FL FL - Laura Nimbach, 22, Pinellas County, 17 Feb 2009

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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- Pinellas County Deputies say 22-year old Laura Marie Nimbach was last seen on February 17, 2009 when she was found by a deputy sheriff to be sleeping behind a building in the 4800 block of 49th Street.

She told the deputy she was heading to St. Petersburg after leaving her boyfriend.

Her family reported her missing on March 31, 2009.

Nimbach's family says she is addicted to oxycodone, has asthma, and has attempted suicide in the past.

Deputies say Nimbach is a white female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 105 pounds, blonde hair, brown eyes, and has a tattoo of "LN" on her left wrist and a tribal tattoo with flowers on her lower back.

Anyone having any knowledge of her whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 727-582-6200, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/l...-Is-Still-Missing/Pys700lhV0ylBpFsm_BEfg.cspx

(photo at link)
 
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=138555&catid=3

Updated: 5/23/2009 11:59:03 PM

...A Google search of Laura's name is evidence of their hard work: a Facebook group, blog posts, and tweets on Twitter. The search has ballooned from there, with information on everything from a wedding blog to a website dedicated to knitters.

Complete strangers even responded to their ad on Craig's List, asking for volunteers to post fliers around St. Petersburg...

...To help in the search for Laura Nimbach, you can follow it on Twitter at FndLauraNimbach, or join the Finding Laura Nimbach Facebook group...
 
Here are some older articles...

Missing woman fled abusive relationship family says
Three months ago, while still recovering from an abusive relationship, Laura Marie Nimbach went missing. No one has seen her since.
More...

Friends from far away search for missing woman
Amanda Bott spends her days searching for her childhood friend, who went missing here in February.
She coordinates volunteers, posts search updates and shares her grief — all on her laptop from more than 1,200 miles away.
"It's nerve-racking," she said. "I wish she would just call."
Bott is leading a group of family and friends in other states using the Internet to search for 22-year-old Laura Nimbach.
More...
 
The Vanished Podcast recently covered Laura's case EPISODE 163: Laura Nimbach

All of the news links above are now dead so here is a summary:

On February 17, 2009, 22 year old Laura Nimbach went missing. According to reports, Laura’s last interaction was with a police officer in St. Petersburg, FL. Laura allegedly told the officer that she had been at a domestic violence shelter the previous day, but had left for unknown reasons. Laura was in the midst of leaving a highly abusive relationship and was currently without a permanent place to stay. She had been bouncing around from friends homes to shelters. After this interaction Laura Nimbach told the officer she would make her way to another shelter, but after they parted ways Laura was never seen or heard from again. In the days following her disappearance, Laura was due to make an appearance in court to testify against her abuser, but she never showed up.

If you have any information as to the whereabouts of Laura Nimbach please call the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 727-582-6333

Laura was last seen in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 17, 2009. A police officer saw her sleeping behind a building in the 4800 block of 49th Street near Memorial Park Cemetery. He woke her and told her about local homeless shelters. She had left a domestic violence shelter the previous day. She told the officer she was leaving her abusive boyfriend and would travel to another shelter. She never showed up at any local shelters and has never been heard from again. Laura was a transient at the time of her disappearance, but she always kept in touch with her family. Due to her transient lifestyle, the police refused to accept a missing persons report until March 31, six weeks after she was last seen. She grew up in Michigan and enrolled in Wayne State University to study nursing, but dropped out after two years and moved to Florida. She became addicted to oxycodone in 2007. She stayed briefly in two drug rehabilitation centers in June 2008, then returned to Florida in July and stayed there until November.

Laura (may have) attempted suicide in Florida in late November 2008. Following her release from the hospital, she returned to Kentucky(with her sister) and stayed until January, when she returned to Florida to attend the pre-trial hearing for a court case against her. The charge was assaulting a police officer, and Nimbach was not concerned, as she believed she would probably be put on probation. She disappeared a week before the hearing. Nimbach's loved ones fear for her safety, due to her lifestyle, drug addiction and lack of contact. Her case remains unsolved. Some agencies state Nimbach disappeared from Largo, Florida.

