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Donetha Snead-Haile Missing Person Case

Last seen in St Augustine, Florida on Apr 21, 1993

Victim Details

Mar 05, 2019

Sep 12, 2023

Donetha

Snead-Haile

65

32

66 inches

110 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Apr 21, 1993

St Augustine

Florida

St. Johns County

32084

No

48522

St. Johns County Sheriffs Office

St. Augustine

Florida

St. Johns County

32084

4015 Lewis Speedway, Florida

9048248304

County

Law Enforcement

www.sjso.org

SJSO96OFF045138

1996-02-14

St. Johns County Sheriffs Office

na

Black

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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Donetha Laverne Snead, aged 32, was last seen on April 21, 1993, in St. Augustine, Florida. Her disappearance remained unsolved for several years until serial killer William Darrell Lindsey confessed to her murder in 1997. Lindsey admitted to picking Donetha up as she walked along West King Street in St. Augustine. They spent the day together at his trailer before Lindsey brutally attacked her after she revealed she was HIV-positive. He then disposed of her body in a creek near a wooded area. De ...
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Last Seen: Apr 21, 1993

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  • 1390DFFL - Donetha Laverne Snead - Doe Network
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