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Mellisa Burgess Missing Person Case

Last seen in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb 12, 1988

Victim Details

Aug 17, 2011

Feb 09, 2023

Mellisa

Burgess

58

20

66 inches

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Feb 12, 1988

St. Petersburg

Florida

Pinellas County

No

10633

Miami-Dade Police Department

Doral

Florida

Miami-Dade County

33178

1701 NW 87th Avenue #100, Florida

3057153300

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.miamidade.gov/police/

592990-1

Miami-Dade Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Green

Green

07/14/2026


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Mellisa Aurora Burgess, aged 20, disappeared from St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 12, 1988. She was last seen in the local area and has not been heard from since. Mellisa was described as being 5'6" tall, weighing around 125 pounds, with blonde or strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. She had distinctive scars, including a burn scar on her inner right calf from a motorcycle accident, as well as scars on her back from a previous car accident.

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Last Seen: Feb 12, 1988

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