David Rainey Obituary – Cause of Death: Three family members arrested in connection with the 2021 homicide of David Rainey.
According to the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office in a media release on Friday, October 27, 2023, on the morning of July 25, 2021, David Rainey was reported missing by his wife, Cindy Rainey, while the couple and their family were vacationing in the Town of Suwannee.
According to the sheriff’s office, later that evening, investigators with the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office found David Rainey deceased in a canal behind their rented residence. David Rainey had multiple stab wounds to the chest and had been placed in the water after his death, authorities said.
David Rainey’s death was ruled a homicide.
On October 25, 2023, three of David Rainey’s family members were arrested in connection to his murder.
Investigators with the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office traveled to Bunnell, Florida, and arrested Cindy Rainey and Bailey Rainey with the assistance of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators then traveled to Orlando, Florida, and arrested Jack Rainey with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Cindy Rainey, Bailey Rainey, and Jack Rainey were all charged with Tampering with Evidence.
Sheriff Darby Butler would like to thank The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the State Attorney, Third Circuit, for assisting the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office with these arrests.
