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Detra McGuire

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Detra McGuire, a 23-year-old woman from Lake City, Florida, disappeared on November 2, 1988, under tragic circumstances. That evening, Detra left her Gatorwood Apartments residence, reportedly heading to a convenience store with her two-year-old daughter, Roshanda. While Detra never returned, her daughter’s body was discovered a few hours later on Interstate 10. Roshanda had been thrown from a moving vehicle and was found with multiple injuries, including a broken neck. She was pronounced dead ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 02, 1988
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    Victim Details

    Nov 29, 2011

    Feb 01, 2023

    Detra

    McGuire

    59

    23

    67 inches

    135 lbs

    Black / African American

    Female

    Nov 02, 1988

    Lake City

    Florida

    Columbia County

    No

    171

    11045

    Columbia County Sheriff's Office

    Lake City

    Florida

    Columbia County

    32025

    4917 US Highway 90 East, Florida

    3867527015

    County

    Law Enforcement

    881103124

    Columbia County Sheriff's Office

    Black

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    11/19/2025


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    I recently came across the case of Detra McGuire and her little girl, Roshanda, and have been trying... ...Read More
    03/22/2024
    I was reading about Detra McGuire's case, and something that caught my attention was the location wh... ...Read More
    11/08/2023
    Has anyone looked into the possibility that Detra might have had some kind of altercation at the tru... ...Read More
    03/19/2023
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