On November 30, 1971, two women were found murdered in a beauty shop in Melrose, Florida. One of the victims was Pat Marr, a 22-year-old beautician. The other was Bobbie Turner, a 38-year-old beautician. Both women were discovered dead in the same shop.
The circumstances of their deaths suggest a connection to a series of violent crimes committed by the McCrary-Taylor family, a nomadic group from Texas known for a spree of robberies, kidnappings, sexual assaults, and murders across multiple states in the early 1970s. Their crimes often targeted women working alone in small businesses, such as donut shops and beauty salons.
The McCrary-Taylor family's crime spree included numerous victims across several states, including Florida, where Pat Marr and Bobbie Turner were murdered. In a related case, Valerie Turner, a 16-year-old girl from Melrose, Florida, was kidnapped from her mother's beauty shop and later found murdered in nearby woods on June 25, 1972.
Sherman McCrary and his son-in-law Carl Taylor were eventually apprehended and convicted for their roles in these crimes. McCrary died by suicide in prison in 1988. While they were convicted for some of the murders, including those in Colorado, the full extent of their crimes, particularly those in Florida, remains uncertain. The murders of Pat Marr and Bobbie Turner are believed to be part of this broader pattern of violence, although specific details about their cases are limited.
