Ladson ONeal Metts, 44, was found dead on May 10, 1973, alongside his wife Lillie at their camp off 13th Avenue SW in Florida. Reports describe both deaths as violent and say the couple was killed at their secluded campsite. Motive and the identity of any perpetrators are not known. The case remains unsolved and is listed among local cold cases. A Find a Grave memorial records Ladson Metts’s life and death.

Does anyone have information about Ladson or Lillie Metts, their camp on 13th Avenue SW, or the events around May 10, 1973?