Missing
Tarasha Benjamin
Tarasha, approximately 2010; Age when reported missing: 21 (approximately 2013)
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/26/2010
Missing location (approx) :
Selma, Alabama
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 09/16/1992 (28)
Age at the time of disappearance: 17 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2, 125 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A yellow, turquoise and white striped shirt, blue shorts, a silver necklace and possibly silver sandals.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Tarasha has a tattoo of her nickname "Pooh" on her upper right arm. She may wear tinted contact lenses. She talks in a loud voice, and her ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tarasha was last seen in Selma, Alabama on June 26, 2010. She said goodbye to her mother and left home at 10:00 a.m. to go to a flea market. On the way there, she stopped at a yard sale and met with a relative who borrowed her cellular phone to make a call. It's not clear whether Tarasha ever arrived at the flea market. She never returned home and has never been heard from again.
The car she was driving, a gray Mazda Tribute she'd borrowed from a friend, was found abandoned on the Cecil Jackson Bypass, one mile from the flea market and facing the opposite direction. Two windows on the driver's side were missing and the driver's side door handle was broken.
It's extremely uncharacteristic of Tarasha to leave without warning, and foul play is suspected in her disappearance. Authorities don't believe she's still in the local area, as extensive searches turned up no sign of her. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Selma Police Department
334-874-2134
September 2021 updates and sources
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
