Missing People in Florida
This is an updated list of people missing from in and around Florida. Missing persons in Florida are listed below.
Florida
5/21/19
An FGCU team, led by Alison Elgart, chair of the Department of Social Sciences, with support from forensic studies professor Heather Walsh-Haney, will travel to Germany in early June to search for servicemen missing in action from World War 2. The mission, for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), will include 10 FGCU students – six graduates, one undergraduate and three recent graduates. Two additional archaeologists, two experts from the DPAA and a linguist from Germany will assist the team.
“We have been tasked with a particular MACR (Missing Air Crew Report) that has been deemed recoverable,” said Elgart. “We cannot provide the exact location or the names of the missing crew that we are looking for, but can say that we will be trying to recover four missing airmen who were shot down by German aircraft during a bombing raid in 1943. A site has tentatively been identified by the DPAA, and our job is to determine whether we can recover any of the missing crew from this area. Our team consists of archaeologists and students who are experienced in archaeological excavation and osteological recovery.”
This will be FGCU’s first mission of this kind with the DPAA. The mission of the DPAA is to “provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.”
“We are all humbled and honored by this opportunity to provide service to the U.S. government and to FGCU, and to give some sort of closure to grieving families. Everyone is working pro-bono and are not profiting from this project in any way. We hope to succeed and make everyone proud,” Elgart said.
Members of the FGCU team include:
Scientific Recovery Expert: Alison Elgart, chair of the FGCU Department of Social Services
Principal Investigator: Heather Walsh-Haney, forensic studies professor and chair of the FGCU Department of Justice Studies
Scene photographer: Dee Lopez, FGCU forensics lab manager
FGCU undergraduate student: Wilitza Santos
FGCU forensic studies graduate students: Liz Ameros, Brooke Smith, Amy Pham, Shannon Dery, Craig Sherman, Kristina Startt
Recent FGCU graduates: Kathryn Ivanovich, Julie Evo, Connor Hawkes
DPAA: Medic, unexploded ordnance expert
Linguist: Wolf Goettel
Once the full team is in Germany, this page will be regularly updated.
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FGCU students, faculty to spend June searching for missing WW2 servicemen - FGCU 360
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An FGCU team, led by Alison Elgart, chair of the Department...12 hours ago
Update.
5/14/19
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. — UPDATE: Deputies say Patricia Welsh has been found and is safe.
www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-woman-missing-for-about-a-week-...
1 day ago
Great news found safe
Update
5/20/19
Update: Mr. Cruder has been located.
www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/deputies-locate-missing-man-who-walked-away-from-assisted-l......
1 day ago
#Missing Mary F. Lee, 54, Hillsborough County, FL.
May 9, 2019.
5/20/19
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - Deputies are searching a Florida woman who has been missing for over a week.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says that 54-year-old Mary F. Lee is missing and endangered. She was last seen on May 9th when she was released from the hospital. She has not been seen or heard from since.
They say that Mary weighs about 160 pounds and stands at about five-feet, seven-inches tall. She has black hair and brown eyes.
If you know where Mary may be, please contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 1-813-247-8200.
www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/deputies-search-for-missing-endangered-woman-who-was-last-se...
Deputies search for missing, endangered woman who was last seen leaving hospital
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Deputies are searching a Florida woman who has been missing for over a week.2 days ago
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#BodyFound Strawberry Avenue, Holly Hill, FL. 5/19/20.
5/20/19
HOLLY HILL, Fla. - A decomposed body was discovered Sunday in a heavily wooded area near Strawberry Avenue in Holly Hill, police said.
Police said they received a call about a foul smell coming from the area.
“Investigators from the Holly Hill Police Department will be working closely with the Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the identity of the subject and the cause of death,” a news release said.
Police said the body was in the advanced stages of composition, and there was some fire damage to the body.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Decomposed body found in wooded area in Holly Hill, police say
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A decomposed body was discovered Sunday in a heavily wooded area near Strawberry Avenue in Holly Hill, police said.2 days ago
#Missing Kameela Russell, 41, Miami, FL. 5/15/19.
