Melody Marie Gay, a 19-year-old White woman, was living in Collier County, Florida, in the spring of 1984, trying to build the adult life she wanted after graduating with honors from Everglades City High School. She had recently taken a job at a 7-Eleven off Collier Boulevard on the road toward Marco Island and had moved in with her sister to be closer to work. People who remembered her described a young woman with plans, independence, and a desire to work with handicapped children one day. But
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