Shameeka Gordon Missing Person Case

Dec 12, 2008

Jul 31, 2020

Shameeka

Gordon

42

20

64 inches

65 inches

110 lbs

120 lbs

Black / African American

Female

In the early morning hours of April 21, 2004, a 20-year-old woman named Shameeka Gordon left a relative’s home on Staten Island, New York. At four months pregnant, she had her whole life ahead of her. She told her family she was heading to a friend's house, a short trip in the vicinity of York Avenue and Richmond Terrace. Dressed in a black North Face jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and Nike sneakers, she stepped out into the night and was never heard from again. Shameeka, who stood at 5'4" and weighed around 110 pounds, was a young woman with distinctive tattoos: her name, "Shameeka," on her shoulder, and the name "Rasheen" across her lower back. Her sudden and complete disappearance left her family with a void of information and the start of a long and painful search for answers. The investigation into Shameeka's disappearance commenced, with authorities quickly suspecting foul play. Her ex-boyfriend was identified as a person of interest in the case, though no charges have ever been filed against him. The search for Shameeka led investigators to a landfill in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, where they meticulously combed through trash from Staten Island in the hope of finding any evidence related to her case. This intensive search, however, yielded no clues to her whereabouts. Her mother has expressed the profound pain and frustration of trying to keep her daughter's case in the public eye, noting the disparity in media coverage for missing persons. This lack of sustained attention has been an additional burden on a family already grappling with the unknown. Years have passed since Shameeka Gordon vanished, but her case remains an open and unsolved investigation. The narrative of her disappearance is one of heartbreaking uncertainty. A young, expectant mother leaves for a routine visit and is never seen again. Despite the passage of time, the core facts of the case remain unchanged: Shameeka left her relative's home with the intention of visiting a friend and did not arrive. The investigation, which included a significant search of a landfill and the naming of a person of interest, has not led to a resolution. For her family and community, the questions surrounding that April night in 2004 linger, a painful reminder of a life interrupted and a future stolen.

Apr 20, 2004

Staten Island

New York

Richmond County

6568

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

2004-64556

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

5509

Brown

Black

Black

09/13/2026