TITUSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A lacking individuals case out of Brevard County became a murder investigation after the lady’s stays had been discovered amid a set of circumstances detectives are calling “extremely suspicious.”
Jesse Kirk, 72, was reported lacking on Tuesday, March 4, by her pal after she failed to point out up for his or her morning stroll round 9 a.m., in response to NBC affiliate WESH. Kirk’s pal instructed Titusville police that it was extremely uncommon for her to not present up.
Investigators mentioned a number of surveillance cameras across the metropolis captured Kirk’s actions within the hours main as much as her disappearance. Her white Lincoln SUV was seen shifting across the metropolis between 9 p.m. on Monday and 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
Kirk’s niece confirmed as much as her apartment on South Washington Avenue Tuesday and acknowledged a crimson Honda parked within the space, WESH reported. In response to police, the automobile belonged to 35-year-old David Barber, the estranged boyfriend of one in all Kirk’s family members.
Detectives mentioned they discovered Barber loitering within the space and observed that he appeared to have important — and what gave the impression to be current — burns. Police got here throughout Kirk’s automobile across the identical time-frame in Orange County. Officers mentioned her white Lincoln had been set on hearth.
Barber was arrested for loitering and prowling and is taken into account an individual of curiosity in Kirk’s homicide, in response to authorities.
Her stays had been discovered on March 6 close to the Haulover Canal Bridge.
Detectives are asking anybody with data associated to the case to name 321-567-3900. To stay nameless and probably obtain a reward, contact CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
