As of this writing, there are no official suspects in this case.
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Laura Lee Welsh, a roommate of Green and Gunther's, was shot to death in a drug deal. Ollie Edward Parker of Daytona Beach was charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death. Charles Hollowell, who was attempting to buy cocaine when Welsh was shot, had been charged with third-degree murder in the same case. However, Hollowell pled guilty to a reduced charge of attempted purchase of cocaine and agreed to testify against Parker.
John Peter Rose, 34, of Ormond Beach, was arrested for drug possession in April 3, 2006 after a female ran screaming from his car. The woman flagged down a deputy sheriff and said that rose had been chasing her down Strickland Range Road. A crack pipe with residue was found in his car.
What set the bells off with police was where Rose parked with 27-year-old Liba Sera Wolf. The isolated area off of Williamson Boulevard was not far from where the body of Iwana Patton was discovered.
John Peter Rose has a lengthy criminal record including a 2005 conviction for battery.
Daytona Beach Police Captain Brian Skipper said that Rose has been ruled out as a suspect: "It looked suspicious; it looked interesting. When we compared what he told us to some of the evidence we have, we determined he is not involved at all."
David Gibson Lindsay has been eliminated by DNA evidence after police arrested him June 10, 2006 at the Volusia-Flagler Coalition for the Homeless on an outstanding warrant from Illinois. He was serving food to the homeless in Daytona Beach, volunteering under the alias of "Rich." Gibson, a homeless man was wanted in Decatur, IL, in connection with the 2001 murder of an elderly man. Lindsay was convicted for the 1988 beating death of his wife in Illinois.
Joseph William Lovetro, 27 of Dunnellon, FL, was charged with attempted murder, sexual battery, false imprisonment and felony criminal mischief in connection with the April 16, 2006 attack of an unidentified woman.
In March of 2006, investigators in Daytona Beach, FL investigated a woman's claim that her ex-husband was responsible for the deaths of LaQuetta Gunther, Julie Green, and Iwana Patton.
The woman was placed in protective custody. She that her ex-husband has a history of murder and has admitted shooting a woman at close range she also stated that he was paranoid schizophrenic.
Detectives collected DNA evidence from the woman's home. The DNA did not match that of the suspect.
Two men have been posing as federal agents while approaching prositutes in Brevard County. Authorities have stated that the impostors say they are investigating the murders of three Daytona Beach women. The men offered protection in exchange for sexual favors. The Melbourne Police Department believes thes impersonators are unrelated to the Daytona Beach serial murders.
The suspects are described black man driving a blue or dark green Ford Expedition with a temporary tag, and an Asian man, approximately 30 years old driving a green Yukon, also with a temporary tag. The men have not displayed any signs of violent behavior.
An unidentified man and a female acquaintance discovered Pattonīs body in a wooded area on a dirt road off of Williamson Blvd and called 911 to direct authorities to the location. Investigators tried to identify the caller and encouraged him to come forward and identify himself in the days after he reported the body. The man and woman, who were local residents, were identified by another witness. Regarding the caller who reported the body, Daytona Beach Police Captain Brian Skipper stated: "Based on the interview we had with him, he's still considered a witness." It is unknown what the couple were doing in the area. The couple did not identify themselves immediately out of fear.
Reporters from WESH 2 News spoke to a woman who said she was walking down the street in January of 2006 when a truck pulled up next to her. "He pulled over. I thought he was going to ask a question, but he pulled a gun on me and says, 'Get in,'" Nelita Ramos said. She said that she was taken to an alley on Beach Street where the man put the gun to her head. The man reportedly told Ramos she was going to die. After a few hours, during which she begged for her life, Ramos was let go.
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