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Jeffrey McNerney

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Dec 21, 1975

Victim Details

Jeffrey McNerney

Male

White / Caucasian

Pittsburgh

PA

1975-12

19

Jeffrey

McNerney

07/11/2026

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Jeffrey Charles “Jeff” McNerney, a 19-year-old white male from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed during the Christmas holiday period of 1975 while vacationing in the Florida Keys. At the time, he was on a holiday break from college. His body was discovered in an abandoned shack on Lower Matecumbe Key, with evidence suggesting he had been bludgeoned to death with a heavy digging tool.

The investigation into McNerney's death remained unsolved for several years. In 1978, ...
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