John Hardy Roberts, 59, was found dead in his Daytona Beach home on March 15, 1994. An insurance adjuster by trade, Roberts was attacked by a man later identified as Gary Ray Bowles, who reportedly met Roberts and stayed with him after claiming to need a place to stay. Bowles struck Roberts on the head with a lamp; when Roberts did not die from those injuries, Bowles stuffed a rag into his mouth and strangled him. Roberts’ car was taken and Bowles used his bank card at an ATM.

Investigators linked Bowles to the scene after a probation document was found there and ATM footage showed someone using Roberts’ card. That evidence led police to name Bowles as the prime suspect. Bowles later admitted to Roberts’ murder and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, plus armed robbery and burglary resulting in battery; he received life sentences for those convictions and an additional term for grand theft. Bowles went on to be tied to several other killings along the I-95 corridor.

Did anyone in Daytona Beach at the time know Roberts or recall seeing someone new at his home shortly before March 15, 1994?