Hours after Sarah Michelle Lunde was reported missing, investigators zeroed in on David Lee Onstott as the chief suspect – partially because Sarah's brother fingered Onstott as having been to their house in Ruskin and partially because Onstott failed a lie-detector test. ...more

August 28, 2008

There will most likely be a runoff in the empty circuit judge's seat in the Inverness-based Fifth Circuit's Group 3. ...more

August 27, 2008

Sarah Michelle Lunde's mother asked a judge on Friday to put David Lee Onstott in prison for the rest of his life. ...more

August 23, 2008

No physical evidence links David Lee Onstott to the killing of a 13-year-old girl in 2005, defense attorneys said Wednesday during closing arguments. ...more

August 21, 2008

A judge this morning postponed a child pornography trial for a former Department of Children & Families spokesman. Al Zimmerman had been scheduled to go on trial next month on a federal charge of producing child pornography. He was arrested in February. ...more

August 20, 2008

Nearly 31/2 years after hordes of volunteers helped law enforcement search east Hillsborough County for Sarah Michelle Lunde, a jury is set to decide whether David Lee Onstott is guilty of murdering the 13-year-old. ...more

August 20, 2008

Prosecutors and defense attorneys called the final witnesses to the stand Monday, and when court resumes Wednesday, the jury is expected to decide the fate of David Lee Onstott. ...more

August 19, 2008

On Friday, the third day of testimony, jurors witnessed David Lee Onstott's religious side. ...more

August 16, 2008

Forensic experts testified Thursday during the second day of David Lee Onstott's trial, describing in graphic detail the fatal injuries 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde suffered and the crime scene where her body was found in 2005. ...more

August 15, 2008

It may take days, Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta acknowledged this morning. After three years of legal wrangling, jury selection begin this morning for the trial of David Lee Onstott, charged in the 2005 death of 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde. With prolonged media coverage, however, finding an impartial 12-person jury could take much time. ...more

August 11, 2008