Google Earth image solves 22-year cold case

Google Earth image solves 22-year cold case

A man’s accidental discovery on Google Earth images has led police to a crime scene, solving a 22-year cold case. 

Moon Bay Cir Florida, USA
Google Maps

A missing man's case has been solved thanks to Google Maps and a man randomly browsing the net.

After 22 long years, the remains of a 40-year-old Florida man, William Moldt have been found. 


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A man who is a former resident of Moon Bay, in Florida, was randomly browsing the net when he came across the car submerged in a lake in one of the Google Earth satellite images, according to a report by the BBC.

The man then reported his strange discovery and that's when the skeletal remains of William Moldt who went missing in 1997, were found inside the vehicle.


Car in lake in Florida USA
Screenshot/Google Maps

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