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Miami-Dade County’s 2024 election represents a historic shift in local governance, restoring the office of sheriff after decades under an appointed model. Rooted in Florida’s long sheriff tradition and driven...

Ted Bundy’s killing spree in the late 1970s shocked and changed the nation. His case revealed serious flaws in jail security and interstate coordination, prompting sweeping reforms in law enforcement....

Florida’s youngest county, Gilchrist, was nearly named Melon County before being named for former Gov. Albert W. Gilchrist. Since its founding in 1925, the county has experienced a rich and...

Horrie Culpepper, Jr., was known throughout Tallahassee for several reasons. While a childhood illness left him partially impaired, it did not stop him from a life of excitement and serving...

Between 1826 and 1839 several gun duels were fought just north of Tallahassee to settle insults and political arguments. Restricted by social convention to the landed gentry, they not only...

The role of women in law enforcement has undergone significant transformation over the years. In the early 1900s several women were appointed sheriff to fill positions left vacant by the...

In the 1970s and early 1980s Judias Buenoano, reminiscent of the 1939 play “Arsenic and Old Lace,” poisoned her husbands, boyfriends, and even her own son with arsenic to collect...

Learn about three female serial killers in Florida - Aileen Wuornos, Christine Falling and Judy Buenoano – who committed multiple murders between the 1970s and 1990s.

Florida has an interesting and colorful history. With St. Augustine being the oldest city in the United States, Florida has been occupied by the English, Spanish, French and Confederacy. It’s...