5/18/19
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Police are looking for a mother in Florida who has not been seen for several days.
WOFL reported that Kameela Russell, 41, was last seen by her family on Wednesday when she went to her family’s Miami home to pick up her daughter.
Russell was reported missing on Thursday night. She has been described as 5-feet-7-inches tall and about 165 pounds with black hair and a purple braid.
She was last seen wearing gray leggings, a striped shirt and sneakers, according to police.
Anyone with any information can call Miami police at (305) 474-6473 or 911.
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Police in Florida are looking for a mother who has been missing for several days
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Police are looking for a mother in Florida who has not been seen for several days. WOFL reported that Kameela Russell, 41, was last seen by her family on Wednesday when she...4 days ago
#BodyFound - female. Bradenton, FL. 5/17/19
5/17/19
BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) – A woman’s body was found on Friday in the back seat of a car left at a Dunkin Donuts restaurant in Bradenton for three weeks.
According to the sheriff’s office, an employee of the restaurant reported the vehicle around 6:44 a.m., requesting it to be checked out.
Deputies found the body in the back seat in an advanced stage of decomposition and unidentifiable.
It’s not known how the victim died or whether foul play is involved.
The sheriff’s office said an autopsy will likely be performed on Monday.
No further information was immediately released.
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Body found in back seat of car left at Bradenton Dunkin Donuts for 3 weeks
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A woman’s body was found on Friday in the back seat of a car left at a Dunkin Donuts restaurant in Bradenton for three weeks.5 days ago
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So sad!
Our condolences to the loved-ones of Airman Isaac Anderson. Nov. 22, 1952. Thank you for your service, sir.
5/17/19
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The remains of a local hero will finally return home this week after being missing for several decades.
Family members of Airman Isaac Anderson say he went missing after a military plane crash back in 1952. His remains were recently found in Alaska and are now set to come home to Tampa Thursday afternoon.
Anderson was born in Brewster but later moved to Tampa where he eventually met his wife. The two had one son together - Isaac Anderson, Jr.
Anderson's granddaughter, Tonja Anderson-Dell, says her grandfather joined the United States Air Force because he wanted to provide for his family.
On Nov. 22, 1952, Anderson and 51 other American soldiers were headed for Anchorage on a C-124 Globemaster plane. But the plane slammed into Mount Gannett in Alaska, killing all 52 people aboard.
According to the Associated Press, the wreckage from the crash was found soon after but later became buried in snow and forgotten as it became part of the glacier.
In June 2012, the wreckage was rediscovered by an Army National Guard crew during a routine training mission. A team has traveled to the glacier every year since to try and recover remains.
Airman Anderson's family tells us, as of May 2017, 40 soldiers were identified and returned home to their families.
After more than 66 years, Airman Anderson will also return home. His family tells us the remains will arrive at Tampa International Airport Thursday afternoon. Isaac Anderson Jr., Tonja Anderson-Dell and several other family members will be at the airport to welcome him along with Blue Star Mothers and Patriot Guard.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at noon, followed by a burial.
www.wfla.com/news/local-news/airman-missing-for-66-years-finally-coming-home-to-tampa-1/2006242114
Remains of Tampa airman missing 66 years finally returned to family
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The remains of a local hero will finally return home this week after being missing for several decades.6 days ago
We hope that he is well.
5/20/19
Update: Mr. Cruder has been located.
www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/deputies-locate-missing-man-who-walked-away-from-assisted-l...
Missing Charles Leonard Cruder, 61, Tampa, FL. 5/12/19.
5/14/19
TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - Deputies are searching for a missing and endangered man out of Tampa.
On the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office website, they say that 61-year-old Charles Leonard Cruder is missing. He reportedly walked away from his assisted living facility on Sunday morning and has not been seen or heard from since.
Charles is about 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds.
If you have any information on where Charles may be, please call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200 or email Piocommandcenter@hcso.tampa.fl.us with tips.
www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/deputies-search-for-missing-florida-man-who-left-his-assiste...
