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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Unknown Julie Magliulo Killer
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Wanted for :
Murder, Pompano Beach, FL;
Jun 08, 1987
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Last Seen : Pompano Beach, FL |
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Possible Location : National |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Case Story |
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Cold Case Haunts Investigators |
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At 3 years old, little blonde-haired, blue-eyed Julie Magliulo knew most folks in her Pompano, Fla. neighborhood. Nicknamed "JuJuBee" after the candy she loved, young Julie frequented the local convenience store.
She was the second-youngest of five siblings and was often seen following her brothers and sisters through the woods, to friends' homes, and was quite independent, according to neighbors.
On June 8, 1987, just three months before Julie would have turned four, little "JuJuBee" vanished. At 9:40 a.m., her mother, Brenda Magliulo, said Julie was outside, playing alone in front of the house. An hour later, after Brenda showered, fed the baby and got ready for her day, she noticed Julie wasn't playing outside. In fact, she couldn't find Julie anywhere.
A neighbor called police while Brenda and others searched for Julie. There was no sign of the three-foot blonde anywhere. Cops, neighbors, and volunteers scoured the region for the missing girl. Helicopters, police dogs and divers were hard at work, searching the woods behind Julie's home and the flooded rock pit across the street. There was still no sign of Julie.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office and the Adam Walsh Resource Center kicked the investigation into high gear with 50 million posters with Julie's photo, and hundreds of deputies canvassing homes, cars and businesses.
The days turned to weeks, and the weeks turned to months. Investigators had no clues, no suspects, nothing.
Then, on April 28, 1988, ten months after Julie's disappearance, the little girl was found -- dead.
Police say Julie's skeletal remains were discovered by two men looking for a place to practice shooting in Weston, a remote area of western Broward County about 20 miles from her home.
Investigators scoured the recovery site with extra care. Detectives said they found no evidence which could lead to a suspect; the area was wet from months of rain, and detectives believed whatever evidence may have been at the site was destroyed by the hot and wet climate of south Florida. |
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Fresh Look At Cold Case |
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After 20 years, detectives on Julie's case had retired, evidence was locked away, and witnesses and family members moved or have passed away. However, Det. Don Scarbrough, formerly of the Broward County Sheriff's Office, said this case stuck with him even after he left law enforcement.
Throughout the investigation, detectives leaned hard on Julie's mother, Brenda, and another neighbor who was seen talking to the little girl that morning. Cops said they interviewed convicted sex offenders who lived in that Pompano neighborhood at the time, but they never had any evidence to point to one theory, or a suspect.
In 2006, the FBI implemented the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team known as CARDT. About 60 agents are assigned to the team in five regions of the United States. Their mission is to help local police departments in a crisis during an abduction or a missing child investigation. The CARDT unit has assisted in hundreds of cases over the years.
By June 2008, the FBI took CARDT a step further and created a new initiative to have their experienced agents work on cold cases around the country. The FBI selected five cold cases to focus their manpower on.
One of those cases is Julie Magliulo's unsolved homicide.
Special Agent Jim Lewis in the FBI's Miami Field Office has joined Det. Scott Champagne with the Broward County Sheriff's Office in researching the case, re-submitting evidence, and re-interviewing neighbors, family members and witnesses. Also assisting is retired BSO detective Scarbrough.
As Special Agent Lewis investigates this old case, he has the added difficulty of trying to find witnesses and people connected to the case. "We have a lot of roadblocks in cases like this one," he said. "Some witnesses have died, moved away or the memories are hazy."
But investigators keep plugging away, hoping that a fresh set of eyes and someone's guilty conscience will help crack the case. "We want to try to find justice for this little girl," Lewis said.
Another investigative tool being used is the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Crimestoppers' Cold Case Playing Cards.
Agent Tommy Ray with FDLE developed playing cards to help solve crimes. Florida's 100,000 inmates received the third edition of FDLE's playing cards in Summer 2008. In that deck, as the King of Diamonds, is Julie Magliulo's case.
Agent Lewis and others are hopeful someone will know something about that card and may result in a new lead, or better yet, an arrest. So far, two cases from the deck of cold case playing cards have been solved.
As for retired detective Scarbrough, he wants two questions answered: who killed little Julie and why? |
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