Florida sex offender’s body found stuffed in a suitcase and now a teen has been charged with murder

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFlorida sex offender’s body found stuffed in a suitcase and now a teen has been charged with murderPolice linked the suspect to the suitcase through an Amazon package found inside with his nameAndrea Cavallier Monday 06 April 2026 18:35 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952509","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-sex-offender-murder-body-suitcase-b2952509.html","title":"Teen charged with murder after Florida sex offender’s body found stuffed in suitcase"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-27060","index":0}Lucas Sander Jones, 19, (top left) is charged with the murder of Colie Lee Daniel, 28, (top right) a registered sex offender. His body was found in a desolate area known as ‘The Compound’ in Palm Bay, Florida (Brevard County Sheriff's Office/Florida Department of Law Enforcement/FOX13)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/i...