Suspect Indicted For Horrific 1985 Murder Of Florida Teen Leslie McCray After Being A Cold Case For Over 30 Years

Her body was found hours later on the side of a road near I-295. The teen had been beaten, stabbed multiple times — including her neck — and sexually abused.

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Austin was already imprisoned in Michigan since 1991 for sexual battery. In light of new evidence discovered through reinvestigation and the use of modern forensics technology, Duval County indicted the suspected kidnapper for "first degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed sexual battery" for his alleged crimes against the 17-year-old.

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Over the years, McCray's family never gave up on getting justice for their fallen loved one, and contacted both JSO’s Cold Case Unit and Project: Cold Case in 2019 to continue the investigation.

Leslie was described by her family as a prankster that was "quick to make you laugh." Her cousin, Joey Bray, once recounted a time when the teen "painted her face all ghostly and chased me into a bathroom! Once I came out, there was Leslie – sitting on the sofa laughing at me so hard."

Bray has since commented on the arrest to the Jacksonville news, lamenting on the loss of life. "She was a kid, you know? She had her whole life ahead of her and she needed to live it, but she wasn’t given the chance." They went on, "I wanted justice for her. I'm just glad we know. We have answers."

Her family also noted that the beloved teenager had been a University student and had aspirations of one day becoming a model. Those dreams were torn away from her when her life was taken, and her killer unknown for decades.