Decades after their deaths, an ex-Florida deputy admitted killing his wife and a store clerk
In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.
In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.
A few months later, the same patrol deputy, John Greer, said he discovered the body of another woman — a store clerk who’d been fatally shot.
But in an interview with authorities decades after their deaths, Greer admitted killing both women, identified Tuesday by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in a news release as Jackie Greer and Adele Easterly, 25.
John Greer made the admission to investigators in April 2023 while he was living at an extended care facility in Tennessee, the sheriff’s office said. He died March 2, 2024, at age 77, according to the release.
“I have always said that we will not hide from our past, no matter how dark,” Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said in a statement. “This case shows that we will always seek the truth, even when we may not like what we find."
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