Down & Away

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On March 8, 1957, prominent citrus farmer and grocery store owner Gettis Lee , 63, and his wife Merrill Lee , 60, mysteriously disappeared from their home in the rural town of Parrish, Florida. The next morning, Merrill's body was discovered face-down in a roadside ditch, having been beaten and shot four times. However, Gettis's fate remained a mystery for six years until 1963, when his skeletoniz...

On Friday, October 31, 1969, schoolmates Pamela Sue Hobley (15) and Patricia Spencer (16) were reported missing from Oscoda, Michigan. They left the high school campus early that day, skipping school and hitchhiking into town. They were picked up on River Rd by a classmate, dropped off downtown, and what happened after that is mostly speculation. If you have information about disappearances of Pam...

On Friday, October 31, 1969, schoolmates Pamela Sue Hobley (15) and Patricia Spencer (16) were reported missing from Oscoda, Michigan. They left the high school campus early that day, skipping school and hitchhiking into town. They were picked up on River Rd by a classmate, dropped off downtown, and what happened after that is mostly speculation. If you have information about disappearances of Pam...

On Friday, October 31, 1969, schoolmates Pamela Sue Hobley (15) and Patricia Spencer (16) were reported missing from Oscoda, Michigan. They left the high school campus early that day, skipping school and hitchhiking into town. They were picked up on River Rd by a classmate, dropped off downtown, and what happened after that is mostly speculation. If you have information about disappearances of Pam...

On Friday, October 31, 1969, schoolmates Pamela Sue Hobley (15) and Patricia Spencer (16) were reported missing from Oscoda, Michigan. They left the high school campus early that day, skipping school and hitchhiking into town. They were picked up on River Rd by a classmate, dropped off downtown, and what happened after that is mostly speculation. If you have information about disappearances of Pam...

Janette Roberson was murdered in the basement pet department of the Gambles store in Reed City, Michigan on January 19, 1983. Her case was first covered here on Down and Away in Season 2. This season, I reexamine her case, based on newly released documents from the Michigan State Police. *If you haven’t listened, I recommend starting with Season 2. If you have information about the murder of Janet...

Janette Roberson was murdered in the basement pet department of the Gambles store in Reed City, Michigan on January 19, 1983. Her case was first covered here on Down and Away in Season 2. This season, I reexamine her case, based on newly released documents from the Michigan State Police. *If you haven’t listened, I recommend starting with Season 2. If you have information about the murder of Janet...

Janette Roberson was murdered in the basement pet department of the Gambles store in Reed City, Michigan on January 19, 1983. Her case was first covered here on Down and Away in Season 2. This season, I reexamine her case, based on newly released documents from the Michigan State Police. *If you haven’t listened, I recommend starting with Season 2. If you have information about the murder of Janet...