MUS-2026-0208
Archive card
MUS-2026-0208
Suspicious death
- Incident
- 2010
- Indexed
- Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- St. Augustine 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.
On September 2, 2010, Michelle O'Connell, a 24-year-old single mother, was found shot in the St. Augustine, Florida, home of her boyfriend, a St. Johns County sheriff's deputy. The sheriff's office ruled the death a suicide within days. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent who reviewed the case pointed toward homicide, and a federal judge found probable cause to treat the death as a potential homicide, but the ruling was never changed and no charges were ever filed. The boyfriend was never charged and is presumed innocent.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2010
Michelle O'Connell, 24, is found shot in her boyfriend's St. Augustine home on September 2. The sheriff's office rules the death a suicide within days.
- 2026
A state review pointed toward homicide and a federal judge found probable cause to treat the death as a potential homicide, but the ruling stands and no charges were ever filed.
Key people
The people in the file.
24-year-old single mother found shot on September 2, 2010 in St. Augustine, Florida, in the home of her boyfriend, a sheriff's deputy.
Original investigation; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted a separate review. Contact details change over time; confirm the current assignee before publishing.
Investigating agency
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