50-Year Cold Case: Suspects Identified in 1975 Broward County Teen Girls' Double Murder

1975 Double Homicide Investigation

• 💔 In June 1975, best friends and eighth graders Darlene Zedar and Barbara Shriber, both 14, were abducted in Hollywood, Florida.
• 😔 The girls were sexually assaulted, murdered, and their bodies were dumped on the edge of the Everglades.
• 💥 This tragic event devastated their families, leading to significant emotional and marital distress.

Cold Case Breakthrough with DNA Technology

• 🔬 After nearly 50 years, new DNA technology was used to test samples from the girls' clothing, providing a crucial break in the case.
• 🔍 The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) announced the identification of two suspects: Robert Keebler and Lawrence Stein.
• criminal history, including a pattern of sexual assaults across multiple states.

Justice and Family Peace

• ⚖️ Although both suspects have since died, Sheriff Gregory Tony stated that the investigation into other homicides in the same area may continue.
• ✅ The families expressed gratitude for the detectives' perseverance, finding some measure of peace in the identification of the perpetrators.
• 🗣️ The State Attorney's Office confirmed that, had the suspects been alive, they would have faced prosecution.