Gathering Evidence
After witnessing Delonda’s fear after receiving the news, Detective Williams did his best to comfort her and that she would be fine. He went on to say that this individual was the most likely offender who had been terrorizing the Tampa area for quite some time. The police had been gathering evidence against him, but it was all speculative at this point.
The Suspect
Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, a graduate of St. John’s University in New York, was the suspect, according to Detective Williams. He had been a member of the men’s basketball team as a walk-on. After more than a year in Tampa, it appears that Howell had a darker side that no one knew about. The evidence against him was building, but it wasn’t quite enough yet.