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FORT MYERS 5: Victim H, WM, 20-35- One of eight skeletons found
in Fort Myers - March 2007 *Robert “Bobbie” Soden*
By: Scorpio Date: February 11, 2020, 2:55 am
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Several skeletonized bodies within close proximity found in a
wooded area. This individual was most likely in his twenties at
time of death. May have had muscular upper body.
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Re: FORT MYERS 5: Victim H, WM, 20-35- One of eight skeletons fo
und in Fort Myers - March 2007
By: Scorpio Date: February 11, 2020, 2:56 am
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Date of Discovery: March 23, 2007
Location of Discovery: Fort Meyers, Lee County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1987-2001
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 20-35 years old
Race: White with possible unknown admixture
Sex: Male
Height: 5'6" to 6'1"
Weight: Unknown, but possibly had muscular build.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. He had current dental work and silver
fillings on his posterior teeth. He had all four wisdom teeth.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
On March 23, 2007, a land surveyor discovered two human skulls
in a wooded area near Rockfill and Arcadia Streets. Fort Myers
police, with the help of area agencies, cadaver dogs, and
forensic experts, recovered a total of eight sets of skeletal
remains.
Investigators found no clothing nor remnants of coffins, body
bags or anything else that might be used to hold human remains.
There were no footprints or other signs that anyone had recently
been to the scene.
The men, who would become known as the "Fort Myers Eight," were
found within 50 yards of one another, and had been killed
sometime between 1987 and 2001. There was no skin or clothing
left on the remains. There were no signs of trauma immediately
evident.
A forensic examination of the remains indicated that all eight
were men ranging from 18 to 49 years old. Seven of the eight men
had first-rate dental care. One of the men was believed to have
been homeless or had a rough life based on bone damage and poor
dental care.
The area where the remains were located is owned by the City of
Fort Myers. The location is isolated and the roads consist
mostly of sandy dirt.
Thanks to DNA, police were able to identify three of the eight
men - two in 2007, and another in 2008.
The remaining cases, in addition to this one are: 1031UMFL,
1033UMFL, 1035UMFL and 1036UMFL.
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Re: FORT MYERS 5: Victim H, WM, 20-35- One of eight skeletons fo
und in Fort Myers - March 2007
By: Scorpio Date: February 11, 2020, 2:56 am
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Fort Myers John Doe (Victim H)
Fort Myers John Doe was a man whose remains were found in 2007,
along with seven other men. Known as the Fort Myers Eight, five
of these men remain unidentified. They are possibly victims of
serial killer Daniel Conahan.
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Re: FORT MYERS 5: Victim H, WM, 20-35- One of eight skeletons fo
und in Fort Myers - March 2007
By: Scorpio Date: December 7, 2022, 1:54 am
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Fort Myers John Doe (Victim H) has been identified as
30-year-old Robert “Bobbie” Ronald Soden.
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Re: FORT MYERS 5: Victim H, WM, 20-35- One of eight skeletons fo
und in Fort Myers - March 2007
By: Scorpio Date: December 7, 2022, 1:55 am
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Man's identity revealed; was among eight sets of remains found
in 2007 in East Fort Myers field
WGCU | By Michael Braun
Published September 7, 2022 at 9:57 AM EDT
Robert “Bobbie” Ronald Soden was about 30 the last time anyone
saw him alive. On Tuesday, his remains were identified as one of
eight discovered in an East Fort Myers field in March 2007.
A 2007 article in The News-Press about the skeletal remains
found in a sparsely populated and wooded section off Arcadia
Street said investigators estimated they had been buried there
for several years with no skin or clothing remaining. The bodies
were stumbled on, the News-Press article said, by an ecologist
doing survey work on a 10-acre lot for a developer.
Soden's remains are the fourth set to be identified; Over time,
three other subjects — Jonathan Tihay, Johnathan Blevins and
Eric Kohler — were identified using DNA and other investigative
techniques.
The Fort Myers Police Department's Cold Case Unit working with
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the private DNA
analysis company Parabon Nanolabs, conducted a genealogy
research program working with DNA that was collected from one of
the skeletal remains.
Based on the data that was searched, a family tree was developed
that identified the probable identity of the person. FMPD cold
case investigators then located direct relatives of the
potential victim and completed direct comparison DNA with the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That comparison confirmed
the identity of Soden.
In that same 2007 News-Press article, then FMPD Lt. Brian
Phillips said the deaths were being handled as homicides.
"...getting a victim identified is the first step toward
learning what happened to them," Phillips, who retired in 2007,
said.
Soden, thirty years old at the time of his last known contact
with anyone, was tied by investigators to the Fort Myers area
around that time. Family members were located in New Jersey,
North Carolina and Washington.
Investigators believe Soden, like the others that were found in
the same area, were victims of a serial killer that was active
in the area at the time.
Daniel Conahan, known as the “Hog Trail Killer” was identified
as a person of interest during the ongoing investigation.
Conahan has been on death row in Florida since 1999 for a murder
he committed in Charlotte County in 1996.
Investigators submitted DNA profiles for each of the eight male
skeletons to the University of North Texas Center for Human
Identification. The Database is a national clearinghouse for DNA
profiles of missing persons and unidentified dead.
Public Awareness campaigns were also conducted by detectives and
families that reported a missing family member submitted DNA
samples for examination to the submitted profiles.
Soden is the fourth subject identified, but the investigation
will not stop until all eight of the victims are identified and
their families are notified.
Police are asking for anyone who may remember Soden to contact
the FMPD Cold Case Unit with any information by calling
239-321-8040. Callers can remain anonymous.
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