FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Feb. 7, 2012

Seminole County Grand Jury Returns

Murder Indictment in 1991 Case

The Seminole County Grand Jury returned a first-degree premeditated murder indictment today (Tuesday, February 07, 2012) against David Lee Hedrick, 50, Apopka, for the 1991 murder of Betty Claire Foster.

Foster, 50, had been working as a receptionist at a Casselberry computer store when a customer discovered her slain on the floor of the store on Jan. 31, 1991.

Hedrick was arrested by Seminole deputies in January when a DNA data base matched submissions he provided with evidence recovered over 20 years ago at the murder crime scene. Hedrick was required to provide the DNA samples after a 2011 conviction for grand theft of state funds. He remains in the Seminole County jail without bond.

The Grand Jury heard testimony from two witnesses, a Seminole County
Sheriff’s Office Investigator and a Crime Scene Technician, before returning the charge.

Lynne Bumpus-Hooper
Communications and Research Assistant
for State Attorney Norm Wolfinger
office--321-617-7548
website--sa18.state.fl.us
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