Melissa Sermons Missing from Lakeland, Florida age 26

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Melissa Jo Sermons, aged 26, disappeared on May 3, 1992, from Lakeland, Florida. She was heavily involved in rodeo culture and worked with horses. On the evening of her disappearance, she attended a rodeo in Dade City with her boyfriend, 31-year-old Elwin Lawrence "Larry" Costine Jr. After the rodeo, they went to breakfast with a friend and later returned to Costine’s trailer around 4:15 a.m. Sermons never made it back to her own residence and was reported missing when both she and Costine fai ...Read More
Last Seen: May 03, 1992

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Victim Details

created

Apr 12, 2010

Case Added

Jul 12, 2024

firstname

Melissa

lastname

Sermons

Current Age

58

Age at Disappearance

26

Height

70 inches

Weight

175 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Female

Last Seen

May 03, 1992

City

Lakeland

State

Florida

County

Polk County

Tribal Land

No

Agency ID

8398

Agency Name

Polk County Sheriff's Office - Bartow

Agency City

Bartow

Agency State

Florida

Agency County

Polk County

Agency Zip Code

33830

Agency Contact

Agency Address

455 Noth Broadway Avenue, Florida

Agency Phone

8632986200

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

92-051864

Primary Agency

Polk County Sheriff's Office - Bartow

Hair Color

Blond/Strawberry

Left Eye Color

Green

Right Eye Color

Green

Last Updated

09/29/2024

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Melissa Sermons
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