According to Joy, Linda and Kirk had been planning a weekend getaway to celebrate their one-year anniversary. His wife was out of town at a conference in New Orleans, so they were going to head to Jacksonville and then across to Tampa.
"When the police questioned him he told them he had not seen Linda and that he had last spoke with her at about 4 o'clock on the day she disappeared," Linda said. "He told them that during his conversation with Linda he had broken off their weekend plans and that instead he had gone deep-sea fishing with a college friend."
It remains unclear why, if the plans were canceled, Linda would have been so excited about them when she later spoke with her friends at Matey's Brig. Nonetheless, Kirk has never been named a suspect or person of interest in Linda's disappearance.
Another avenue police have looked at, according to Joy, is whether convicted serial killer Oba Chandler might have been responsible for her sister's disappearance.
"Chandler lived in the Tampa area and he also traveled to Daytona Beach. On the night that Linda disappeared he was known to be in the area. So there is the possibility that maybe he had something to do with it. But he's not talking and they don't think he is going to confess to any more crimes."
A cold case unit is currently handling Linda's case. Joy tries to keep in regular contact with the investigators and continues to hope for a break in the case.
"My mother and I have both submitted DNA swabs to the police department and those have recently been submitted to the FBI and added to their database. Other than that there have not been any new developments that I am aware of. My mother is getting up there in age, so we hope to have some answers soon."
Linda Lois Little is described as a white female, 5'11" tall, 150 lbs., with reddish brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt or blouse style top and black leotards. Anyone with information is asked to call the Daytona Beach Police Department at 386-671-5100 or Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-888-277-TIPS. You could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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