Polk Sheriff: 18-year-old stabbed elderly man 113 times in his bed at Bartow group home

19 May 2025, 3:46 am

An 81-year-old man was found dead around noon Sunday at a group home in Bartow, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.... Read More »

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