Florida cold case homicide victim identified after nearly 55 years, has ties to Jacksonville

A woman whose body was found in a Central Florida lake almost 55 years ago has finally been identified.

The woman, who was known as “Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee” since she was found in the lake in 1971, has been identified as Maureen L. Minor Rowan, also known as Cookie, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

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Rowan’s estranged husband, Charles Emery Rowan Sr., also known as Emery, is a person of interest in her death, deputies said.

The couple had ties to Jacksonville, as well as Tampa, Gainesville, and Enigma, Ga., according to the SCSO…

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