COURTS 'An absolute shining light,' mother says of Savannah Gold during her killer's sentencing in Jacksonville Dan Scanlan Florida Times-Union 0:00 0:35 Calling 21-year-old Savannah Gold. A Florida man will spend 40 years in prison for the murder of a coworker who vanished in 2017. Lee Rodarte Jr., 30, pleaded guilty to second degree murder charges last month, after.