- Home
- Cases
- Get Involved
- Community
- Tools
- Info
-
Account
- NOT A MEMBER
Become a Member! - LOGIN
- NOT A MEMBER
- Search Cases
Roland Lee Orrison Jr., 37, was found dead floating on a rubber raft in the Banana River off Cocoa Beach, Florida. His body was discovered on December 6, 2016, after being last seen or meeting a business associate in the early hours of December 5. A Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew located the raft during a routine flyover.
An autopsy showed Orrison had been shot in the back of the head, and authorities classified the death as a homicide. Investigators linked the killing to a financial dispute with his business partner, Christopher William Herr, of their commercial diving operation. Evidence reported in the investigation included a rubber raft like the one used to transport the body, a tarp, a .38-caliber revolver seen on security footage and by witnesses, and blood and a .38-caliber projectile recovered from Herr’s storage unit. Orrison had told family he felt uneasy about the planned meeting with his partner.
Did anyone in the area see Orrison or his business partner around their warehouse on December 5, 2016?