A complete list of all the missing persons, unsolved cases, and resolved cases featured on True Case Files from the state of Florida. Links to full case write-ups are provided.
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Name: Elizabeth Prescott
Missing since: April 30th, 2004
Age at disappearance: 19
Last seen in: Panama City, FL
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Name: Sheena Johnson
Missing since: September 8th, 2006
Age at disappearance: 21
Last seen in: Jacksonville, FL
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Name: Tisa Gantt
Missing since: January 2nd, 2007
Age at disappearance: 36
Last seen in: Titusville, FL
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Name: Stefanie Francique
Missing since: November 5th, 2007
Age at disappearance: 24
Last seen in: New Port Richey, FL
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Name: Kyla Porter
Missing since: February 15th, 2008
Age at disappearance: 19
Last seen in: Holiday, FL
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Name: Davinia Sterling
Missing since: January 27th, 2010
Age at disappearance: 31
Last seen in: Jacksonville, FL
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Name: Yesenia Duval-Del Rosario
Missing since: October 14th, 2010
Age at disappearance: 19
Last seen in: Hollywood Beach, FL
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Name: Tiffany Daniels
Name: Alicia Griffin
Missing since: February 1st, 2014
Age at disappearance: 37
Last seen in: Orlando, FL
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Name: Jadekiss McNeal
Missing since: December 21st, 2015
Age at disappearance: 13
Last seen in: Pensacola, FL
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Missing since: March 30th, 2016
Age at disappearance: 58
Last seen in: Jacksonville, FL
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Name: Calandra Stallworth
Missing since: March 27th, 2017
Age at disappearance: 29
Last seen in: Crestview, FL
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Name: Sophie Reeder
Missing since: May 19th, 2017
Age at disappearance: 15
Last seen in: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Name: Keyonna Cole
Missing since: February 10th, 2019
Age at disappearance: 27
Last seen in: Brooksville, FL
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Name: Jasmine Robinson
Missing since: February 18th, 2019
Age at disappearance: 23
Last seen in: Archer, FL
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Name: Cieha Taylor
Missing since: February 6th, 2020
Age at disappearance: 28
Last seen in: Plant City, FL
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Name: Haneul Oh
Missing since: December 20th, 2021
Age at disappearance: 21
Last seen in: Davie, FL
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Missing since: July 18th, 2023
Age at disappearance: 43
Last seen in: Casselberry, FL
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Name: Atraya Berardi
Missing since: May 24th, 2024
Age at disappearance: 16
Last seen in: Rockledge, FL
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A mother and daughter killed inside their residence; the house then set on fire.
Name: Heather Radcliffe (28)
Jeana Lynn Burrus.
Name: Jeana Burrus (39)
Case type: Murder
Body found: February 6th, 2007
Body identified: November 2022
Location: Sarasota, FL
Brief: The body of an adult female was found in a wooded area in Sarasota during February 2007. It took nearly 15 years before the body was identified as Jeana Burrus. It was later determined that Jeana was never reported missing, even though she lived with a husband and young son at the time of her disappearance.
Case details: Never Reported Missing: The Murder of Jeana Burrus.----------------------------------------
Tyvon Nicole Whitford.
Name: Tyvon Whitford
Age: 25
Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.
Location: Hawthorn, FL
Date: June 9th, 2007
Brief: Tyvon was found shot to death inside her Hawthorn home. She was six months pregnant at the time of her death. The killing remains unsolved.
Case details: The Murder of Tyvon Whitford.
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Keira Ja'Nae Banks.
Name: Keira Banks
Age: 24
Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.
Location: Winter Park, FL
Date: November 16th, 2007
Brief: Keira was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the doorway of the Winter Park home that she shared with her young son. She succumbed to her injuries two days later.
Case details: The Murder of Keira Banks.----------------------------------------
Nicole Pauline Ganguzza.
Name: Nicole Ganguzza
Age: 26
Case type: Unsolved murder; strangulation.
