Pierson News

Marion County Sheriff's Detective T.J. Watts, holds a picture of Jose Martinez who confessed to killing Javier I. Huerta, 20, and Gustavo E. Olivares Rivas, 28, both of Pierson, FL, were discovered by a passer-by in the back seat of Huerta's Nissan crew cab truck on State Road 19 on November 8, 2006.

DNA from a cigarette butt in a soda can helped detectives crack a 2006 cold case in Central Florida and uncovered new leads in other homicides after the accused killer confessed to the double murder and nearly 30 other killings.

Taylor Middle-High School senior Amber Dees sped down a busy urban avenue, swerving in and out of her lane and narrowly missing a bus, before her vehicle was struck by another car.