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Vivian Patrick Kendrick

Vivian Patrick Kendrick

Discovery Date: Oct 23, 1975

On October 23, 1975, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., housewife 27-year-old Vivian Patricia Kendrick was killed inside her home in Auburndale. She was shot in the neck and face, and may have been sexually assaulted. She was found laying on the floor of the den with her infant child next to her. The baby was unharmed.

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.