Ray Reeves

She tried to get out of that car. She's a little girl. He outweighed her and physically much stronger than she was, strangled her. And then he panicked and he didn't know what to do. Instead of calling the police and saying, hey, this is what happened, he panicked and he took her home. And then he tried to get rid of her body by burning it, which doesn't work.

She tried to get out of that car. She's a little girl. He outweighed her and physically much stronger than she was, strangled her. And then he panicked and he didn't know what to do. Instead of calling the police and saying, hey, this is what happened, he panicked and he took her home. And then he tried to get rid of her body by burning it, which doesn't work.

Then after that, he panicked again when we came to talk to him the first time. And so he wrapped her up. And when the burning didn't work and he took her to a place that he used to live. And so he dumped her, hoping that no one would ever find her body. Because it's a dead end down there, for sure, in a swampy, nasty pond.

Then after that, he panicked again when we came to talk to him the first time. And so he wrapped her up. And when the burning didn't work and he took her to a place that he used to live. And so he dumped her, hoping that no one would ever find her body. Because it's a dead end down there, for sure, in a swampy, nasty pond.

Mrs. Gold was battling with her own health issues at that time, and bless her heart, she was at everything. She was there at the end for years. for the plea. And this was all something that we get family buy-in, the prosecutors get buy-in from the family.

Mrs. Gold was battling with her own health issues at that time, and bless her heart, she was at everything. She was there at the end for years. for the plea. And this was all something that we get family buy-in, the prosecutors get buy-in from the family.

The family agreed that, you know, we'd like closure. It's been long enough. He admits it. He's willing to admit that, you know, in court, this isn't just a plea deal. This is him admitting and there's an appropriate sentence to what the second degree murder can hold in the state of Florida. And so they didn't bring Savannah back. It didn't fix all of the things.

The family agreed that, you know, we'd like closure. It's been long enough. He admits it. He's willing to admit that, you know, in court, this isn't just a plea deal. This is him admitting and there's an appropriate sentence to what the second degree murder can hold in the state of Florida. And so they didn't bring Savannah back. It didn't fix all of the things.

But this chapter was finalized with that.

But this chapter was finalized with that.

These are hard. We work here in Duval County. We work, I think we had close to 200 murders that year. I mean, we run a lot. We're busy. We run. And it's not a complaint. I mean, we signed up for this and we had the privilege of doing this job and With all of the death that you see, and this is a kid and it doesn't matter how old someone is, but this is a child and it just weighs on you.

These are hard. We work here in Duval County. We work, I think we had close to 200 murders that year. I mean, we run a lot. We're busy. We run. And it's not a complaint. I mean, we signed up for this and we had the privilege of doing this job and With all of the death that you see, and this is a kid and it doesn't matter how old someone is, but this is a child and it just weighs on you.

All of these cases and all of the bodies that you see and all of the autopsies that you go to and all of the victims' families, those that love you and those that hate you, it's tiring and it takes a physical and mental toll on you.

All of these cases and all of the bodies that you see and all of the autopsies that you go to and all of the victims' families, those that love you and those that hate you, it's tiring and it takes a physical and mental toll on you.

My wife and I have been married for 35 years now, this summer. And she's been through two wars in the military with me. She's been through deployments. She's been through me leaving on mission trips. But this job, she'll tell you, is just, I'm just, some days when I come home, I just, I don't, I can't talk. I don't have anything to say.

My wife and I have been married for 35 years now, this summer. And she's been through two wars in the military with me. She's been through deployments. She's been through me leaving on mission trips. But this job, she'll tell you, is just, I'm just, some days when I come home, I just, I don't, I can't talk. I don't have anything to say.

There's times that you just, you have tears in your eyes and you don't know why. So unless you'd done it, you wouldn't understand. I'm glad to do it. Even today, I'm glad to be here and I'm glad for our next on call. And I hope for the privilege of working in another case where we can help families. And eventually I'll get to pass it on to the news guys coming up.

There's times that you just, you have tears in your eyes and you don't know why. So unless you'd done it, you wouldn't understand. I'm glad to do it. Even today, I'm glad to be here and I'm glad for our next on call. And I hope for the privilege of working in another case where we can help families. And eventually I'll get to pass it on to the news guys coming up.

But for right now, I'm not leaving until they force me out. I'm staying. I'm not leaving.

But for right now, I'm not leaving until they force me out. I'm staying. I'm not leaving.