Sarah Turney
Oct 22, 20211 min
Diane Francis was last seen in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005. There is an extensive paper trail for Diane, but it suddenly stopped. Diane’s daughter Sherri Snyder has been on a mission to find her mother pretty much ever since.
Diane's daughter Sherri has worked with a Private Investigator in the past who suggested she travel to Florida to search for Diane. She is raising money for these travel expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/finding-diane-francis
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The bulk of information for this episode came from Diane's police records and records from The Florida Department of Children and Families provided by Diane's daughter, Sherri Snyder.
Boone, Ray. “TV Show 'Cold Justice' Spotlights Local Cold Case: Palm Coast.” Palm Coast Observer, Palm Coast Observer, 25 Sept. 2018, https://www.palmcoastobserver.com/article/tv-show-cold-justice-spotlights-local-cold-case.
Bruce, Matt. “TV Show Reveals Missing Flagler Man Likely Victim of Murder.” Daytona Beach News-Journal Online, Daytona Beach News-Journal Online, 18 Sept. 2018, https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180915/tv-show-reveals-missing-flagler-man-likely-victim-of-murder.
“Diane Theresa Francis.” The Charley Project, https://charleyproject.org/case/diane-theresa-francis.
“Finding Diane T Francis, Organized by Erin Reed.” Gofundme.com, https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-find-diane?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico%2Bshare-sheet.
Reed, Erin. Sipping on Some Crime, Season 1, episodes 2,3, & 4.
Scanlan, Dan. “Missing Man, 'Uncle Waldo' Sought in Palm Coast.” The Florida Times-Union, The Florida Times-Union, 28 May 2015, https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20150528/NEWS/801246166.
Turney, Sarah. The Case of Diane Francis - YouTube. 28 Mar. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjIjlxBoxgQ.
Turney, Sarah. “Interview with Sherri Snyder.” 18 September 2021.