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Who is the anonymous caller that witnessed the murder of a young woman?  Rebecca Young  An anonymous caller tipped off authorities CASE DETAILS  Rebecca’s body was discovered in a field On May 1, 1991, a man called 911 and told a Miami police operator that he had just witnessed a horrible crime in the town of Belle Glade, 80 miles to the south. In a rushed, nervous voice, the caller said he was hunting illegally in a sugar cane field, when he heard a car in the distance. The man said that as he ran to hide, a blue Ford Bronco pulled up with two men and a women inside. One man appeared to be Cuban, and the other Mexican, by the way he spoke. The woman, who was black, called one of the men Ricardito. They argued about what appeared to be drugs and money. When she told them she could not give them the money, they killed her with a machete. The eyewitness told the 911 operator that the Bronco’s license plate number contained the numbers seven and two. Perhaps fearing for his safety, the eyewitness had waited more than a week before contacting police. He never revealed his identity, but he provided them with enough clues to begin their investigation. The caller said that the sugar cane field was behind a building shaped like a giant ice cream cone. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department sent Detective Duane Mayo to investigate:
 Who was the anonymous caller? Crime scene investigator Sergeant Detective Mark Lewis was called to the scene:
Rebecca Young was a 21 year-old resident of Belle Glade. In a terrible coincidence, her mother had also been murdered when Rebecca was just 12 years-old. At that time, she went to live with her aunt, Lucille Williams:
Police looked into Rebecca’s background and discovered she had become involved with a man known to be a petty criminal. According to Det. Mayo:
Police determined that the man was not a suspect in Rebecca’s murder, but believed that his activities may have led to her death. On May 14, 1991, three weeks after Rebecca’s murder, the sheriff’s department arrested a possible suspect. He was a local man who reportedly told a prostitute that he had killed a black woman. When police pulled him over, they suspected that he was drunk or stoned. Det. Mayo interviewed him:
Even though the suspect was released, police believed he was somehow involved in Rebecca’s murder. But they needed proof, so they searched for the eyewitness who originally called to report the crime. Not much was known about the man, except that his name was Antonio and he said he called from a pay phone because he didn’t have a line at home. Judging from Antonio’s accent, police believed he was born in Cuba. This crime remains unsolved and the authorities hope Antonio, or any other witnesses, will come forward with more information. Watch this case now on Amazon Prime in season five with Robert Stack and in season seven with Dennis Farina. Also available on YouTube with Dennis Farina. Various seasons available now on Hulu. SUBMIT A TIP[/su_button |
Arthur Robinson
The man with the gun had something to do with it
Anonymous
If you have a gun, why would you hide from people with knives? But any information is helpful. It is unfortunate that the information was not volunteered.
Andrew
My thoughts exactly, he had a shotgun…could’ve scared them off and saved her life!
Ray
It was like a BB gun or a .22; if you are hunting rabbits— you don’t use a high caliber type of ammunition
David Dukes
Being from the city of belle glade, this case always stay with me. I was a freshman at Glade Central High school when this happened. Who was the guy that got her into this new lifestyle???
Chanita Jackson
That’s wrong that’s an innocent young woman why did they kill her for?!
Angela Culbertson
Just wondering if anyone knows the circumstances of moms murder?
Monica
I have said the same for yrs; the caller was one of the killers OR he was the other guy that was with the killer. Dont think he did the killing, I think he was with the killer. He was NOT out there “hunting” . Sad
T
And that is why the innocent witness don’t come forward because of reckless assumptions like yours.
Charles
Due to the law enforcement blundering of the suspect, this case will likely never be solved. Antonio is likely scared to come forward due to some extenuating circumstances.
Ghost
Antonio called from a pay phone he waited a few weeks after the death knew exactly what car it was where it happens how everything looked he new the race of the people he didn’t want to be tracked his me said he knew one was cuban and one was possibly Mexican he new what they were there about (exactly to a tee) and cops don’t know anything about him but the name Antonio and that he sounded Cuban (he named that one WAS Cuban) he was one of the murderers
Becca
If anyone knows Rebecca’s final resting place that would be appreciated. I need to update her F.A.G memorial thank you!
Jen
It says her memorial was removed?
They just let him walk?
Not sure why they didn’t try any harder to force a conversation with him, attorney involved or not. He seems like the most likely suspect, and his refusal to speak without an attorney present makes him an even more likely candidate in my opinion.