Still No DNA Matches In Suspected Daytona Serial Killings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Police working three murders believed to have been committed by a serial killer are refocusing their investigation after DNA tests cleared two suspects.

Material collected from crime scenes also did not match any DNA samples in the FBI's national database, investigators said.

"We're starting all over again," said Capt. Brian Skipper, who oversees Daytona Beach's Criminal Investigations Division. "We're following up on new leads and we're going back and talking to people we talked to in the beginning to see if there was something we overlooked."

Police announced months ago they were following an alleged serial killer after three women who reportedly lived "high-risk lifestyles" turned up dead in December, January and February.

The first killing was discovered the day after Christmas when Laquetta Gunther, 45, was found in a gap between an auto parts store and a utility building. Julie Green, 34, was found dead Jan. 14 on a dirt road at a construction site. The body of 35-year-old Iwana Patton was found Feb. 24 on a dirt road.

Gunther's friend expressed frustration at the lack of a suspect.

"The police can't give up on trying to find the person who did this," said Stacey Dittmer, who lives only blocks from where the mother of five was found. "These three girls were people. We have to find the killer and 'Quetta's friends and family are not going to let up on the police until the killer is found."