Murder of Mary Jo Shelleby

On November 9, 1973, 19-year-old Mary Jo Shelleby left her parent's home around 8:30 p.m. in Sarasota, Florida. She told her parents she would be right back. The next morning at about 2:30 a.m. by a police officer who accidentally ran over her body on McIntosh Road just south of Clark Road. She was already dead when the police officer ran her over. She was partially nude and had been beaten to death. Investigation indicates that more than one person may have been involved in her death.

At the time Mary Jo was attending Manatee Junior College. She was a known hitchhike. 

SOURCES:

Sarasota County

The Bradenton Herald November 12, 1973

Tampa Bay Times November 13, 1973

Tampa Bay Times November 16, 1973

The Tampa Tribune November 22, 1973