Deputies search for missing Florida man who left his assisted living facility
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Deputies are searching for a missing and endangered man out of Tampa.6 days ago
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#Missing Frank Yelmini, Indian River Boulevard and Royal Palm Pointe, Indian River County, FL.
5/13/19
The sheriff's office in Indian River County hopes you can help it find a missing person.
Authorities say Frank Yelmini was last seen near Indian River Boulevard and Royal Palm Pointe. He was walking north at the time, the sheriff's office said.
He reportedly was wearing sweatpants and slides.
Officials say he is insulin dependent and it is unclear if he has taken his medication.
If you have any information you are urged to call Indian River County Sheriff's Office Public Safety Dispatch at 772-978-6240 and refer to case number 2019-83867.
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Deputies are trying to find a missing Indian River Co. man
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Officials say he is insulin dependent and it is unclear if he has taken his medication.1 week ago
Sweatpants and slides? Wth are slides? No shirt??
#Missing Farris Johnson, 60, South Florida State Hospital in Pembroke Pines, FL. 5/12/19.
5/13/19
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - A man who was a court-ordered patient at South Florida State Hospital in Pembroke Pines has been reported missing by staff members at the hospital, authorities confirmed Monday.
Pembroke Pines police said Farris Johnson, 60, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday at the hospital.
Police said Johnson suffers from other medical conditions, as well, and does not have access to his medication.
Surveillance video shows Johnson leaving the facility at 800 E. Cypress Drive and walking in the direction of University Drive, authorities said.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Detective Renee Wilks at 954-431-2200.
www.local10.com/news/florida/broward/man-with-paranoid-schizophrenia-reported-missing-from-hospital
Man with paranoid schizophrenia reported missing from hospital
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A man who was a court-ordered patient at South Florida State Hospital in Pembroke Pines has been reported missing by staff members at the hospital, authorities confirmed Monday.1 week ago
Our condolences to the loved-ones of Heather Anne Lacey, missing since November, 2013.
5/13/19
MARGATE (CBSMiami) – The body of a woman missing for more than five years was recently discovered inside an old refrigerator at a Margate scrap metal business.
According to a heavily redacted Margate police report, the owner of the scrap metal business made the horrifying discovery on March 15 after the refrigerator was delivered for scrap metal processing.
According to the Sun Sentinel, it was the body of Heather Anne Lacey, a 29-year-old mother of two, who disappeared in November 2013 and last seen in Deerfield Beach.
The report says the freezer containing Lacey’s body had been in a Hollywood apartment where Jonathan Escarzaga was found dead on Feb. 17, 2019. After Escarzaga’s death, the landlord upgraded the appliances and the old appliances were removed by a Margate company, which sent the freezer containing Heather’s remains to the scrap business.
The Sentinel reports that witnesses said Lacey’s arms were raised inside the refrigerator as if her hands were pushing against the door and her legs were compressed toward her upper body.
Following her disappearance, family members said she had a history of drug abuse that started after she had a C-section and started using painkillers, as well as cocaine and other narcotics. She was also arrested several times for drug possession and prostitution and served a year in prison for forging a check and identity theft, states the paper.
The death of Jonathan Escarzaga remains a mystery as well. His body was found in his Hollywood apartment after it started to decompose and a neighbor complained about the odor. The medical examiner’s office could not determine how Escarzaga died or what caused his death.
Police have not said whether Escarzaga knew Lacey, or what role, if any, he may have had in her death. Also unknown is how long Lacey has been dead, or how long she was hidden inside the freezer.
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Missing Woman’s Body Found In Old Refrigerator More Than 5 Years After Disappearance
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The body of a woman missing for more than five years was recently discovered inside an old refrigerator at a Margate scrap metal business.1 week ago
I don’t understand why the landlord nor the people moving the freezer never looked inside, I mean who takes appliances to the scrap yard without emptying them?
Closure, peace and comfort to the family.
So sad...my deepest condolences and prayers to her family. May she rest in eternal peace.....
The landlord did it
So sad 😢 Hope her family can find peace
Crazy! The landlord never looked in the appliances? Seems fishy!
My condolences to the family!
