On November 24, 1994, 20-year-old Pamela Franklin, a prostitute and crack cocaine abuser, was found in an orange grove in the area of Old Dixie and Saddle Creek Road in Auburndale.  She had been stabbed to death and her body was set on fire. 

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.