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Woman found dead in Cape Coral, suspect charged with murder

Posted at 5:16 AM, Jun 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-17 12:21:00-04

UPDATE (11:50AM) -- Cape Coral Police have arrested a man for fatally stabbing a woman in Cape Coral Sunday night.

31-year-old Kyle Orr was arrested shortly after detectives found the body of 30-year-old Jessica Landor fatally stabbed to death.

He will be charged with 2nd Degree Murder.

A witness told police that they saw the suspect leaving the residence on foot and was inflicting knife wounds on himself as he walked way. Officers located Orr with the arm wounds behind a building one block away and found a knife nearby.

Orr was taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to Cape Coral Police, Orr was arrested on a drug charge on May 8th after an incident at the same residence. In that case, Landor told officers that she was choked and tied up by Orr, but refused to press charges.

Officers say since the couple did not live together or have any children together, the situation could not be ruled as domestic violence.

Orr was also arrested in May 2014 in connection to two convenience store robberies.

We'll have more on this story on Fox 4 News at 5.

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Kyle Orr (May 2019 mug shot)


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CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- A death investigation is underway in Cape Coral.

Police said a woman was killed in an apartment complex Sunday night at SW 47th Terrace.

Police said they have a potential suspect in custody.

It was a very active scene. Cape Coral’s major crimes unit and forensic officers were on scene after a 911 call came in just before 8 PM.

Police said they found a female victim in a second-floor apartment on SW 47th Terrace near Skyline Boulevard.

That woman died from her injuries.

Police said a potential suspect was taken into custody near the apartment complex.

Right now, the relationship between the suspect and victim are unknown at this time.

Cape Coral Police said they will release more details on Monday.