Roger Higgins
Murdered

Case Description

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Do you know who killed Roger Dale Higgins and Shirley Elizabeth Whitten in 1972?
Roger Dale Higgins, aged 26, was found brutally murdered alongside 19-year-old Shirley Elizabeth Whitten on February 22, 1972. The pair were discovered in Oak Grove Cemetery in Wildwood, Florida. Both victims had been stabbed multiple times in what remains one of the region’s most infamous unsolved cases. Investigators determined that Whitten, who worked at a nearby truck stop, and Higgins, a lumper for a trucking company, had no apparent enemies, making the motive for their killings a mystery ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Roger Higgins

Case Added

December 21, 2022

gender

Male

race

Caucasian / White

city

Wildwood

state

Date Found

1972-02-22

Age at Death

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First Name

Roger

Last Name

Higgins

Last Updated

10/16/2024

Area Body Found:

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06/10/2024

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10/18/2023

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