Detectives crack cold case of firefighter’s 1986 murder in Miramar

Florida detectives solve 37-year-old cold case murder of former firefighter

The Miramar Police Department in Florida announced the identity of one of the men responsible for the death of a former firefighter 37 years ago.

Police clear cold case of Florida firefighter brutally murdered in 1987

William ‘Billy’ Halpern was found beaten, stabbed and strangled in his home in Miramar on October 21 1986

Miramar Police solve former firefighter’s 37-year-old cold case murder - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Over a decade later, a family is one step closer to closure in the brutal 1980 mystery murder of a former South Florida firefighter. On October 21, 1986, William “Billy” Halpern was brutally murdered in his Miramar home. He was found beaten, stabbed, and strangled with his throat slashed ear to ear. Halpern, who was 28-year-old at the time of his death, was a former firefighter who enjoyed bodybuilding. He had a loving family and was described a…

Detectives crack cold case of firefighter’s 1986 murder in Miramar

On Oct. 21, 1986, William “Billy” Halpern was brutally murdered in his Miramar home and now detectives have announced one of the individuals responsible for his death. Halpern, who was 28 years old at the time, was a former Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue paramedic who was found dead in the bedroom of his townhome in the Woodscape subdivision, police said.Investigators said Halpern was cut by an unknown object and bled to death, according to a Mira…

Police ID person involved in 1986 murder of firefighter in Miramar

The 37-year-old cold case murder of a beloved firefighter in Miramar has been cleared after detectives identified one of the people who they believe was involved in the killing.