In March 2024, underwritten by the Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund, genetic genealogists at FHD Forensics identified Daytona Beach, Florida’s 1980 Jane Doe for the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Pamela Kay Wittman of Martinsville, Indiana was about 25 years old at the time of her murder in 1979. She was identified by FHD Forensics after her DNA was extracted from a small piece of bone. Pam’s Indiana schoolmates recall her as a beautiful person with a big heart who loved to make people laugh. Several said that she had the voice of an angel and loved to sing.

After living in Daytona Beach very briefly as a child, Pam returned to the area during a difficult period in her life as an adult. And then she crossed paths with a monster.

She became one of two unidentified victims of serial killer Gerald Stano, who was executed by the State of Florida in 1998. During a plea deal, he confessed to 41 homicides and took detectives to the site of Pam’s remains.

This case was selected for grant funding by Genealogy For Justice due to the Clouse-Casasanta and Linn families’ wish to help close a case in the area where Dean Clouse and Tina Linn grew up. Pam, Dean and Tina could have easily crossed paths in one of Daytona Beach’s restaurants or beaches.

On September 25, 2024 National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in America, Dean Clouse’s brother, Chris Casasanta placed a marble marker for Pam at the site where her body was discovered.

Pam’s sister felt a great sense of relief hearing about the marker knowing that her sister has not been forgotten.

“I can’t even put it into words…. when the detective sent me these pictures, I felt the weight of everything lift.”

Press:

Sheriff’s Announcement
FHD Forensics Press Release
‘Voice of an angel:’ Woman ID’d in 1980 slaying was victim of Daytona Beach-area serial killer

To help fund other Jane and John Doe investigations, please visit the memorial fund’s fundraising page at Give Butter.