- September 7, 2024
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The wife and two sons of a Palm Coast man who was stabbed to death and thrown in a Dixie County canal in July 2021 have been arrested in connection with his homicide.
Victim David Rainey's wife, Cindy Rainey, and sons Jack Rainey and Bailey Rainey were all arrested Oct. 25 and have been charged with tampering with evidence, according to a notice posted to the Dixie County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page.
Cindy Rainey had been the one to report David Rainey, 52, missing the morning of Sunday, July 25, 2021, while the family vacationed in the town of Suwannee with family friend Jeffery Sawyer, according to a news release from the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office.
She told deputies that her husband had walked away from the house the previous evening after the two had argued, and that he'd left his glasses, wallet and cell phone behind.
Dixie County deputies found David Rainey's body in a canal behind the rented home the evening she reported him missing.
He had been stabbed in the chest multiple times before being placed in the water, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Dixie County deputies worked with Flagler County deputies on Oct. 25 to arrest Cindy Rainey and Bailey Rainey in Bunnell, and arrested Jack Rainey in Orlando with help from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Dixie County Sheriff's Office.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
