HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A Lutz woman is behind bars today after a lengthy investigation into human remains discovered last summer. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 64-year-old Rebecca Vaughn, identifying her as a family member who was responsible for the victim’s care.
The case began on August 8, 2025, when unidentified remains were found in a wooded area in Lutz. For months, the identity of the deceased remained a mystery.
To break the deadlock, local detectives teamed up with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Biology Special Projects Unit and Othram Inc. The collaboration was made possible through federal grant money from the Bureau of Justice Administration’s Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program…