MUS-2026-0110
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MUS-2026-0110
Homicide
- Incident
- 2006
- Indexed
- Oct 6, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Gainesville Police Department
- Location
- Gainesville FL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Heather Radcliffe, 28, and her daughter Kira, 6, were found dead in their Gainesville, Florida home on December 9, 2006 after a neighbor reported a fire. The autopsy found Heather had been shot three times and the fire, set at two separate points, was ruled arson. Investigators interviewed people close to Heather but no arrests have ever been made. In February 2025 the FBI released a ViCAP alert seeking information.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2006-12-09
A neighbor reported flames at the Radcliffe home around 6:30 a.m.; the bodies of Heather and Kira were found inside
- 2006-12-09
The autopsy found Heather had been shot three times and the fire was ruled intentionally set; both deaths ruled homicide
- 2021-05
True Case Files profile notes investigators interviewed people close to Heather but no arrests were made
- 2025-02-04
The FBI released a ViCAP alert seeking information; the case is still carried as unsolved
Key people
The people in the file.
28, of Gainesville. Shot three times; the fire set at two points in the home was ruled arson.
6, Heather's daughter. Found dead in the family's Gainesville home on December 9, 2006.
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