Kimberly Leach

Kimberly Leach is documented in the ColdCaseIndex database as a homicide case in Lake City, Florida. The events are dated to February 9, 1978. The victim is recorded as 12 years old and female. The last known information on record places the case at February 9, 1978, Lake City Junior High School, Lake City, FL.

Within the ColdCaseIndex taxonomy, Kimberly Leach is filed under Homicide with a status of Conviction. A homicide entry documents a killing in which the perpetrator has not been identified, has not been convicted, or where the case is otherwise historically notable. The record is cross-referenced under the themes homicide, child, Ted Bundy, Florida, conviction, execution, which connect it to related cases across the database.

The Kimberly Leach case ended in a criminal conviction. It is retained in this index as a historically significant case — one whose investigation, prosecution, or aftermath shaped forensic practice, criminal law, or the public understanding of violent crime.

Primary jurisdiction for the Kimberly Leach case rests with local law enforcement in Lake City, supported by Florida state investigative authorities. The case sits within a wider national picture: the U.S. homicide clearance rate has fallen from roughly 90% in the 1960s to about 54% today, and more than 346,000 homicides recorded since 1965 remain unsolved. ColdCaseIndex documents individual cases like this one to keep them publicly visible and searchable.