FL FL - Verna Richardson, 48, Fort Myers, 8 July 1990

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The Doe Network:
Case File 2648DFFL

Verna Marie Richardson
Missing since July 8, 1990 from Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
Classification: Endangered Missing

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Vital Statistics

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  [*]Date Of Birth: June 12, 1942
  [*]Age at Time of Disappearance: 48 years old
  [*]Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'8"; 180-225 lbs.
  [*]Distinguishing Characteristics: Black female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
  [*]Clothing: A flowered nightgown and checkered green night-coat, both sleeveless.
  [*]Medical: She is partially paralyzed on her left side and is a diabetic who requires daily doses of insulin. Richardson was receiving three kidney dialysis treatments a week.
  [*]Dentals: Missing two upper front teeth.

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Circumstances of Disappearance
Verna Richardson, a married mother of 10, vanished from her Fort Myers home July 7, 1990.
Richardson, during a rough patch in her marriage began dating a man named Alexander Smith. She broke it off with Smith some time in mid-1990 to repair her marriage. Smith came to the house on South Meador Court the night of July 7.
Richardson called her son, to ask if he could come over. He said he would, but ended up falling asleep.
Richardson left with Smith. Her diabetes medicine was left behind.
The next day, she called her family collect from a pay phone at the Eastend Service mart on State Road 70 East, and told her sister that her boyfriend had beaten her, tied her hands behind her back and broken her glasses. She said she would call right back. She never did. The clerk remembers Richardson entering the store in her nightgown. It was the last time she was seen alive.
Her family went to Okeechobee but could not find Richardson.
A week later, Richardson’s son ran into Smith in Fort Myers. Smith was driving Richardson’s car, and said she was at a local hotel room. He offered to let the son follow him there. On the way, he flipped the car on I-75 and was arrested for drunken driving. Her purse was in the front seat. Smith was detained by police for four hours and released.

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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Lee County Sheriff's Office
800-780-8477
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Crime Stoppers
800-780-TIPS
Agency Case Number: 90-68534
Source Information:
The News Enterprise
FDLE
The Palm Beach Post

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Verna Marie Richardson – The Charley Project

Verna Marie Richardson

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Richardson, circa 1990; Alexander Smith

• Missing Since07/07/1990
• Missing FromFort Myers, Florida
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• Date of Birth06/12/1942 (77)
• Age48 years old
• Height and Weight5'8, 180 - 225 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionA sleeveless flowered nightgown and a sleeveless green checkered night-coat.
• Medical ConditionsRichardson suffers from numerous medical problems. She is a diabetic and dependent on insulin which she doesn't have with her, she has high blood pressure, she's partially paralyzed on her left side and she requires three kidney dialysis treatments a week.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Richardson wears eyeglasses. She is missing her two upper front teeth, and her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance
Richardson began dating Alexander Smith during a rough patch in her marriage. A photograph of Smith is posted below this case summary. She ended the relationship in mid-1990 and attempted to reconcile with her husband.

Smith came to Richardson's house in the 1800 block of south Meador Court in Fort Myers, Florida on July 7, 1990. Her twelve-year-old granddaughter was present at the time, and Richardson asked her to go to another room. She then called her adult son and asked him to come over. He promised he would, but fell asleep instead.

Richardson and Smith left the house together sometime afterwards, leaving her insulin behind. It's unclear whether Richardson left the residence voluntarily or whether Smith forced her to come with him.

The follow day, Richardson called a friend collect and said she was at a pay phone at a Hardy store on State Road 70 east near Lake Okeechobee. She said Smith had taken her against her will, tied her hands behind her back, beaten her and broken her glasses. She said he'd gone inside the store to buy liquor.

Richardson promised to call back, but she never did. A store clerk saw her enter the store, wearing a nightgown. She has never been heard from again.

Another of Richardson's sons met Smith in Fort Myers a week later. Smith was driving Richardson's car at the time. He said she was at a Tice Hotel and offered to let her son follow him there.

During the trip, Smith flipped Richardson's vehicle on Interstate 75 and was arrested for drunk driving. Her purse was found on the car's front seat. The police held him for four hours before releasing him. His whereabouts today are unknown.

Richardson's case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected. She left behind ten children.
Investigating Agency

• Lee County Sheriff's Office 800-780-8477

Source Information

• The Fort Myers News-Press
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement
• The Palm Beach Post
• The Fort Myers News-Press

https://www.winknews.com/2017/06/17...grandmothers-disappearance-still-not-charged/

 

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Bumping for Verna - this summer will be 32 years.