A person present in Putnam County in 1980, often known as John Doe 36, lastly has a reputation: William Irving Monroe III. However there may be extra to his story.
PUTNAM COUNTY, Florida — Early final yr, Capt. Chris Stallings with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Workplace was a listing of unsolved homicides.
“This one form of stood out as a result of this was the one one on the record that had “unknown” subsequent to it,” he stated.
It was John Doe 36. A person believed to be a migrant farm employee, discovered shot and partially buried in Pomona Park in 1980. Stallings says he needed to not less than put a reputation to that chilly case, so he started pulling proof and noticed they nonetheless had hair and pores and skin samples.
“It’s a stretch, however it’s doable now with at this time’s know-how that hasn’t been examined but,” he defined.
It took months, however Othram Labs was in a position to make use of genetic family tree to trace down some potential relations, like Richard Jay Monroe, who confirmed he had not see or spoken to his brother because the late Nineteen Seventies. Richard supplied up his DNA and it was a match.
John Doe 36 was Richard’s brother, William Irving Monroe III.
Stunning information for William’s son, Michael Monroe.
“I’m nonetheless attempting to course of stuff, and you understand, I used to be solely eight,” Michael stated. “He was every part to me at the moment.”
William Monroe was a father of two, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam, however his brother says the struggle modified him.
“He was a standard individual, till he got here again from Vietnam,” stated Richard.
He says William struggled with PTSD, however he cherished his sons.
“We simply did every part and I went in all places with him and when he was gone it took rather a lot from me and I’ve questioned about it my entire life,” stated Michael,” Simply to know he was discovered and I wasn’t deserted as a child, you understand?”
Capt. Stallings says in accordance with studies on Nov. 15 of 1980, a driver confirmed he picked up 4 males from a retailer in Orlando to work at a farm camp in Pomona Park. One of many males match Monroe’s description. After three days, William Monroe reportedly left the camp and was by no means seen once more. Then in December, his physique was discovered rolled up in a rug and partially buried within the woods. He had been shot within the neck.
Capt. Stallings says he believes William took the farm job to attempt to get again to Pomona Park to be close to his kids in Putnam County.
“I do not’ assume your dad each deserted you for the one yr it had been, I feel he died attempting to get again as much as him,” stated Stallings.
As for who shot him, that is nonetheless unknown.
“I hope somebody would come ahead and say, ‘Yeah, I knew him and I perceive that is what occurred and the individual that killed him may additionally be deceased,” stated Richard Monroe.
However now that William Monroe has been recognized, a deeper investigation into his homicide can start.
If you understand something concerning the dying of William Irving Monroe, name Capt. Stallings with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Workplace at 386-329-0800.
