On October 20, 2000, two transients stumbled among the skeletal remains of a human body in Murdock.  The gruesome discovery immediately stirred up images of the six other bodies that had been found.  The remains were in a clearing in the woods west of the stretch of Toledo Blade Boulevard south of Peachland Boulevard.

Investigators were unsure of how much decomposition occurred.  The remains of Billy Patten, believed to be one of the victims of Conahan, were found in a wooded area between Quesada Avenue and Peachland Boulevard, a spot visible from this latest crime scene.

Investigators and crime scene technicians spent the entire day collecting evidence.  An autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Office will help them determine the approximate age, sex, and size of the body.  They may also be able to gauge an approximate date of death.  Police have yet to comment on weather this latest skeleton may be linked to the other murders.

The Florida Hog Trail victims were all found within a ten-mile radius of one another, all were transients, four were posed on their backs, three had missing genitals and one was dismembered and scattered.  Police believe that Conahan may have gotten rid of body parts in hospital biohazard containers while working as a nurse.  All the bodies were found within 10 miles of Conahan's home.

No charges have been filed in connection with the other five murders, although Conahan is labeled as the prime suspect in those cases.  An officer close to the investigation stated that he has no doubt that Conahan is responsible for all six murders, further stating that they were committed in such a unique and distinctive way that it's almost impossible that the killings had been committed by any one else.

 Conahan is currently appealing his case while sitting on Florida’s Death Row.

Cpl. Rick Hobbs from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit was the Case Agent on the Conahan Case. Investigators are still attempting to identify the two remaining unidentified victims and ask that anyone with information contact them at: 941-575-5351