About this episode

The episode discusses the attempted robbery and violent history of Curtis Huff Junior, who remains a suspect in multiple unsolved homicides.

On January 22, 1993 a man walked into the Maple Leaf Motel and attempted to rob and kill the owner operator. Hamid Jebailey, owner of the Maple Leaf Motel was somehow able to fight off 24 year old Curtis Huff Junior after being shot at and struck with a tire iron repeatedly. Before he could flee the scene, Huff was taken into custody in Kissimmee, Florida. By this time Curtis Huff Junior had already earned his habitual offender status after a series of robberies throughout the Midwest in the late 1980’s. After his arrest at the motel, police detectives began to take a close and hard look at Curtis, his history, and his possible connection to four unsolved homicides Ruth Haut - February 26, 1992 Mary Ellen Wise - November 2, 1992 Antonio Zucco - November 20, 1992 Bonnie Goodson - November 30, 1992 Curtis Huff Junior a man who reportedly had a reputation for charm and sudden violence entered a plea to avoid additional robbery charges. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and was released July 1, 2005. Since then he has remained a suspect in multiple murder cases and has been looked at for possible involvement in the 2006 unsolved homicide of Helen McPherson in Vero Beach. Anyone…

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Host: TRUE CRIME GARAGE

Topics covered

• robbery
• homicide
• true crime
• criminal history
• unsolved cases

Keywords

• Curtis Huff Junior
• Hamid Jebailey
• unsolved homicides
• robbery
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, Crime Stoppers

Places: Kissimmee, Florida, Vero Beach

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