When a forestry student is brutally murdered while conducting research in a forest park at the University of Florida, law enforcement scrambles to find leads that prove fruitful. As the decades have passed, the mystery of who killed Julie Ann Cohen has endured much to investigators dismay.
- If you know anything about the 1977 unsolved murder of Julie Ann Cohen, contact the University of Florida Police Department at 352-392-1111 or use their Silent Witness portal which can be found here: https://police.ufl.edu/contact/silent-witness/
Julie Ann Cohen (Photo Source) The Atlanta Constitution
Death scene map (Source) The Independent Florida Alligator
Julie’s Green Ford Pinto (Photo Source) WESH
Austin Cary Memorial Forest Image (Source) University of Florida IFAS Blog
Austin Cary Memorial Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Gainesville Sun: UF coed found slain. By Tad Wegman Via the Gainesville Public Library via newsbank.com.
- Associated Press via The Bradenton Herald: U. of Florida co-ed strangled in forest. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Tampa Times: Co-ed strangled. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- Associated Press via The Orlando Sentinel: Florida co-ed found murdered in park. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: UF student slain at work in forest. By Dennis Kneale Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- Gainesville Sun: Car is clue in coed’s death. By Tad Wegman Via the Gainesville Public Library via newsbank.com.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Suffocation blamed in slaying. By Jeff Olson Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: In memoriam of our friend, Julie. By Staff Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- Gainesville Sun: Roadblocks aid in hunt. By Staff Via the Gainesville Public Library via newsbank.com.
- Associated Press via The Atlantic Constitution: Strangler ends dream of Israel. By Frank Wells Via newspapers.com.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Two sought for murder info. By Kathleen Pellegrino Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- Gainesville Sun: Clues still sought in coed’s death. By Staff Via the Gainesville Public Library via newsbank.com.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Julie’s death remains a mystery. By Kathleen Pellegrino Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Unsolved murders plague city detectives. By Elizabeth Willson Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Mystery of Julie’s murder lingers among her friends. By Barry Klein Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- The Independent Florida Alligator: Unsolved murders: puzzled by the pieces. By Rick Hirsch Via ufdc.ufl.edu.
- Tampa Bay Times: The deadly trial of Gerald Stano. By Paul Tash and other staff Via newspapers.com.
- Gainesville Sun: Cold: Detective will be transferred to crime prevention. By Staff Via the Gainesville Public Library via newsbank.com.
- WESH: Florida’s 74 unsolved homicides. By Staff Via wesh.com.
- The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Serial Killer Gerald Stano of Ormand was executed 20 years ago. By Tony Holt Via news-journalonline.com.
- Find a Grave: Julie Ann Cohen.
- Information site about Austin Cary Forest Campus