Miami and Miami-Dade
The Miami Files
Amy Billig, the Sun Gym gang, and the Joe Cool murders feature in a Miami-Dade volume that also examines organized crime and police conduct.
The regional files / Florida
Florida.Beyond the sunshine.
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Explore the people, cases and historical records behind J.R. Stranahan’s Florida books. From the Keys to the Panhandle, start with a place. Follow the evidence.
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Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
The Fort Lauderdale Files
Adam Walsh, Rubin Stacy, Parkland, Scott Rothstein, and the American Pain pill mill distinguish this Broward County selection of violence, fraud, and institutional failure.
Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach Files
The Chillingworths, Marlene Warren, and Corey Jones are among the people at the center of this Palm Beach County selection of disappearances, killings, and prosecutions.
Key West and the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys Files
Guy Bradley, Bum Farto, and the MacIvor family feature in a Monroe County volume that reaches from Florida Bay to Key West and surrounding island communities.
Tampa Bay and Clearwater
The Tampa Bay Files
Lisa McVey, the Rogers family, Lisa McPherson, Robert DuBoise, and Seminole Heights feature in a Tampa Bay volume spanning survival, homicide, and wrongful conviction.
Orlando and Central Florida
The Orlando Files
Ocoee, the Groveland Four, Christine Franke, Jennifer Kesse, and Pulse define a Central Florida selection that reaches beyond Orlando to its surrounding communities.
Jacksonville and the First Coast
The Jacksonville Files
Ax Handle Saturday, Sheri Jaffa, Jordan Davis, and Cherish Perrywinkle feature in a Jacksonville and First Coast volume covering civil rights violence, kidnapping, and homicide.
Tallahassee and the Big Bend
The Tallahassee Files
The Sims family, Rachel Hoffman, Mike Williams, Dan Markel, and the Chi Omega attacks feature in this Tallahassee and Big Bend selection of criminal investigations.
Naples, Fort Myers, and Southwest Florida
The Naples Files
The Benson bombing, Teresa Sievers, and the Fort Myers Eight feature in a Southwest Florida volume covering Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and connected communities.
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Collected edition
The Complete South Florida Files, Volume One
Reprints the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Florida Keys, and Naples books in one volume, with an additional exclusive statewide file on Aileen Wuornos.
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Collected edition
The Complete North Florida Files, Volume Two
Reprints the Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee books in one volume, adding an exclusive statewide Judy Buenoano file to the four regional selections.
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Case recordHistorical context · Library of Congress ↗
The Chillingworth case across three Florida counties
Two victims, two prosecutions and three counties. The court records show how the Chillingworth case moved beyond Palm Beach.
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Case recordHistorical context · Library of Congress ↗
Amy Billig: still missing from Coconut Grove
Amy Billig disappeared from Coconut Grove at seventeen. Her official missing-person notices preserve identifying details and a route for anyone with information.
Read the articleWhy a Florida Bay trail bears Guy Bradley's name
At Flamingo, a waterfront trail remembers the Audubon warden killed while protecting birds in 1905, decades before Everglades National Park opened.
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These are real lives, not just familiar headlines. Our original articles distinguish what the evidence establishes from what remains uncertain, and show where the information comes from.
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