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Jessie Kirk

Gender : Female

Age : 72

Race : White

Date : 03/04/2025

Location : Near Haulover Canal Bridge

City : Titusville

County : Brevard

State : Florida

Agency : Titusville Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Fire

Event : Murdered by corrections officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/04/2025, Jessie Kirk, 72, was reported missing after failing to show up for her routine morning walk in Titusville, Florida. A friend reported her missing, and Titusville Police began searching for her. Officers found David Armstrong Barber, 35, a former Brevard County corrections deputy, near Kirk’s condominium. He exhibited suspicious behavior and had recent burn injuries. Later that day, Kirk's vehicle was found burned near State Road 50 and State Road 520 in Orange County. Kirk’s burned body was discovered near the Haulover Canal in north Brevard County. Barber was arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder, arson, burglary of an occupied structure, abuse of a dead human body, theft, and tampering with evidence.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2025/03/10/former-brevard-deputy-charged-with-murder-of-titusville-woman-72/82242872007/
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/03/10/ex-brevard-corrections-deputy-now-faces-murder-charges-related-to-jessie-kirks-death/
https://www.wesh.com/article/man-charged-murder-death-titusville-woman/64133409
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B_jZIvj5AE