Missing
Carla Roberson
Roberson, approximately 1984
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/10/1984
Missing location (approx) :
Escambia County, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/10/1964 (57)
Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2, 130 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A red bathing suit.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Red hair, green eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Roberson was last seen in Escambia County, Florida on May 10, 1984. She left her aunt's Pensacola, Florida home to read and sunbathe alone at the beach at Fort Pickens, which is located on the Gulf Islands National Seashore on West Santa Rosa Island, Florida. She promised to be back by 5:00 or 5:30 p.m., but she never returned and has never been heard from again.
Her vehicle and purse were discovered abandoned at the entrance of Fort Pickens shortly after her disappearance. Her towel, pocketbook and shoes belongings were found on the beach, and one set of footprints leading to the water.
Roberson lived in Montgomery, Alabama at the time of her disappearance. She had a part-time job at a doctor's office and had just completed her sophomore year at Huntingdon College. She went to Florida to spend a few weeks with her aunt and uncle before returning home to start the summer term at college.
Authorities believe Roberson may have drowned, but they have also looked into the possibility of foul play in her case. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
850-436-9599
September 2021 updates and sources
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Doe Network
The Pensacola News Journal
October 12, 2004. March 18, 2018; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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