Florida Cold Case Suspect Allegedly Confesses to 1987 Murder and Reveals Secret Crime-Scene Details
Investigators say Gary Edward Glowacz confessed and described unreleased crime-scene details before being charged with second-degree murder and armed burglary.
- On Thursday, August 13, Gary Edward Glowacz, 70, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and armed burglary with assault or battery in the 1987 beating death of Jacksonville mother Melissa Ellison.
- Glowacz contacted the Clay County Sheriff's Office on July 8 to "set things straight" about Ellison's death, allegedly confessing to investigators that he killed her with a wooden log during a 1987 burglary.
- Investigators noted the confession contained details never released publicly, including the log used to strike Ellison and her 13-month-old child found crying on the living room couch by roommates.
- Police arrested the Middleburg resident after the confession, ending a nearly 40-year cold case that began when Ellison was found dead on Colejean Road on December 28, 1987.
- Prosecutors charged Glowacz, whose criminal history includes drug convictions in 1989 and 1996, while the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office continues working with the State Attorney's Office to ensure prosecution.
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Florida cold case suspect allegedly confesses to 1987 murder and reveals secret crime-scene details
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A Florida man charged in the 1987 killing of a 20-year-old mother allegedly confessed after contacting authorities himself and investigators say he described details of the crime scene that had never been publicly released. Gary Edward Glowacz, 70, is charged with second-degree murder and armed burglary with assault or battery in the death of Melissa Ellison, who was found dead inside her Jacksonville home on Dec. 28, 1987, according to court re…
Suspect pleads not guilty in Jacksonville mother’s 1987 cold case killing
A 70-year-old Middleburg man pleaded not guilty Aug. 13 to murder in the second degree and armed burglary with assault or battery in connection with the 1987 beating death of Jacksonville mother Melissa Ellison.
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