Man in Volusia jail for probation violation in killing dies of COVID
Timothy Lee Whistler avoided a possible death sentence for beating a psychic to death with a Champagne bottle in Cassadaga a quarter century ago. Whistler pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder in Volusia County Circuit Court, served about 20 years in state prison and was released in 2016. He then moved to Missouri to live with his wife and began serving his 20 years of probation. But in February, he was arrested in Missouri on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a violation of his probation. The 49-year-old Whistler was extradited back to the Volusia County Branch Ja...
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