Found Safe FL - Erica Ann Johnson, 36, Endangered, missed work, has no bank acct, vehicle or SM & rarely uses phone, Cape Coral, 14 July 2022 *found in 2023*

JUL 27, 2022
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... there were warning signs something was wrong in her life.

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Cape police say the first warning sign occurred in June when Johnson’s ex-husband said she missed an appointment to see their kids. She sent a text saying she had to work, but missing a chance to see her kids was very unusual.

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Fast forward to July. On the fifth, police say Johnson went to work as normal but said she didn’t feel well.

At 4:30 p.m., she got a ride from a co-worker to the bus stop at Bell Tower shops in south Fort Myers.

Surveillance cameras pick her up at 5:37 at the Cape Coral bus station and again on July 8, at 5:21 in the morning with a suitcase.

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“They know this woman uses this bus stop. She’s used it at least those two days. Where did that bus go? Did somebody see her get off the bus? Did someone see her get met by somebody when she got off the bus?” said Kolko.

Six days later, police were called out to 621 Cape Coral Parkway East after a member of Johnson’s family reported her missing. The report says Johnson was renting a room inside.

Police went inside and found all of her belongings, except a missing pet rabbit. Investigators were told someone saw Johnson go into the building a week before with a black suitcase.

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JUL 26, 2022
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CCPD Public Affairs Officer Brandon Sancho told The Breeze in an email that, “(Johnson) was missing but it was upgraded to missing endangered after an additional investigation. No signs of foul play she lives a different lifestyle where she has no phone, no vehicle, and no bank account. Investigators believe she left by bus and are currently working with LeeTran.”

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A close friend of the missing woman told The Breeze that Johnson is originally from the St. Louis area and was living in Cape Coral. She said she had worked at Best Western Plus Beach Resort in Fort Myers Beach as a housekeeper. She added that Johnson was living in an office building and had died her hair dark around the 4th of July.

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BBM: She lives an interesting lifestyle. No phone, bank account. I wonder if perhaps she is trying to NOT be found by someone. Not just now, but I mean in her every day life as well. I'm thinking something along the lines of former abuse or perhaps she was a witness to a crime.
 
JUL 27, 2022
[...]

... there were warning signs something was wrong in her life.

[...]

Cape police say the first warning sign occurred in June when Johnson’s ex-husband said she missed an appointment to see their kids. She sent a text saying she had to work, but missing a chance to see her kids was very unusual.

[...]

Fast forward to July. On the fifth, police say Johnson went to work as normal but said she didn’t feel well.

At 4:30 p.m., she got a ride from a co-worker to the bus stop at Bell Tower shops in south Fort Myers.

Surveillance cameras pick her up at 5:37 at the Cape Coral bus station and again on July 8, at 5:21 in the morning with a suitcase.

[...]

“They know this woman uses this bus stop. She’s used it at least those two days. Where did that bus go? Did somebody see her get off the bus? Did someone see her get met by somebody when she got off the bus?” said Kolko.

Six days later, police were called out to 621 Cape Coral Parkway East after a member of Johnson’s family reported her missing. The report says Johnson was renting a room inside.

Police went inside and found all of her belongings, except a missing pet rabbit. Investigators were told someone saw Johnson go into the building a week before with a black suitcase.

[...]
This appears to be where she was living.

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Cape police say the first warning sign occurred in June when Johnson’s ex-husband said she missed an appointment to see their kids. She sent a text saying she had to work, but missing a chance to see her kids was very unusual.

WINK News Safety and Security Specialist Rich Kolko said that is a red flag. “That means she may have been going through some kind of stressful moment. So that elevates the concern for law enforcement. And her family members. And maybe possibly why they say she’s may be in some harms way.”

Fast forward to July. On the fifth, police say Johnson went to work as normal but said she didn’t feel well.

“They know this woman uses this bus stop. She’s used it at least those two days. Where did that bus go? Did somebody see her get off the bus? Did someone see her get met by somebody when she got off the bus?” said Kolko.

According to a Thursday tweet from the Cape Coral Police Department, Erica Johnson, 36, boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Myers on the morning of July 8. According to Greyhound, the bus was on a nonstop trip to Tampa. Johnson was carrying bags, a travel pillow, and a stuffed bunny. the bus trip was nonstop to Tampa.

WINK News found that LeeTran surveillance puts Johnson at the Cape Coral bus station on Southeast 47th Terrace at around 5:20 a.m. on July 8.
 
Cape police say the first warning sign occurred in June when Johnson’s ex-husband said she missed an appointment to see their kids. She sent a text saying she had to work, but missing a chance to see her kids was very unusual.

WINK News Safety and Security Specialist Rich Kolko said that is a red flag. “That means she may have been going through some kind of stressful moment. So that elevates the concern for law enforcement. And her family members. And maybe possibly why they say she’s may be in some harms way.”

Fast forward to July. On the fifth, police say Johnson went to work as normal but said she didn’t feel well.

“They know this woman uses this bus stop. She’s used it at least those two days. Where did that bus go? Did somebody see her get off the bus? Did someone see her get met by somebody when she got off the bus?” said Kolko.

According to a Thursday tweet from the Cape Coral Police Department, Erica Johnson, 36, boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Myers on the morning of July 8. According to Greyhound, the bus was on a nonstop trip to Tampa. Johnson was carrying bags, a travel pillow, and a stuffed bunny. the bus trip was nonstop to Tampa.

WINK News found that LeeTran surveillance puts Johnson at the Cape Coral bus station on Southeast 47th Terrace at around 5:20 a.m. on July 8.
Ah. So it was a stuffed bunny?
 
Yeah, the addition of "stuffed" to the bunny she is carrying is odd. I cannot seem to locate it now, but an earlier post here said that comments on the LE post stated the bunny was an emotional support animal.
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I don't think I'm allowed to post it, but can point to a comment in all comments by "RW" who answers what Erica's service animal is (not cat or dog). But I don't know if that animal went with her?

Reading through ALL comments on the LE post though (sorting for all comments, and all responses to comments), I am more concerned that this was not a voluntary disappearance. Or, if she did leave of her own choosing, she felt in danger enough to leave everything and not tell anyone.
 
Does she have issues with paranoia? I’m wondering if she had a mental break and took off, she really needs to be found ASAP but I do feel like this one could very well have a happy ending. Fingers crossed!
 
Does she have issues with paranoia? I’m wondering if she had a mental break and took off, she really needs to be found ASAP but I do feel like this one could very well have a happy ending. Fingers crossed!
I hope your right about the happy ending. I think with all the items she brought with her it seems this case has a chance of a happy ending.
 
Maybe the stuffed rabbit is a comfort item from childhood she reverts to when she’s stressed. It could have been one of her children's item too.

It could be a good sign that she is attempting self care, even if it seems odd to others.
 

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