Jordan Finlon, 23, of Bradenton, Florida, was found dead on the side of the road near Terra Ceia State Park in the 8600 block of Bishop Harbor Road on January 19, 2016. Two motorists discovered her body about 1:30 p.m. that Tuesday; the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office quickly identified her death as a homicide. An autopsy was performed, but the specific cause of death was not immediately released.

Detectives linked Finlon’s killing to a separate homicide in Bradenton that same day: 38-year-old Karl Tuxford was found shot to death inside his vehicle near Eighth Street East and 12th Avenue East. Investigators said the two were acquaintances and believed both deaths were connected to drug activity. In the days afterward, authorities arrested 38-year-old Dwayne Cummings and charged him with armed kidnapping; murder charges were pending as the investigation continued.

If anyone knew Jordan or Tuxford, or has information about their deaths or the activities that led to them, please come forward.