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Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office closes 1973 cold case after suspect dies in traffic crash

Summary by getthecoast.com
Nearly 53 years after a 19-year-old college student was found dead in a shallow grave, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has closed the case, naming a man who died before he could be charged as the person responsible for her death. Debra Espey, described as a quiet, sweet, all-American girl, was reported missing by her father on March 12, 1973, after she failed to return home from classes at the local college in Niceville. Her body was found…
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getthecoast.com broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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