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Vincent Bartley

Vincent Bartley

Discovery Date: Dec 23, 1981

On December 23, 1981, 37-year-old Vincent Bartley was shot to death with a small caliber handgun outside the Sunset Beer Garden, located at 140 Ave Y NE in Winter Haven. Bartley had just shot someone else at the bar. After being shot, Bartley was placed inside a vehicle and driven to Bob’s Billiards at the intersection of 1st Street NE and Avenue P NE in Winter Haven, where the car was abandoned with his body inside.

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.