Claretha Coco Gibbs, a 31-year-old African American woman, was killed on June 26, 1984, in Fort Myers, Florida. Police responded to reports of gunshots near Palm Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard and found Gibbs with a gunshot wound to her abdomen; she was taken to a hospital and later died. Witnesses reported seeing Gibbs, described as a prostitute, enter a two-tone vehicle, possibly a pickup truck, shortly before the shot was heard.

The driver was seen as a white male in his 30s with brown or dark blonde hair, a thin build, and a pale complexion. Gibbs’ body was later found dumped at 2831 Lincoln Boulevard. The case remained an unsolved cold case for decades until investigators submitted evidence for DNA analysis and genealogical searching, which eventually produced a suspect identification.

If anyone knew Gibbs, the vehicle she entered that day, or the man described by witnesses, please share what was known.