Florida man str@ngles, mutilates 8 YO, stabs grandmother 23 times | 1993 | True Crime Documentary

In 1993, Betty Dick welcomed Edward James into her home as a renter. What followed was a betrayal so horrific it would haunt a Florida community for decades. When James returned home intoxicated one night, he strangled and sexually assaulted 8-year-old Toni Neuner, then murdered her 58-year-old grandmother with a candlestick and 23 stab wounds. The only witness? 9-year-old Wendi, who was bound and locked in a bathroom. After a nationwide manhunt and America's Most Wanted broadcast led to his capture, James spent 31 years on death row before finally facing justice on March 20, 2025. This is the disturbing story of misplaced trust, unimaginable violence, and a family's three-decade wait for closure.

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