Florida Justice: Betraying The Badge, Episode 4 Florida Justice is News4JAX’s true crime documentary series hosted by Morning Show anchor and I-Team reporter Jennifer Waugh
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal investigators now have another suspect in their investigation into bank customer Sami Safar’s kidnapping and murder: another police officer, Karl Waldon.
Investigators think Waldon and Officer Aric Sinclair worked together to rob the convenience store owner.
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But the murder was two years earlier and they had no physical evidence to link anyone to his death.
Their only real hope to learn the truth was to find someone who could help them connect the dots between Safar and Waldon.
To learn more about how the investigation unfolded, watch Episode 4 of Florida Justice: Betraying The Badge in the video player above.
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Jennifer, who anchors The Morning Shows and is part of the I-TEAM, loves working in her hometown of Jacksonville.
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