

Date of Discovery: October 9, 1989
Location of Discovery: Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 3 months to 1 year prior
State of Remains: Skull only
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 20-30 years old
Race: White
S*x: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Dark and straight.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Possible healed nasal fracture.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. considerable mesial drift on tooth #1- #5; longitudinal fractures in tooth #5 & 12; tooth #3 was broken with the distal 1/3 of the crown missing; no restorations present in any teeth recovered.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The decedent was located 4.2 miles south of A1A in Fernandina Beach, Florida on October 9, 1989. The skull was recovered in a bucket in a wooded area near an old oyster factory. The factory is located off of State Road 107, 4.2 miles south of A1A, in Fernandina Beach. No further remains were recovered.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: District 3 and 4 Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Mary Moore
Agency Phone Number: 904-255-4000 or 904-255-4003
Agency E-Mail: MMoore(at)coj.net
Agency Case Number: 89-1079

NCIC Case Number: U500020669
NamUs Case Number: 850
Former Hot Case Number: 628