Resolution 541-1996
Mayor Keith Douglass
RESOLUTION NO. 541-1996
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA. COMMENDING THE MONROE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S HOMICIDE UNIT, FDLE, STATE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. FBI, AND DETECTIVE SGT. JERRY POWELL. HEAD OF THAT UNIT,
FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK AND EFFORTS IN SOLVING THE
MURDERS OF MIKE AND SUSAN "MISSY" MACIVER AND THEIR UNBORN
SON, KYLE PATRICK MACIVER
WHEREAS, Mike Maciver, age 30, and his wife Susan (better known as Missy), age 29,
were murdered in their canalside home in the Tavernaero subdivision, Tavernier. on August 22.
1991; and
WH EREAS, Missy Maciver, a third-grade teacher at Key Largo Elementary School. was
eight months pregnant with their son, Kyle Patrick Maciver, at the time she was murdered; and
WHEREAS, the nature of the murders was so heinous as to make them one of the most
horrifying and disturbing cases in the recent history of the islands; and
WHEREAS. with no obvious motive, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit.
led by Sgt. Jerry Powell, and a multi-agency team of investigators devoted thousands of man-
hours to the case, refusing to give up even when the trail seemed cold; and
WHEREAS, investigators traveled as far as Belize and Columbia in their investigation.
utilized psychological profilers and investigators from FDLE, FBI. and State Attorney's Office
placed billboards in South Dade County and the Upper Keys. and even re-enacted the crime
for television in an effort to track down the killer; and
WHEREAS. Thomas Overton. a Tavernier burglar with a long histcir of cri~al ac).jvity.
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WHEREAS, Overton had long been a suspect in the Maciver ~qgs, and ha~.been
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WHEREAS, investigators were able 1~0 use blood samples on a towel after Overton cut
himself while in custody to perform DNA tests, which test results matched semen samples found
at the murder scene; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Overton has now been charged with the murders of Mike and Missy
Maciver and their unborn son; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA that
Section 1.
The Board hereby adopts this Resolution to commend the Monroe
County Sheriff's Office, the Homicide Unit. FDLE. FBI, State Attorney's Office, and Sgt. Jerry
Powell for their dedication, fortitude, and determination in the investigation of the murders of
Mike and Missy Maciver and their unborn son, Kyle Patrick.
Section 2.
The Board hereby requests the Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution
to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department in appreciation for a job well done.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 18th day of December, 1996.
Mayor Douglass ves
Mayor Pro Tem London yes
Commissioner Harvey yes
Commissioner Freeman yes
Commissioner Reich yes
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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Depu lerk
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