Episode 5: The Unsolved Murder of Amy Gellert
It was a warm March evening in Cocoa Beach, Florida on March 20th, 1994. Twenty-one-year-old Amy Gellert drove home from church unaware that a masked intruder had broken into her family’s home. As she pulled into the driveway, the intruder viciously attacked Amy’s mother and stepfather with a dagger before fleeing the house where he encountered Amy in the driveway. He slashed and stabbed Amy before disappearing into the night.
Bleeding and mortally wounded, Amy stumbled across the street into the parking lot of an apartment building where she died just minutes later.
Resources
CBS News: Who Killed Amy Gellert (full episode covering Amy Gellert’s case). Link
CBS News: A conversation with Amy Gellert’s Killer (links to other 48 hours segvideos related to Amy’s case can also be found here). Link
People.com: 23 Years After a Fla. Woman Was Fatally Stabbed in Her Driveway, Can These Clues Crack the Case? By Johnny Dodd: Article
Daily Mail.com: Who killed Amy Gellert? More than 20 years after student, 21, died protecting parents from masked knifeman, police admit they are no closer to an arrest. Link
The Orlando Sentinel: Slaying of Amy Gellert: Article
Military Justice for All: Cold Case: Amy Gellert Fatally Stabbed Outside Florida Home; AWOL Marine Dominic Kanuika an Alleged Suspect in the Case, $5000 Reward (March 20, 1994): Link
Kidnapping, Murder and Mayhem Blog: The Strange, Savage Murder of Amy Gellert. Link
Mother Jones: GOP Gov. Rick Scott Raising Big Bucks With Founder of Abusive Teen Boot Camps by Amy Redden: Article
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