“Friendly” Hitwoman Has No Idea Police Already Matched Her DNA After 21 YEARS

She has no idea why two Florida detectives flew to Missouri to talk to her. They already have her blood, and it's been in an evidence locker since 1999. On May 17, 1999, Saad Kawaf, 39, was stabbed to death in the garage of his home in Deerwood, Jacksonville. His wife, Samar, fought back and bit the woman who held her. Twenty-one years later, genetic genealogy led the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office cold case unit to one of its own: retired detective William "Billy" Baer, and his then-wife, Melissa Schafer. This is the case from the garage to the interview rooms to the courtroom. Chapters: 0:00 "Do you have any idea why you'd be down here?" 0:29 The garage 2:59 Twenty-one years 5:06 The name 9:02 Jefferson City 15:36 The badge 16:58 The reckoning Footage: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office press conference and interview recordings, Jefferson City Police Department interview recording, Duval County court hearings, and First Coast News archive, used for commentary, criticism and news reporting. Case facts from the State Attorney's Office (4th Circuit), the arrest warrant and court proceedings as reported by First Coast News and News4JAX. Did the judge get it right when he threw out the 25-year deal? Tell me in the comments. #Jacksonville #DNA #Florida