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There are definitely pieces missing to this puzzle, Something is just not adding up.
Shelby Lindemann 😧
Strange
How sad 😞
Ugh wtf???
Nicky Lynn Woman in freezer! PJ Mosel Thomas
Landlord did it. It's a perfect cover. Blame it on the dead guy who can't be questioned. It will get pinned on him and the landlord will walk free. He probably waited for years for something like this to happen so he could get rid of her body.
#BodyFound Pinellas County, FL. 5/12/19.
5/12/19
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office began a death investigation Sunday after a body was found in a retention pond behind a Winn-Dixie store location in Seminole.
Deputies were called to the scene behind the Winn-Dixie at 8740 Park Boulevard around 3:48 p.m., according to officials.
Upon arrival they confirmed the presence of a badly decomposed body laying face down in the sawgrass lining the pond. It's unclear how long the body, which appears to be that of an adult male, had been there exposed to the elements prior to being spotted.
Officials said the body, which is at this time unidentified, was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine cause and manner of death.
No further information has been released.
www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/05/12/deputies-body-found-seminole-area-retention-pond
Deputies: Body found in Seminole-Area Retention Pond
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Body found face down in sawgrass lining pond1 week ago
Update
5/2/19
A Summerfield woman who temporarily went missing earlier this month is behind bars in the Marion County Jail.
Stephanie Brianne Binegar, 27, was arrested Thursda...
1 week ago
Update
5/10/19
MIAMI - The Miami Police Department has located a man who was reported missing Wednesday and suffers from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.
According to a news ...
1 week ago
Update
5/12/19
Missing man with Down Syndrome found safe in Fort Lauderdale
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Missing Leighton Fuller, 3...
1 week ago
UPDATE: Ashley Rose Adams may be in the Defuniak Springs or Bagdad, Florida area. If you have any information on Ashley's whereabouts, call the ECSO at 436-9620
Missing Runaway Juvenile: Ashley Rose Adams, DOB: 3/22/01
Ashley Rose Adams was last seen on September 30th, at a family members home on the 8000-block of Eastwood Lane. If you have any information on Ashley's whereabouts, call the ECSO at 436-9620 or CrimeStoppers at 433-STOP.
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7 months ago
**Update on BODY FOUND**
The Bartow County sheriffs office needs your assistance to ID the deceased female from Monday’s discovery of a dismembered body.
According to Bartow County sheriff , body parts of a Caucasian female- 18 to 35 years old -5 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 6 inches - 150 pounds - brown / reddish hair.
Below is a police sketch of what the sheriffs office believes this female looks like. Also is a tattoo found on the chest of the torso. If you recognize this woman or tattoo please contact the Bartow County sheriffs office immediately
9 months ago
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Have you seen this child? RYAN EAGAN
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Missing From: LARGO, FL. Missing Date: 11/03/2016. Ryan was last seen on November 3, 2016. She may still be in the local area.2 years ago
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2 years ago
WNY Mother looking for missing daughter in Miami! wivb.com/2017/02/10/local-woman-missing-in-miami/
UPDATE: It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Samantha's body was found today in the parking lot of a suburban Boynton Beach Publix in an SUV. Please keep her loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. She was so young, and had a full life ahead of her. <3
MISSING WOMAN FROM BOYNTON, FL
Samantha Miller, 27, was last seen on Thursday, November 17, 2016 leaving her residence on Seacrest Blvd. near Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach. She was driving a 2006 white Mercury Mountaineer with FL plate 003PQZ (pictured at right) and said she was going to Walmart. She has not been seen or heard from since. Samantha has multiple tattoos including a star on her thumb, crown on her middle finger and “Ruth Mae” on her wrist.
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Collier County Sheriff's Office
Please share this video. The CCSO investigation to locate 27-year-old Jamie Curtis remains active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.252.9300.
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Both are alive
Beth Elise Matthews is a 37-year-old female who has not been seen since November 26, 2015. A missing persons report is on file with the Lee County Sheriff's Office and her family is desperate to know that she is unharmed and in good physical condition. Thank you.
3 years ago
Found alive
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