NORTH PORT - Genetic material from Patrick Dewayne Murphy was found under the fingernails of 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood after she was found murdered in North Port two years ago, court records show, suggesting she fought her attacker. ...more

September 13, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A grand jury returned a first-degree murder indictment Tuesday against the man accused of raping and killing 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood. ...more

September 4, 2008

NORTH PORT - A year after 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood's body was found in an empty North Port lot, Police Chief Terry Lewis called a news conference to remind the public that the case had not gone cold and that the person or persons who committed the crime would be caught. ...more

August 14, 2008

NORTH PORT - Patrick Murphy was looking for work in the construction boom when he left Kentucky and followed his parents, Bill and Debra, to Southwest Florida in 2003. ...more

August 13, 2008

Patrick Murphy's felony burglary conviction meant court bailiffs swabbed the inside of his mouth immediately after his sentencing to get a DNA sample. ...more

August 13, 2008

A man already in prison for burglary and stealing a car was charged on Tuesday in the rape and slaying of a 6-year-old southwest Florida girl nearly two years ago, police said. ...more

August 13, 2008