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Visitor Befriended By Stranger Before Murder
- Pamela Hutchinson arrived in Fort Myers Beach to comfort a friend and unexpectedly bonded with Lois Reese at local bars and the timeshare.
- Surveillance later showed Pamela laughing with Lois before Pamela was found shot in the timeshare bathroom days later.
Video Closed The Investigative Gap
- Security cameras at the timeshare provided the key link between the Fort Myers murder and the abandoned Escalade traced to Lois Reese.
- Video evidence established Lois as Pamela's companion and placed her at the crime scene before the body was discovered.
Small-Town Life Masked Deep Problems
- Lois Reese was a well-known, friendly Minnesota woman with grandchildren and a day-care background who gambled at local casinos.
- Friends described her as caring and comforting even as she developed gambling losses and mood changes.