Former residents of Florida School for Boys say classmates were killed nearly 50 years ago

Dec. 9, 2008
They demand an investigation into classmates who disappeared after being tortured

Convinced the 32 unmarked graves at theFlorida School for Boys in Marianna are the bodies of boys abused and killed there decades ago, four former residents of the school are demanding the governor and state and federal attorneys investigate. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Courthouse on Monday, the men recounted painful memories of their classmates who disappeared decades ago after brutal beatings or torture at the school for delinquent boys. They asked Gov. Charlie Crist and U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to identify the remains to bring the families peace. To read The Miami Herald article, click here.

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