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Cold Case Homicides
From June 2008 until June 2019, the Polk County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit maintained a 100% clearance rate on all homicides investigated within the PCSO jurisdiction.
The two most recent unsolved homicides - those of Shay Collins in June 2019 and Alphonsa Payne in May 2020 - are listed here along with all other unsolved homicides back to 1961.
Our Cold Case Unit is dedicated to solving these homicides and bringing justice to these victims' families.
Can you help? Click the links below to view information about unsolved Polk County Homicides. Photos are included if available. If you have any information concerning an unsolved homicide, please contact the Bureau of Criminal Investigations at 863-298-6379 or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.
Or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a CASH REWARD contact Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477). Anonymity is guaranteed!
Priteshkumar “Pat” Amin
Discovery Date: Apr 1, 2005
On April 1, 2005, 33-year-old Priteshkumar “Pat” Amin was killed while working in his convenience store located at 201 SR 542 in Dundee. Surveillance video shows that at approximately 7:10 a.m. that morning, a dark-colored, late model GMC Yukon (seen in the photo here) backed up to the front door of the store. Four young Black male suspects exited the vehicle and went inside the store. A gunshot can heard on the video, and shortly thereafter, the four suspects exit the store and leave in the Yukon. A customer found Amin behind the counter. He had been shot in the chest. Amin was known to keep large amounts of cash in the store to cash paychecks for customers.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.