ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — A St. Petersburg Police detective has identified a John Doe victim from 1980 as 29-year-old Johnny Bradshaw of Tennessee, 46 years after his death.
In April 1980, Bradshaw and Jack Roy Davis were staying at the Siesta Motel on 34th Street in St. Petersburg when they were both shot in the head. Detectives quickly identified suspects Kyle Watson and his girlfriend, David Ann Thomas. Before they could be arrested, Thomas shot and killed Watson upon their return to Knoxville. Thomas was later apprehended for being an accessory after the fact, having driven the getaway car in the St. Petersburg double murder, and served time in prison before her death.
At the time of the crime, Davis was immediately identified, but Bradshaw’s identity remained unknown. Detectives circulated an artist’s rendering of him and a photo of the Italian horn pendant he wore. In 2010, Bradshaw’s body was exhumed in an attempt to identify him, but efforts were unsuccessful…