These 3 Women Were Murdered 14 Months Apart And After 2 Decades The Man Who Took Their Lives Has Just Been Named As A Suspected Serial Killer
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The murders of three women in the early 2000s have just been connected to a suspected serial killer after a 20-year long investigation into their tragic deaths in Southern Florida.
The interwoven stories of Kimberly Dietz-Livesey, Sia Demas, and Jessica Good began 21 years ago in Cooper City, Florida.
It was June 22nd, 2000, and a suitcase lying close to the road was opened up to reveal the remains of Kimberly Dietz-Livesey inside.
Broward Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Kimberly Dietz-Livesey
Weeks after that horrifying discovery, Sia Demas was found on August 9th in Dania Beach. She had been shoved inside of a duffel bag that again, was found near a road.
Broward Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Sia Demas
Then, an entire year passed before Jessica Good was found dead in Miami on August 30th, 2001.
Unlike Kimberly and Sia, she was not recovered from inside of a suitcase or a bag; she was found floating inside of Biscayne Bay.
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Broward Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Jessica Good
“Suspicion for Good’s murder fell on Roberto Wagner Fernandes, a Brazilian citizen who lived in Miami in the late 1990’s and returned to Brazil after Good was killed,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
“The three cases shared similar fact patterns, and as detectives from BSO and Miami Police worked together, clues began to emerge.”
“DNA evidence collected from all three crimes pointed to one as yet unknown culprit. Also, fingerprints from the evidence collected at two crime scenes were a match. But the identity of the killer remained a mystery.”
Detectives continued to work to piece together who had taken the lives of Kimberly, Sia, and Jessica, but it would take until 2011 for there to be any real headway.
DNA taken from the scene of Jessica’s murder ended up matching to DNA taken from the scene of Kimberly and Sia’s murders.
Another break came when fingerprints from the suspect in Jessica’s murder, Roberto Wagner Fernandes, wound up matching fingerprints found at the 3 of the crime scenes.
Detectives at this point were confident that Roberto was responsible for murdering all 3 women, and so they went to Brazil to gather DNA from him.
Broward Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Roberto Wagner Fernandes
While there, they were informed that it wouldn’t be possible to get DNA the way they had intended, as Roberto had passed away in 2005 in a plane crash.
Not willing to let this hurdle stop them, authorities worked to exhume Roberto’s remains and gather DNA that way.
In the later part of 2020 and early months of 2021 that followed, Roberto’s grave was cracked open and his DNA was found to be a match to the suspect in Kimberly, Sia, and Jessica’s murders.
“Detectives believe Fernandes is a serial killer, and they fear that part of this tragic story may sadly still be unwritten,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office continued.
Authorities strongly believe that Roberto has other murder victims across the United States.
If you have any information that might help detectives, please call Detective Zachary Scott at 954.321.4214.
If you wish to remain anonymous you can call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954.493.TIPS (8477) or submit your tip at browardcrimestoppers.org.
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