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Walt Buteau

Walt Buteau

Investigative Reporter at WFLA-TV

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  • English
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  • Investigative Reporting

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Recent Articles

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‘It hurts a lot’: Murder victim’s daughter discusses search for fugitive stepdad, how he got away...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Heather Toledo’s oldest daughter hopes someday she won’t have to look over her shoulder and worry about where Enrique Toledo is. Heather Toledo was shot to death in the evening of July 3, 2022. She was 37. Her husband, Enrique, now 55, admitted to pulling the trigger in a 911 call made to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators learned the couple’s three children were in the home at the time of the shooting. The oldest was in the bedroom where it happened. He…
over 1 year ago
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‘Where is the money?’: Pickleball entrepreneur $47 million in debt,...

“There are some people that have given him their entire life savings, their entire retirement,” Butler said. “I don’t know how they’re going to exist.”
over 1 year ago
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Rapes across military often go unreported, but retaliation Tampa ai...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Sr. Airman Chelsea Woodard has faced a nightmare on many levels, but data from the Department of Defense suggests her claims are sadly similar to thousands of other victims of military sexual assault. Only hours after enjoying her 27th birthday celebration on Osan Air Base in South Korea, Woodard said she was followed by another airman she did not know. She alleges he later trapped her in a room and raped her. “I said no,” Woodard said. “I remember crying, balling up o…
over 1 year ago
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‘They wanted me to give up’: Alleged rape victim felt like suspect ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa airman who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was allegedly raped on an overseas base said the investigation that followed made her feel like a suspect, not a victim. Senior Airman Chelsea Woodard, now stationed at MacDill Air Force base, detailed the ordeal that meshes with a troubling pattern of how military sexual assaults (MST) are investigated. Woodard, 30, expected a long career in the Air Force when she enlisted seven years ago. “It was m…
over 1 year ago
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‘Should’ve never sold’: Hot real estate market fuels lawsuits again...

A Tampa area developer is now at odds with the contractor he hired to build several homes and some of his investors also filed a civil lawsuit against him and his company.
over 1 year ago
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Tampa pastor accused of using racist, homophobic slurs at New Begin...

One volunteer said she “set aside the slurs”because her goal was to help the homeless veterans.
over 1 year ago
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Veteran not offered civilian care after VA appointment wait that to...

The law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay private sector doctors for care outside the government network if a veteran waits longer than 20 days for a primary care appointment.
almost 2 years ago
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VA dispute: Tampa veteran living with chronic pain faces paperwork ...

“Every three months,” Davis said. “Every three months I get a denial letter.”
almost 2 years ago
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Money trail chase stalled in alleged pickleball scheme, leaving Flo...

Florida resident Philip Piche is owed nearly $4 million, according to court documents.
almost 2 years ago
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Florida pickleball players snared in alleged scheme with sport ‘amb...

UPDATE: On Wednesday, a federal judge in Indiana ordered Rodney Grubbs to liquidate his equipment and apparel company. 8 On Your Side will continue to track this story as it develops. THE VILLAGES, Fla. (WFLA) — Rodney Grubbs has been a bit of a star in the fast-growing sport of pickleball, but now fellow players are taking him to a different court claiming he did not deliver on an investment promise. Jennifer Butler, a retired airline pilot who lives in The Villages, said many investors conside…
almost 2 years ago
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‘It’s too easy:’ Ybor shooting victim’s mom reacts to data showing ...

“You’d be surprised that electronics or valuables will be left in plain view,” DeFelice said. “And the areas where guns are usually stored, the glove compartment or the center console are opened and disheveled by somebody who targeted a gun.”
almost 2 years ago