A cold case murder victim who remained unidentified for 26 years finally has a name, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Robert Bruce McPhail, 58, was found floating in the Intracoastal Waterway on Sept. 10, 1997, northeast of Sea Ray Drive in Flagler Beach, investigators said.
In 2020 Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly created the Cold Case Unit with a dedicated full-time detective. In 2021, the Cold Case Unit submitted the man’s bones to Othram, a private forensic genetic genealogy corporation, and through work by Othram’s genetic genealogy team and Cold Case Detective Sarah Scalia, the victim was identified as McPhail.
“This case serves as a clear demonstration of how collaborative efforts within this network have brought us one step closer to resolving a cold case that was once dormant,” said Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast, Chairman of the Florida Cold Case Advisory Commission. “The Cold Case Advisory Commission of the Florida Sheriffs Association plays a crucial role in ensuring that justice is never forgotten.
McPhail was 58 years old at the time of his death and originally from the Kenora/Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada area.
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