Overview
- Investigators say Gary Edward Glowacz, 70, was arrested after contacting authorities about the 1987 killing and was charged with murder and burglary with assault/battery.
- Glowacz called Clay County dispatch Wednesday and was interviewed by Jacksonville cold-case detectives before an arrest warrant was issued and he was booked into the Duval County jail with no bond.
- Police and family records describe the 1987 scene as forced entry through a broken window, blunt-force trauma to the head caused by a charred log left at the door, and the victim’s 13-month-old daughter found unharmed on the living-room couch.
- Officials credited a renewed public push beginning in January by the victim’s family, Project: Cold Case and First Coast Crime Stoppers for producing tips that investigators say played a pivotal role in the arrest.
- Glowacz’s multi-decade criminal history is part of the public record and JSO says it will work with the State Attorney’s Office to prosecute the case while parts of the arrest report remain redacted and the family seeks closure.