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Melinda Roberts, a 43-year-old woman from Taft, FL, was found dead on October 15, 2014, in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. Investigators discovered the bodies of Melinda Roberts and her boyfriend, 52-year-old Theodore Riker, inside their home on 5th Avenue in Taft. Both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, it appeared that Riker shot Roberts before turning the gun on himself. A suicide note was found at the scene, although its c ...Read More
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Melinda Roberts
Female
Taft
FL
2014-10-15
43
Melinda
Roberts
11/25/2025
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I can't stop thinking about Melinda's son and grandson. Losing a mother and grandmother in such a de... ...Read More
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