Heather Strong was born and raised in Mississippi. She dreamed of a white-picket-fence life, a beautiful home and children.
While working as a waitress, Heather met Joshua Fulgham. They moved to Florida to find work and raise a family.
Joshua and Heather lived in this trailer home in Citra, Florida, outside of Tampa. (Courtesy Marion County Sheriff's Office)
Joshua Fulgham, with his son and daughter on his son's first birthday.
On February 15, 2009, Heather Strong left this Petro Travel Plaza in Florida, and was never seen alive again. (Courtesy Marion County Sheriff's Office)
This house in Boardman, Florida, where Joshua Fulgham's mistress lived with her mother, became the focus of the search for Heather Strong. (Courtesy Marion County Sheriff's Office)
About fifty yards in back of the home, an abandoned trailer contained evidence that suggested something very violent and bloody took place inside. (Courtesy Marion County Sheriff's Office)
Joshua's mistress, Emilia Carr, later told police that this broken window led her to search inside the trailer. (Courtesy Marion County Sheriff's Office)