Fort Myers Eight (Episode)

The Fort Myers Eight was the sixth episode of True Cold Case's Season One lineup. It was uploaded to YouTube on February 23rd, 2019. This episode discussed the details surrounding the mysterious discovery of eight sets of skeletal remains found by a land surveyor with the City of Fort Myers in March of 2007. This episode was also notable for it being the first, and to date, only episode that was chosen by Crimewatchers members in a poll that was released prior to the season beginning.

Synopsis
On March 23rd, a land surveyor with the City of Fort Myers was inspecting property on behalf of a developer when he discovered bones that shared a similarity to humans. The Fort Myers Police Department was dispatched, where anthropological digs were done; uncovering eight sets of skeletal remains scattered within a specific radius.

Jason discusses the case in depth, which also included a profile on serial killer Daniel Conahan; who was responsible for a string of murders, known as the "Hog Trail Murders". He was only convicted in one case unrelated to the Fort Myers Eight discovery. He is on death row in Raiford, Florida.

Additionally, Jason discusses the America's Most Wanted feature, the facial reconstructions, and also the identification of three of the eight John Doe's

After the Episode
On March 25th, 2019, just over a month later, new facial art of the remaining five John Does were rendered and released to the public in efforts to identify the men. The artwork was performed by Miami-Dade County Police forensic artist Samantha Steinberg.

Reception
The episode was received favorably. It had reached nearly 2,000+ views on Youtube prior to the episode being pulled in exchange for the podcast version of the episode.