231 - The Disappearance of LaTonya Roberts

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

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?

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0:31.2	Today's episode discusses a case that involves accusations of domestic violence
0:35.8	that some may find disturbing.
0:37.8	While I will avoid any graphic depictions, listener discretion is advised.
0:50.0	On a warm winter night in Central Florida, 22-year-old Latanya Roberts was preparing for a night out.
0:57.0	She called up her sister and asked if she wanted to come along to a local club,
1:01.2	but her sister wasn't up for it.
1:03.2	This would be the last time anyone would ever hear from Latanya.
1:07.4	Two days later, her father would locate her abandoned vehicle parked a half mile from the club she'd planned to go to.
1:15.2	Something wasn't right, though.
1:17.0	Latanya was a petite four-feet 11 inches and sat on a seat cushion when she drove.
1:22.6	Yet when her car was found, the driver's seat was pushed all the way back and the cushion was on the wrong seat.
1:29.4	Had someone else driven the young woman's car to that spot and if so,
1:33.4	what became of the bright and talented medical assistant.
1:37.8	Latanya's sisters would quickly tell investigators a disturbing story,
1:42.4	one of abuse, control, and domestic violence that culminated in a deeply traumatizing event
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