7 days, 13 homicides mark violent mid-July for Central Florida

CENTRAL FLORIDA — The middle of July will be remembered as a violent time in Central Florida. In a span of less than seven days, investigators in several counties were called to 10 different homicide scenes that resulted in 13 deaths, including an unborn child.

Police have not announced arrests in two of the 10 cases.

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Here is what we know from investigators about each case and each person whose life was lost:

1: Krystal Phillips, Eatonville – Saturday, July 14
Investigation status: One arrest

Eatonville Police said Phillips was killed by a friend who was "awoken by demons." Court paperwork said a bloody bible, pipe and frying pan were found at the scene as Lesley Satenay, 40, told investigators "the devil was inside his room."

Read more: Man was 'awoken by demons' before killing Eatonville woman with pipe, police say

2: Richard Javier, 35, Longwood – Saturday, July 14
Investigation status: One arrest

Longwood police said Richard Javier was shot during an incident at the corner of Powell Street and SR-434 Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. He crashed his car in front of South Seminole Hospital soon thereafter, police said. Anthony Gonzalez, 51, was arrested almost a month later.

Read more: Arrest made in fatal Longwood shooting where victim crashed car

WATCH: Summer crime across Central Florida

3 & 4: Roosevelt and Janette Dixon – found Sunday, July 15
Investigation status: One arrest

Roosevelt Dixon and his wife, Janette, were found shot to death inside their Meadow Oaks Circle home on July 15. Neighbors said they asked police to check on the couple after noticing weeds were growing in their normally well-manicured yard. Deputies said both been shot in the head and it appeared the couple had just sat down to eat breakfast. When deputies checked Mr. Dixon's phone, they discovered their handyman Frederico Gondola was the last person to speak to him. Gondola eventually told deputies he was planning to extort the couple, who had about $1 million in savings and life insurance, deputies said. 

Read more: Handyman shot, killed Kissimmee couple in possible extortion attempt, deputies say

5 & 6: Imelda Francois, 21, and her unborn child, Pine Hills – Monday, July 16
Investigation status: No arrests

Orange County sheriff's deputies said someone followed and opened fire on the car Imelda Francois was driving on Gamble and Dunsford drives in Pine Hills. Five other people were in the car. Francois was killed. A 13-year-old girl was shot in the arm and a toddler was grazed by a bullet.

Read more: Friends, family of slain pregnant woman go door-to-door looking for answers

7: Cornelius Lewis, 54, Ocala – Tuesday, July 17
Investigation status: Teen person of interest questioned by police

Ocala Police were called to the Parkside Garden apartments late Tuesday night, where 54-year-old Cornelius Owens was found dead. A friend said she watched Owens' final moments in a Facebook video. Officers took a 17-year-old boy into custody for questioning, but did not disclose his identity of a motive.

Read more: Man, 54, shot to death in Ocala, police say

8 & 9: Cynthia & Sean Stack, Parramore – Wednesday, July 18
Investigation status: Two people arrested

On July 18, a neighbor of Cynthia Stack and her son Sean noticed their door had been propped open all night. When she looked inside, she found Cynthia Stack, 52, dead on a futon. Police later found her son Sean, 22, dead in another room. Animal Control also removed a dog from the scene. Two weeks later, police said Joshua Ramsawmy, 28, was arrested on two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm, and Amelia Bissoon, 25, was arrested on two charges of principal to first-degree murder. Officials said they were also charged with several counts of fraud and exploiting the elderly.

Read more: Observant neighbor calls 911 after mother and son killed in apartment in Parramore

WATCH: Summer crime across Central Florida

10: William Graham, 26, Pine Hills – Wednesday, July 18
Investigation status: Police arrested Hyginino Atwell on July 25 and charged him with second-degree murder in connection to the case, according to a tweet.

William Graham was found shot to death outside the Windsor Cove apartment complex early Wednesday morning. Neighbors told Channel 9 Graham was a father. Orlando Police have not released information about a gunman. The murder happened at an apartment complex with a long history of problems.

Read more: Victim identified in fatal shooting at Windsor Cove apartment complex

11: Daytona Beach motel shooting – Thursday, July 19
Investigation status: One arrest

Daytona Beach police said one man was killed “execution style,” and two others were wounded, in a shooting outside the Best Southern Sun Plaza Motel early Thursday morning. Surveillance video helped police quickly identify a suspect and after only seven hours, police arrested Marcus Pinckney at an Ormond Beach motel. Police said Pinckney felt cheated during a drug deal. Investigators did not release the names of the victims.

Read more: ‘They're not dead?' gunman asks when he learns 2 survived Daytona Beach shooting, police say

12: Sasha Garden, 27, Orange County – Thursday, July 19
Investigation status: No arrests

Passersby found the body of a transgender woman behind an apartment building near Orange Blossom Trail around 5 a.m. Thursday. The Orange County Sheriff Office's originally identified Sasha Garden as a man dressed as a woman but later clarified after talking to Garden's family. Sheriff Jerry Demings later apologized for how Garden was identified to the media. Deputies have not released information about how Garden died or who they are searching for.

Read more: Deputies confirm transgender woman found dead behind Orange Co. apartment

13: Jonathan Bryant, 35, Orange County – Thursday, July 19
Investigation status: Two arrested

Deputies said a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was at an unrelated crash investigation on Research Parkway when he thought he saw a dark Jeep and a white Nissan Altima street racing. He then realized people in the vehicles were exchanging gunfire, FHP said. The driver of the SUV, Jonathan Bryant, lost control and crashed into another vehicle along Alafaya Trail near UCF. Bryant died from gunshot wounds, deputies said. His passenger, Robert Ashe IV, tried to flee the scene, but was captured and arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant. Four days later, troopers announced the arrests of 19-year-olds Maurice Smith and Andreas Lee.

Read more: Two arrested in connection with deadly shootout on Alafaya Trail

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