Waitress Who Served Lunch To Double Murder Suspect Hours Before Incident Helps Trace Him

The Florida police have tracked down the suspect behind a double murder, thanks to a crucial lead from a waitress who served him hours before the fatal stabbing.

A married couple from Daytona, 48-year-old Terry and 55-year-old Brenda Aultman, was fatally stabbed on March 5, while they were riding bicycles home. Their bodies were found with their throats slashed, police said.

Daytona Beach Police then released the pictures and footage of the suspect seeking help from the public to identify and trace the man accused of the double murder. Meanwhile, Valerie Court, who works as a waitress in a restaurant in Daytona Beach, recognized the suspect, now identified as 32-year-old Jean Macean, WAFB reported.

Court remembered serving Macean for a late lunch on March 5, while he was dressed in the same outfit shown in the footage released by the cops. "He was short-worded with me, so I just kept his tea filled up," Court recollected.

Macean's credit card did not have his name but "my temporary pay card" written on it, Court said. He then signed an initial "JM" on the receipt, which she had kept and later handed over to the police. The cops used the receipt to track Macean's location and arrested him from Orlando.

Macean confessed the crime and has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. However, the investigators have not yet determined a motive behind the murders.

"I’m very happy that I was able to help them get a dangerous person off the street," Court said. "I wanted to catch this guy. I wanted to help the police department and help the community and catch him and get him. I knew I had valuable information," she added.

Court handed over the crucial details to the cops before the agency offered a $50,000 reward for any leads regarding the case. However, the police have not announced if Court would be receiving the reward.

Meanwhile, Court said she did not do it for reward, and she is proud that she could help the police department track down a dangerous suspect.