Cold case · 1994
Also known as Unsolved homicide of Charlotte Amy Gellert
The short answer
Amy Gellert was fatally attacked outside her Cocoa Beach home in 1994, and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office continues to list the homicide as unsolved.
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Sneak peek: "48 Hours" Cold Case: Who killed Amy Gellert?
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Charlotte “Amy” Gellert was 21 when she was killed outside her family's Cocoa Beach, Florida, home on March 20, 1994. Her mother and stepfather had returned from church at about 8:30 p.m. and encountered an armed, masked intruder inside the residence. The intruder forced the couple to the floor while carrying a gun and an edged weapon. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-who-killed-amy-gellert/)
Gellert arrived at the house while the confrontation was unfolding. The intruder attacked her outside, and she died from her injuries. Her mother and stepfather were also injured but survived. The Brevard County Sheriff's Office describes the assailant as a white man believed to have been in his early twenties, approximately 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 165 to 185 pounds. [Brevard County Sheriff's Office](https://www.brevardsheriff.com/units-services/criminal-investigative-services/)
Investigators examined the home invasion, the items used by the assailant, and activity around Cocoa Beach during the spring-break period. The available public record does not establish why this particular home or family was targeted. Although investigators developed multiple possible leads over the years, no arrest or criminal charge has been reported. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-gellert-murder-help-solve-a-20-year-old-cold-case/)
More than two decades after the killing, Brevard County investigators publicized details of the investigation through CBS's “48 Hours” and appealed for information that could identify the perpetrator. An investigator told CBS that he believed the case remained solvable but needed the right evidence or a person willing to provide information. The renewed public appeal did not resolve the homicide. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-gellert-murder-help-solve-a-20-year-old-cold-case/)
The sheriff's current Criminal Investigative Services page continues to list Gellert's death as an “Unsolved Homicide” and advertises a reward of up to $5,000 for information. That continuing official designation supports classifying the case as cold.
Amy Gellert was fatally attacked by an intruder outside her family's Cocoa Beach residence.
Brevard County investigators renewed their public appeal for information through national news coverage.
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