Richard Charles Mallory was a 51-year-old shop-owner from Daytona Beach, Florida, who was murdered on November 30, 1989. He owned an electronics store in Palm Harbor and was found dead in a wooded area several miles from his abandoned car; his body was discovered on December 13, 1989 with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.

The investigation says Mallory had picked up a prostitute along Interstate 75 in Florida, and the primary suspect in his killing was Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos claimed she killed Mallory in self-defense, alleging he had beaten and sodomized her during their encounter; she was later found guilty of his murder and sentenced to death. Mallory’s death is reported as the first in a series of killings attributed to Wuornos.

Does anyone have additional information about Mallory’s movements on November 30, 1989, or about witnesses who might have seen his car along I-75?