Judy Lamb, a 40-year-old white woman, was found murdered on July 22, 1970, in South Miami, Florida. Her body was discovered alongside that of Blanche Delores Palacino, a 31-year-old white woman and day manager of the Coral Gables Western Union office. Both women had been shot to death and left in an overgrown tomato field, marking a grim conclusion to a violent robbery at the Western Union office.
The investigation quickly led authorities to Milton Niport, a 37-year-old white man and former taxi driver from Coral Gables. Niport was apprehended at midnight on July 23, 1970, as he disembarked from a plane in Los Angeles. He was subsequently charged with the murders of both Judy Lamb and Blanche Palacino. Niport's criminal history included a prior murder conviction in 1958, and he was suspected in additional killings beyond the confirmed victims.
Following his arrest, Milton Niport was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders. He remained incarcerated in Florida until his death sometime after 1973. The case of Judy Lamb stands as a somber chapter in the history of serial crimes in Florida, highlighting the tragic consequences of violent criminal acts.
