The brutal shooting deaths of two college students in a Florida forest in 2006 reveal a budding serial killer was on the loose for years before anyone stopped him. The memories of Amber Peck and John Parker live on despite their demise.
Amber Peck and John Parker
Amber Peck and John Parker News Article Clipping
Hidden Pond Crime Scene Photo
Leo Boatman Mug Shot
Ocala National Forest Map
Ocala National Forest
Episode Source Material
- St. Lucie News Tribune (Fort Pierce, FL): Couple killed in woods, by Associated Press.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Reward set in deaths of 2 students.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): FBI to help in camper slayings case, by Sarah Lundy, Erin Cox, and Stephen Hudak.
- Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): Police: Largo man killed campers, by Alex Leary and Graham Brink.
- The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL): A profile in turmoil, by Stephen Thompson.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Camping-trip victims to be remembered at services today.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Slaying suspect looked out of place, by Sarah Lundy.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): ‘I picked up a killer’, by Erin Cox.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): State Cash used for 2 killings, sheriff says, by Sarah Lundy.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Cops: Suspect admits killing 2 campers in Ocala forest, by Stephen Hudak and Sarah Lundy.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Slaying suspect attempts suicide, by Martin E. Comas.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Camper finds victims’ belongings, by Martin E. Comas.
- Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): Interview transcript reveals little about suspect in Ocala National Forest slayings, by Times Staff Writer.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Slaying suspect fashions a knife from file folder, by Martin E. Comas.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Slayings of 2 students a year ago still haunt Ocala forest, by Stephen Hudak.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Trial in slayings of 2 in forest set for January.
- Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): Two families pick life for young killer, by Jose Cardenas.
- Ocala Star-Banner (Ocala, FL): Leo Boatman being investigated in death of cellmate, by Austin L. Miller.
- The Gainesville Sun (Gainesville, FL): Forest killer, Mayport ‘monster’ indicted for prison murder, by Andrew Pantazi.
- Casetext: Boatman v. State. 2022. Florida Court of Appeals First District Decision.
- Ocala Star-Banner (Ocala, FL): College students shot dead in woods shared love of natures, by Tiffany Pakkala.
- Tampa Bay Times (Tampa Bay, FL): Cell phone leads to suspect in 2005 slaying of barber, by Ashlee Clark.
- Florida inmate search results for Leo Boatman.
- USDA National Forest Website for information on Ocala National Forest.
- The Gainsville Sun (Gainsville, FL): Garden Dedicated to 2 SFCC students, by Tiffany Pakkala.
- The Gainesville Sun – Police: Suspect in forest slayings acted fast to return gun, by Millard K. Ives.
- Tampa Bay Times – A deadly path to hidden pond, by Ben Montgomery.
- Ocala StarBanner – Bodies found in forest, by Austin L. Miller.
- The Gainesville Sun – Investigation ongoing in Ocala murders, by Joe Byrnes.
- The Orlando Sentinel – The weather page, by Tom Terry (meteorologist).
- The Gainesville Sun – Slayings suspect makes first court appearance, by Lise Fisher.