SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office believes they have identified a woman found dead in 1971 under the I-75 bridge in Lake Panasoffkee as Maureen Minor-Rowan.
Maureen Minor-Rowan, also known as ‘Cookie,’ was discovered deceased in a case that had remained unsolved for decades. She would have been 76 years old today.
The sheriff’s office has named her estranged husband, Charles Rowan Senior, as a person of interest in the case.
Authorities have not released details on the evidence linking Charles Rowan Senior to the case.
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