Event Brief
Son seeks answers in unsolved St. Pete murder
Filed: May 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Summary: For 24 years, Shawn Gertsch has sought answers in the 2002 killing of his mother, Patricia Hodges, in St. Petersburg.
WHO: Shawn Gertsch; Patricia Hodges; investigators
WHAT: Renewed effort to identify the person responsible for Patricia Hodges’ unsolved murder
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM ET
WHERE: St. Petersburg, Florida
WHY: No suspect has been identified; the case remains unsolved with no arrest made
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