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: June 10th, 2008
Brief: Nicole went for a jog at Jay Blanchard Park and never returned. The following day, her body was found in a wooded area near a trail in the park. She had been attacked and strangled to death. Nicole's killer still remains unknown.
Case details: The Murder of Nicole Ganguzza.
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Keisha Eliane Murray.
Name: Keisha Murray
Age: 34
Case type: Unsolved murder.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: July 7th, 2013
Brief: Keisha was found murdered in broad daylight at a cemetery on Ribault Scenic Drive. Her body had been set against a tree, and it appeared that she had recently been bathed. Police quickly labeled Keisha's death as a homicide, though they have never publicly revealed her exact cause of death. Her killer(s) remain unknown to this day.
Case details: The Murder of Keisha Murray.
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Tracy Lee Pulido.
Name: Tracy Pulido
Age: 42
Case type: Unsolved murder.
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Date: August 18th, 2013
Brief: Tracy was found deceased inside her St. Petersburg residence after she did not show up to pick up her son from a friend's house. It was clear that a violent struggle occurred and Tracy had fought for her life. Her murder is unsolved.
Case details: The Murder of Tracy Pulido.
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Heather Anne Lacey.
Name: Heather Lacey (29)
Case type: Disappearance, unsolved death.
Missing: November 21st, 2013.
Body found: February 23rd, 2019.
Locations: Deerfield Park FL/Hollywood FL.
Brief: Heather was reported missing by her family members after she abruptly stopped contacting them in November 2013. Nearly 6 years later, Heather's body was found inside a freezer in a deceased man's home. The suspicious case remains unsolved.
Case details: The Disappearance and Death of Heather Lacey.
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Princess Tiffany Hosang.
Name: Princess Hosang (25)
Case type: Disappearance, unsolved murder
Missing: September 25th, 2015
Body found: September 30th, 2015
Location: Lake Park, FL
Brief: Princess vanished under suspicious circumstances in Lake Park. Days later, her body was found in a field behind a local church - just two miles away from her home. A cause of death has never been publicly revealed; however, her manner of death has been classified as an unsolved homicide.
Case details: The Murder of Princess Hosang.
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Kayla-Lynn Asia Peatrice Freeland.
Name: Kayla Freeland
Age: 20
Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: February 6th, 2016
Brief: Kayla was shot to death in front of her infant son at her Jacksonville home. Her killer(s) have never been found.
Case details: The Murder of Kayla Freeland.
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Maria Sanchez & Destiny Banuelos.
Names: Maria Sanchez, Destiny Banuelos
Ages: 36 and 16
Case type: Unsolved double murder.
Location: Pine Hills, FL
Date: February 15th, 2016
Brief: The mother and daughter were found shot to death inside a Pine Hills home. Their murders remain unsolved.
Case details: The Murders of Maria Sanchez and Destiny Banuelos.
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Jonah Marcel Golden.
Name: Jonah Golden
Age: 19
Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: April 23rd, 2016
Brief: Jonah was killed after gunfire erupted at a house party in Jacksonville. The identity of the shooter(s) still remains unknown.
Case details: The Murder of Jonah Golden.
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Curtisia Courtney Smith.
Name: Curtisia 'Courtney' Smith
Age: 26
Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.
Location: Boynton Beach, FL
Date: April 5th, 2017
Brief: Courtney was ambushed by gunfire in Boynton Beach. Murder charges were filed but dropped very shortly thereafter. Courtney's killer(s) have still never been brought to justice.
Case details: The Murder of Curtisia 'Courtney' Smith.
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Lechmani Desroches.
Name: Lechmani Desroches (23)
Case type: Disappearance, unsolved murder
Missing: June 23rd, 2017
Remains found: September 2018
Locations: Orlando FL/Apopka FL
Brief: Lechmani vanished from Orlando in June 2017. In September 2018, his remains were found in Apopka. His cause of death has not been revealed, but detectives are investigating his case as a murder.
Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Lechmani Desroches.
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Jabez Eugene Spann.
Name: Jabez Spann (14)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: September 4th, 2017
Remains found: February 16th, 2019.
Location: Newtown, FL
Brief: Jabez vanished following a Labor Day celebration in Newtown. A year and a half later, his remains were found in a rural area off Interstate 75.
Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Jabez Spann.
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Stevencia Barlatier.
Name: Stevencia Barlatier (21)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: November 26th, 2017.
Remains found: 2019.
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Jacksonville couple and their infant daughter are killed in a shooting and house fire.
Name: QuaSean Trotter (20)
Case type: Triple murder; shooting and arson.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: December 12th, 2017
Name: Ariyan Johnson (19)
Case type: Triple murder, shooting and arson.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: December 12th, 2017
Name: Arelle Trotter (11 months)
Case type: Triple murder, smoke inhalation.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Date: December 12th, 2017
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LeHigh Acres woman leaving for work in the morning is shot in her front yard
Name: Trenesa Roberts (38)
Case type: Murder; shooting.
Location: Lehigh Acres, FL
Date: December 10th, 2018
Name: Heather Strong (27)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: February 15th, 2009
Found: March 19th, 2009
Arrests made: March 2009.
Outcome: Heather's estranged husband, Joshua Fulgham, was found guilty of Heather's murder in 2011. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Fulgham's affair partner/co-conspirator, Emilia Carr, was also found guilty and sentenced to death; however, she was later re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Full story: The Murder of Heather Strong.--------------------------------------------------------------------
Name: MaSarah Ross (3)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: May 2009
Found: December 2010
Arrest made: December 2012
Outcome: MaSarah's father, Lester Ross, was found guilty of murdering both MaSarah and her mother, Ronkeya Holmes, following his 2015 trial. Ross was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Full story: The Murders of Ronkeya Holmes and MaSarah Ross.
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Name: Ronkeya Holmes (29)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: October 18th, 2019
Found: December 2010
Arrest made: December 2012
Outcome: Lester Ross was found guilty of murdering both Ronkeya and their daughter, MaSarah Ross, following his 2015 trial. Ross was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Full story: The Murders of Ronkeya Holmes and MaSarah Ross.
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Name: Christian Aguilar (18)
Case type: Disappearance and murder
Missing: September 20th, 2012
Found: October 13th, 2012
Arrest made: September 24th, 2012
Outcome: Pedro Bravo was found guilty of murdering Christian following an August 2014 trial. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Full story: The Murder of Christian Aguilar.
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Name: Morgan Martin (17)
Name: Vanessa Cocly (23)
Outcome: Vanessa's ex-boyfriend, Christian Ruben Valentin Penchi, pleaded guilty second-degree murder in January 2019. He was later sentenced to life in prison.
Name: Iyana Sawyer (16)
Missing since: December 19th, 2018
Arrest made: July 2019.
Outcome: Johnathan Quiles went to trial in September 2023 and was ultimately found guilty of murdering both Iyana and her unborn child. He was also found guilty of sexual battery against a minor. Quiles was later sentenced to life in prison.
Full story: The Disappearance and Presumed Murder of Iyana Sawyer.
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Name: Tristyn Bailey (13)
Date: May 9th, 2021
Arrest made: Next day.
Outcome: Aiden Fucci, only 14 at the time, was charged as adult with Tristyn's murder in May 2021. He pleaded guilty in February 2023 and is currently serving a life sentence.
Full story: The Murder of Tristyn Bailey.
ONGOING IN FLORIDA:
The Disappearance and Murder of Lori Paige.
Name: Lori Paige
Age: 12
Missing: June 1st, 2023
Remains found: April 2025
Arrest made: April 2025
Charges: Lori's father, Andrew Wiley, has been charged with second-degree homicide.
Case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Lori Paige.
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