Stephanie Sempell

Stephanie Sempell

July 23, 2026 · 29 min · Season 11 · Episode 23

About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of human remains in the Florida Keys in 1976.

"I always thought she would walk through the door." In late December 1976, a camper was spending time down in the Florida Keys. He was camping in an area known as the rock pit alongside US Route 1 on Grassy Key, a limestone quarry site used by campers and party-goers alike. While there, though, he was approached by a man he later described as a "hippie-type," who offered to show him a decomposing human body for a quarter. The camper declined and called the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. On December 30th, Detective Richard Roth was dispatched to investigate. Following the camper's directions, he made his way into the heavily wooded area near the rock pit. There, he found bones... If you have any information about this story that you'd like to share, please reach to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit at: Phone: +13052892410 or (305) 289-2410 Check out the podcast store at unresolved.dashery.com If you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or Producer Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support .

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Organizations: Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Places: Florida Keys, Grassy Key

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