Keeslyn Roberts’ household isn’t giving up hope they’ll discover solutions.
January 28, 2020: the final day Keeslyn was seen, in keeping with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Her household disagrees, saying it was truly 10 days previous to that, which can matter in a second. Both approach, it’s rapidly approaching three entire years since she was the 20-year-old (pictured above, proper) disappeared after visiting a Flying J Truck Cease in Gordon County, Georgia.
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Keeslyn was on probation on the time of her disappearance. Her father, Eric Roberts defined within the household’s GoFundMe:
“My daughter bought blended up with the unsuitable crowd, and bought on medicine, no excuses, and was at present on probation when she went lacking. She didn’t present up for her probation assembly and a warrant was issued for her arrest. I actually consider a few of the folks she was acquainted with know the place she is at however they’re not speaking.”
Sadly nobody has come ahead with any data, regardless of a $3,000 reward.
Clearly one concept is that she was escaping regulation enforcement. However there’s a pair causes to doubt it. See, she vanished from the scene, however not with out a hint. A sequence of clues left behind have puzzled investigators for years — her ID, automobile keys, debit card, pockets, money, and garments have been all discovered on the truck cease. She’d simply depart all that behind?
Additionally, final 12 months Gordon County sheriff Mitch Ralston addressed a reasonably disturbing coincidence within the case: a further lacking individual was final seen at the exact same truck cease simply DAYS previous to Keeslyn’s disappearance. Caleb Smith, 21 years previous on the time, went lacking January 16, 2020. In accordance with her household’s timeline, Keeslyn was final seen on the 18th. So shut collectively and unrelated? Hmm. Caleb, sadly, was later discovered useless in a marsh, in keeping with the Macon Telegraph. Ralston defined on the time:
“There’s no proof that these individuals are/have been acquainted, or that these circumstances are related. The investigations into these issues are ongoing, and any new pertinent data might be launched to the general public in a well timed style.”
No connection aside from the place they have been final seen! Looks as if that might be the place to begin to us…
Joe Montgomery, particular agent in cost on the GBI Area One Subject Workplace in Calhoun later advised McClatchy Information the company had investigated “each lead and each reference” however had discovered no success. Keeslyn’s father then mentioned not sufficient was being executed, declaring:
“It looks like the GBI is dropping the ball massive time since they took [the case] over. In the event you’re not going to take it over and work the case, then don’t take the rattling factor.”
However the Roberts household are nonetheless “preventing laborious” — and have elevated their reward to $50,000. Eric advised Channel 2 Motion Information:
“We’ve bought to have closure. Somehow. Regardless of the end result is, we’ve bought to have closure for our sanity.”
He continued:
“I want someone would come ahead. Any individual is aware of one thing. We would like the reality.”
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Her mom, Shannon Roberts added:
“Only a complete nightmare. We’ve not modified her room. Her room remains to be the identical.”
Keeslyn can be turning 23 years previous later this month, and her mom remains to be holding out hope they’ll have a good time collectively once more sooner or later:
“Very, very laborious, not figuring out the place your youngster’s at and never seeing them on this size of time. Not listening to their voice, not seeing them. It’s simply unimaginable.”
Her dad and mom say she has tattoos of water and a sea turtle, and stands 5 ft, six inches. We’re sending energy to the Roberts household throughout this troublesome time. The GBI asks anybody with data to name 706-624-1424 or 1-800-597-TIPS.
[Image via Missing Keeslyn Roberts/Facebook]
