Oct 8, 2026 · 34 min · 11 segments
When 31-year-old Linda Slaten is brutally strangled in her Lakeland, FL home in 1981, a complex web of suspects emerges. The case takes a dramatic turn when a DNA hit exposes the sinister underbelly…
Judy and Linda Slayton were sisters.
They both lived in the same apartment complex.
They would meet for coffee every morning.
In that particular morning, Judy had came down and knocked on the door, and nobody came to the door.
And as she was walking away to go back to her apartment, she glanced over toward where Linda's bedroom was and noticed that the window was open and the screen was missing.
When Judy looked into the window, she saw Linda laying diagonally across her bed.
Her feet were off the edge of the bed, hanging down.
There was blood present, and she could see an object around her neck.
She screamed and got the attention of a maintenance worker, and then they got somebody to call 911.
Through the window, they see Linda Slatton's lifeless body.
But authorities have another problem.
Where are her two sons?
Tim and Jeff.
Tim was only 12 years old at the time.
Jeff was 15.
There was a concern that the kids may still be inside, not knowing exactly what they were going to see or find.
They're knocking on the doors, knocking on windows, and they're not getting any response from anybody.
First responders can't afford to wait a second longer.
So they decide to enter through another window and saw Tim in the back bedroom.
And they saw the kids were okay.
Tim Slatton is Linda's son.
Judy and Linda Slayton were sisters.
They both lived in the same apartment complex.
They would meet for coffee every morning.
In that particular morning, Judy had came down and knocked on the door, and nobody came to the door.
And as she was walking away to go back to her apartment, she glanced over toward where Linda's bedroom was and noticed that the window was open and the screen was missing.
When Judy looked into the window, she saw Linda laying diagonally across her bed.
Her feet were off the edge of the bed, hanging down.
There was blood present, and she could see an object around her neck.
She screamed and got the attention of a maintenance worker, and then they got somebody to call 911.
Through the window, they see Linda Slatton's lifeless body.
But authorities have another problem.
Where are her two sons?
Tim and Jeff.
Tim was only 12 years old at the time.
Jeff was 15.
There was a concern that the kids may still be inside, not knowing exactly what they were going to see or find.
They're knocking on the doors, knocking on windows, and they're not getting any response from anybody.
First responders can't afford to wait a second longer.
So they decide to enter through another window and saw Tim in the back bedroom.
And they saw the kids were okay.
Tim Slatton is Linda's son.
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