September 8, 2025 | By: Reid Murphy This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. Those who knew Vera Sullivan remember her exceptional beauty and class, but to her five children, she was that, and so much more. Whether she was trying to get someone to laugh, sharing her love for music, or making a home-cooked meal, Vera had an enormous heart. “She did not deserve what happened to her,” said Tamica Jackson, Vera’s daughter. On March 3, 1987, 37-year-old Vera Sullivan was reported missing. She was last seen getting off the bus in Jacksonville, Florida, on her way home from work, but never made it to her home on the Northside. Nineteen days later, on March 22, Vera’s body was discovered rolled up in a carpet and discarded in a wooded area near Clanzel T. Brown Park near Moncrief Road. The circumstances of her death remain a mystery. Vera grew up in a lively... Read More