Carolyn Jan Bennett was 17 when she was murdered in November 1973. Born November 2, 1956, in Rockledge, Florida, she lived in Mims and was the daughter of William Benjamin Bennett Jr. and Jean Marie Jones. Her remains were found on December 25, 1973, in Brevard County.

Investigators later linked Bennett to a series of murders in Titusville in the fall of 1973 carried out by Bernard Eugene Giles, who targeted young females, often hitchhikers, lured them into his vehicle, then sexually assaulted and killed them by gunshot or strangulation. Giles was arrested on December 11, 1973, after two underage girls escaped an attempted abduction and identified him and his car; he confessed and was convicted on multiple counts of first-degree murder and given life sentences.

Does anyone have memories of Carolyn or information about her life in Mims that could add to the record?