Additional info gathered from the podcast:

Laura had a turbulent childhood and had lived with her father (who has a gambling addiction) in Michigan. Laura's mom and sisters all live elsewhere, but they were in touch and saw each other often prior to Laura's move to Florida. Laura had been in an abusive relationship in Michigan with a guy named Nick, and moved to Florida after a falling out with her dad in 2007. She lived with her best friend in Clearwater and things were really great for a time, then she got into a car accident and was prescribed oxy, which she became quickly addicted. Within a year, she began dating Sean Wheeler, who Laura identified to her sister as also supplying her with drugs. This is where the family's telling is different from the Charley Project statement above - according to Laura's sis, Sean beat Laura so badly she was hospitalized and the hearing she disappeared ahead of was for the assault charges against HIM. They seem to have a strong suspicion of SW due to his history of drugs and violence, and also state Laura was seen with Sean after LE was in contact with her on Feb 17th, 2009. LE declined to comment or be interviewed (I'm going to speculate that no one there even remembers Laura or has been looking for her for nearly 10 years)

Missing & Homeless
Give Me Hope, Bring Me Home

There is also this Windermere police ID several women after releasing photos
Here is the thread for that, also a bit hard to research since links are broken or missing FL - Windermere police trying to identify women in photos
 
I came across this case online. It's certainly a sad story. Her abusive ex boyfriend might have had something to do with her disapearence. It's suspicious, going by the last post. Her having a transient lifestyle at the time of her disapearence also would have made her more of a potential victim in general.
 
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Nimbach, circa 2009
  • Missing Since 02/17/2009
  • Missing From St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race White
  • Date of Birth 08/26/1986 (37)
  • Age 22 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'5, 105 pounds

  • Medical Conditions Nimbach suffers from asthma and has a history of drug abuse, namely the prescription painkiller oxycodone. She also has a history of suicide attempts and may have been suicidal at the time of her disappearance. In November 2008, she took over 250 pills in an attempted suicide, suffered heart and kidney failure and was hospitalized. She may still be experiencing medical problems as a result.

  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, light brown eyes. Nimbach's hair is naturally brown, but it was bleached light blonde at the time of her disappearance. It is naturally curly, but she may straighten it. Nimbach has a pink flower with a tribal design tattooed on her lower back, and her initials "LN" tattooed on her left wrist. She may spell her last name "Nimback," "Numbach" and/or "Numback," and her first name "Lora." Her nose, upper lip, tongue and navel are pierced, and she has a scar on her eyebrow from a previous piercing.

Details of Disappearance​

Nimbach was last seen in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 17, 2009. A police officer saw her sleeping behind a building in the 4800 block of 49th Street near Memorial Park Cemetery. He woke her and told her about local homeless shelters.

Nimbach had left a domestic violence shelter the previous day. She told the officer she was leaving her abusive boyfriend and would travel to another shelter. She never showed up at any local shelters and has never been heard from again.

Nimbach was a transient at the time of her disappearance, but she always kept in touch with her family. Due to her transient lifestyle, the police refused to accept a missing persons report until March 31, six weeks after she was last seen.

Nimbach grew up in Michigan and enrolled in Wayne State University to study nursing, but dropped out after two years and moved to Florida. She became addicted to oxycodone in 2007. She stayed briefly in two drug rehabilitation centers in June 2008, then returned to Florida in July and stayed there until November.

Nimbach attempted suicide in Florida in late November 2008. Following her release from the hospital, she returned to Kentucky and stayed until January, when she returned to Florida to attend the pre-trial hearing for a court case against her.

The charge was assaulting a police officer, and Nimbach was not concerned, as she believed she would probably be put on probation. She disappeared a week before the hearing.

Nimbach's loved ones fear for her safety, due to her lifestyle, drug addiction and lack of contact. Her case remains unsolved. Some agencies state Nimbach disappeared from Largo, Florida.

Investigating Agency​

  • Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 727-582-6333

Source Information​

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated September 6, 2019; picture added.
 
How was she traveling? On foot? By bus? Did she have a car to get to KY and back to FL?
 

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