The Disappearance of LaTonya Roberts
Episode 231
LaTonya Roberts
The last time anyone spoke to LaTonya Roberts was the last night she was ever seen alive. Around 11 PM on Friday, December 16th, 1994, she called her sister and asked if she wanted to go to the club. In the end, LaTonya seemed set to head off on her own but when she didn't come home, everyone knew something was terribly wrong.
Her father found her abandoned car two days later, on Sunday. It was parked half a mile from the club she was supposed to attend. The doors were locked and there was no sign of forced entry, although one tire was flat. Whether this was accidental or sabotage has never been determined.
Police found themselves with an utter lack of evidence and few investigative avenues to explore. Then they learned the grim truth; that LaTonya had been a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, a man who just one month earlier, had threatened to kill her and bury her in a citrus grove. Did LaTonya's boyfriend make good on his threat or is someone else responsible for her mysterious disappearance?
Sources:
28 Jan 1995, Page 49 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers.com
28 Jan 1995, Page 86 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers.com
19 Feb 1995, Page 645 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers.com
19 Jan 1997, Page 52 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers.com