'Daddy Shot Mommy': Man Sentenced for Wife's Cold Case Murder That Son Helped Solve Decades Later

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But with no body or other leads in the 23-year-old woman’s disappearance in the midst of what prosecutors said was a contentious marriage (Bonnie had been threatening a separation), the case remained unsolved for more than two decades.

In 2014, during renovation at that property, Fraser lifted a concrete slab while trying to reach a water leak under an outdoor shower in the backyard, and found a skull and other human remains that led police to reopen their investigation.

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Haim was charged after those remains were positively identified as Bonnie’s. His attorney, Janis Warren, vowed toappeal his conviction and sentencing, reports WJXT.

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“For 26 years we searched for answers to our many questions,” Bonnie’s sister, Liz Peak, said in a statement shared with the media after Haim’s sentencing on Tuesday, reportsThe Florida Times-Union. “However, none of us wavered in our belief of what happened to Bonnie and who did it. Over the past 26 years many people have committed themselves to uncover the truth and finding justice for Bonnie.”

Her statement added: “We got justice, but we don’t have Bonnie.”

The sentencing also finally put to restFraser’s long-running fears.

“I don’t really feel a whole lot different,” he told WTLV. “There’s a sense of relief that we don’t have to continue to keep fighting the fight. I’m kind of glad that it’s over. … Just glad that there’s some kind of end to this process.”

He added: “As long as I can remember, I was scared that he was gonna come get me. I slept with a brick under my pillow until I was probably 12 years old. I still have it. …I always think I see people behind me. … Whether that’s all stuff that would have happened regardless of this, I don’t know.”

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He said he has no recall of his biological mother.

“I have no memory of her, but we recently got a Christmas of ’92 VHS tape turned into DVD and I watched it this past week, so I got to see her at Christmas. That was special,” he said.

According toWJAX, despite the medical examiner’s conclusion that her death was a homicide, no exact cause of death was ever determined.

source: people.com