After sending the evidence to a lab to be tested, the results, unfortunately, came back inconclusive.ĭespite his wounds, Harry Schenck survived and would live for another 36 years. In 2018, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told Action News Jax that there was a piece of evidence that they believed may hold the key to solving this case. One person of interest was arrested in connection to the Schwender murder but was later released and charges were dropped. The search then grew nation-wide as newspapers across the country picked up and published the story of the Brink’s security guard murder. There were two white gunmen and a black female who was the get-away driver.Īfter they fled the scene, local authorities set up blockades on the bridges leading out of Jacksonville and even flew a helicopter around town but were unable to locate the suspects. Newspaper clippings from the time indicated that there were multiple suspects, as many as three, involved in the shooting. George stepped out of the vehicle to assist and rescue his partner Harry when he was shot. Harry attempted to retreat further into the building and hide behind counters but was struck by the gunshots.
Harry was inside the building picking up paperwork, checks, and cash. The two men arrived at the Zayre Department Store on Beach Boulevard and parked by the front door.
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George was the driver of their armored vehicle that day. On June 17, 1970, George and his partner Harry Schenck were working for Brink’s, a cash management company. That brave mentality would carry George throughout his life up to his last moments. That never stopped George from climbing atop the trains and shoveling coal to bring home to his family. This act is considered stealing, and many people were shot at the time for stealing train coal. And he said ‘No, it’s mine! You can have the five dollars, but it’s my egg.’ He kept the egg all summer long,” Adrienne recalled with a laugh.Īdrienne loves to tell the story of when her father was just a boy and would shovel coal off passing trains and throw it down to his sister. “His mother said she wanted the egg so it could be food. George never cared about the cash prize that came with it, but he cared about the egg he earned and never wanted to let go. He kept it until it began to smell too bad to keep. George was the type of child who kept the golden egg he won on Easter for months. Most of his early years were set during the hardest time of the Depression,” Adrienne said. Adrienne described her father as a “serious man,” likely due to the timeframe of his childhood. He made sure every kid got a chance to get up and bat.”īorn on August 23, 1927, George Schwender grew up during the Great Depression. “He played every single kid in the neighborhood. “He was one of those people who wasn’t out to win.,” Adrienne recalled. When it came to athletics, he didn’t play favorites and wanted to give everyone the opportunity to experience playing. The gentle, loving father was kind to everyone. That quality time meant everything to him and his kids. George would often take his children to search for fossils, fish at the beach, and splash in the ocean. “He was very much into doing things with his kids.” He helped my brothers with their Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts,” Adrienne Sachse said of her father. “He was very much a person who was interested in his children. He would often encourage and broaden their imagination from a very young age. George Schwender was the type of father who worked hard to support his six children in every aspect of life, whether it was working a full-time job or coaching his kids’ softball teams. The student credited above wrote this story as a class project.
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
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