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Missing Donetha Laverne Snead 
Snead, approximately 1993; William Darrell Lindsey Date reported missing : 04/21/1993 Missing location (approx) : St. Augustine, Florida Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/26/1960 (61) Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 110 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A red blouse with a white pattern, blue jeans and a red head scarf. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Snead may spell her middle name "Lavern" or use the last name Snead-Haile. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Snead was last seen in St. Augustine, Florida on April 21, 1993. She has never been heard from again. The serial killer William Darrell Lindsey Sr. pleaded guilty in 1999 to second-degree murder in connection with Snead's case. A photograph of Lindsey is posted with this case summary. He led police to a three-acre, alligator-filled pit near Murray Middle School in St. Augustine, saying he had put her body there. Police could not find Snead's remains, but they had enough evidence to prove he had killed her. Lindsey also pleaded guilty to the murder of Diana Richardson, whose body has also never been found, and to four other murders. He died in prison in 2015. Snead's remains have never been located. Like all of Lindsey's victims, she was involved in drugs and prostitution. Other information and links : ncy St. Johns County Sheriff's Office 904-824-8304 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network The St. Augustine Record The Florida Times-Union Serial Killer Timelines Florida Department of Corrections A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. October 12, 2004. March 6, 2019; picture, height, weight and Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |