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Murder of Michelle Schofield

Murder

Michelle Schofield
Born	Michelle Saum 1968 or 1969
Died	February 1987 (1987-03) (aged 18)
Cause of death	Stab wounds
Body discovered	Bone Valley, Florida, U.S.

Leo Schofield
Born	(1965-12-09) December 9, 1965 (age 59)
Criminal status	Paroled (2024)
Conviction(s)	25 years to life
Criminal penalty	Murder

Michelle Saum Schofield (born 1968 or 1969) was an American woman who lived in Central Florida with her husband Leo Schofield. She did not return home from her job at a restaurant in Lakeland on February 24, 1987. Her body was found three days later in a canal in Bone Valley. She had been stabbed multiple times. Leo was convicted of her murder in 1988 and was in prison for thirty-six years; however, he has always maintained his innocence.

A podcast about the murder called Bone Valley, created by writer Gilbert King for Lava for Good, was released in late 2022. The case was also featured on an episode of ABC's 20/20 called Last seen in Lakeland t

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Brooke Stangeland

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Blue Browning

How detectives uncovered Florida woman's murder inside fixer-upper

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2nd wife's suspicions confirmed with ex-husband's arrest for murder

By BlueBrowning, Brooke Stangeland, Meghan Mariani , Lexi Leib, Greta Morris and Ivan Pereira

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