Jacksonville, FL — A beloved music teacher from San Jose Elementary will no doubt be on the hearts and minds of students and staff as they return from spring break.
Deborah Liles was found dead in her Panama Park home on the northside late last week. Her car was recovered over the weekend not far from her home.
Liles' gold 2010 Buick LaCrosse was found on Golfair Boulevard on Saturday and JSO is now asking for the public's help identifying who was driving it.
Neighbors said police found the car behind an abandoned house near Notter Avenue.
Police call the case a murder, and Liles’ children said she'd been a victim of several crimes in the past.
“I don’t know about the circumstances. I don’t know if they’re coincidences happening. I don’t know if there’s a connection between what happened then and what happened now," Liles' daughter Rachel Sirmans said. "We really want to find those answers.”
"Just the condolences, completely unknown numbers that text us…I was your mother's music student in third grade and I'm in high school now”, said Liles’ son Gerald.
JSO says this is an active ongoing investigation.
Anyone who knows anything about this murder is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to $3,000 contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.