FL JOANNA OTTO: Missing from Pensacola, FL - 20 November 1992 - Age 19

Akoya

Akoya

Well-known member
UidKo3x.jpg

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.
www.namus.gov
Joanna Otto disappeared from Pensacola, Florida on November 20, 1992.

edited by staff to add media link


*CLICK THE REPORT BUTTON IF YOU'D LIKE THIS CASE MOVED TO THE GENERAL DISCUSSION AREA TO BE OPENED FOR COMMENTING.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/o/otto_joanna.html

Joanna Kay Otto

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: November 20, 1992 from Pensacola, Florida
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: August 3, 1973
Age: 19 years old
Height and Weight: 5'7, 140 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair, brown eyes.


Details of Disappearance

Otto was last seen on November 20, 1992. She and her roommate went to a party, but her roommate became ill and had to go home. Otto got a ride home later with a friend, James Earl Gibson. He later told police that he dropped Otto off at her apartment in the 800 block of Royce Street. She never arrived home and has never been heard from again. Otto was not reported missing until December 8.
Gibson is currently serving a long prison sentence for kidnapping and rape. He has not been criminally charged in Otto's case, however, and it remains unsolved. Otto was born in Dotham, Alabama and graduated from Woodham High School in Pensacola. Foul play is suspected in her case.

Some agencies state that Otto vanished on November 21, 1992.
 
https://letsfindthem.wordpress.com/tag/joanna-kay-otto/

Young woman left a party two decades ago and hasn’t been seen or heard from since

Joanna’s case is listed as ‘Endangered’ and it is unlikely that the missing woman willingly walked off.

Joanna Kay Otto was born in Dothan, Alabama on August 3, 1973. She attended elementary school in Dothan, and than moved to Florida in 1984 and enrolled in Ferry Pass Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle School and Woodham High School in Pensacola.

In 1992 Joanna moved into the Maison De Ville Apartments in Pensacola with a roommate, Liseth Nelson. All was going well until the Night of November 20, 1992 when Joanna and her Liseth decided to go to a party.

While at the party, Liseth started feeling unwell and decided to head back to the apartment. Joanna was enjoying herself and stayed behind at the party, telling her roommate that she’d catch a ride home with friends, who were also at the party.

The last known person with Joanna that night was an acquaintance, James Gibson, who later told police he dropped Joanna off at her apartment after having taken home two other people from the party. James Gibson is currently serving a 35 year sentence on a kidnapping and rape conviction in an unrelated case.

Joanna Otto has been missing for exactly twenty years and one week and her whereabouts remain unknown. She would be 39 years old this year.

Kathy Gaut, Joanna’s mother, has suffered every parents worst nightmare. She has a website that was created after the disappearance of her daughter called Hawkshaw Memorial.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact:
 
http://wuwf.org/post/walk-highlights-mi ... rson-cases

The KlaasKIDS Foundation is sponsoring its inaugural “Light the Way Home for the Missing” walk this Sunday in downtown Pensacola. The event is designed to raise awareness about missing person cases along the Gulf Coast.

It’s being organized by Brad Dennis, KlaasKIDS National Search Director, based in Pensacola. Dennis says the prevalence of missing children remains a serious problem, noting that every minute 22 children disappear. That equates to 2200 children a day in the United States that are reported missing. Florida averages between 300-400 children on its missing children’s list.

The walk will begin at Bartram Park and conclude at Pensacola Missing Children’s Monument at Hawkshaw Memorial Lagoon Park.

The memorial is believed to be the nation’s only monument to missing children. It was inspired by the case of 19-year-old Joanna Otto, who disappeared November 20, 1992 from Pensacola. Also highlighted is the case of 14-year-old Danielle Bell. She disappeared September 29, 2001 from Cantonment. More recent cases include 19-year-old Brittany Wood, who went missing May 20th, 2013 from Mobile, AL and 25-year-old Tiffany Daniels, who disappeared August 12, 2013 from Pensacola State College.
 
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=us


Posts tagged ‘Joanna Kay Otto’
Young Woman Left A Party Two Decades Ago And Hasn’t Been Seen Or Heard From Since
Florida Unsolved Disappearance


Date Of Birth: August 3, 1973 Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5’7″; 140 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown eyes; brown hair. Location: Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

Joanna’s case is listed as ‘Endangered’ and it is unlikely that the missing woman willingly walked off.

Joanna Kay Otto was born in Dothan, Alabama on August 3, 1973. She attended elementary school in Dothan, and than moved to Florida in 1984 and enrolled in Ferry Pass Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle School and Woodham High School in Pensacola.

In 1992 Joanna moved into the Maison De Ville Apartments in Pensacola with a roommate, Liseth Nelson. All was going well until the Night of November 20, 1992 when Joanna and her Liseth decided to go to a party.

While at the party, Liseth started feeling unwell and decided to head back to the apartment. Joanna was enjoying herself and stayed behind at the party, telling her roommate that she’d catch a ride home with friends, who were also at the party.

The last known person with Joanna that night was an acquaintance, James Gibson, who later told police he dropped Joanna off at her apartment after having taken home two other people from the party. James Gibson is currently serving a 35 year sentence on a kidnapping and rape conviction in an unrelated case.

Joanna Otto has been missing for exactly twenty years and one week and her whereabouts remain unknown. She would be 39 years old this year.

Kathy Gaut, Joanna’s mother, has suffered every parents worst nightmare. She has a website that was created after the disappearance of her daughter called Hawkshaw Memorial.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact:

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
850-436-9620
Or leave a online tip: Email Form

Agency Case Number:
92S039039
 
http://www.hawkshawmemorial.org/kathy.htm

Kathy Gaut came to Pensacola, Florida from Dothan, Alabama, in 1984. She experienced a parent's worst fear when her daughter was abducted and never seen again. It is her spirit of healing and recovery that serves as the foundation for the Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park.

Joanna Kay Otto was born in Dothan, Alabama on August 3, 1973. She attended elementary school in Dothan, and was a student at Ferry Pass Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle School and Woodham High School in Pensacola, Florida.

In 1992, Joanna was living with a roommate, Liseth Nelson, at the Maison de Ville Apartments in Pensacola. On November 20, 1992, Joanna and Liseth went to a party, from which Liseth went home ill. Joanna stayed at the party, telling Liseth she would get a ride home with friends who were there. She got a ride home with James Earl Gibson, an acquaintance who later told police he dropped her off at her apartment after having taken home two other people from the party.

Joanna has not been seen since. James Gibson is currently serving a thirty-five year sentence on a kidnapping and rape conviction in an unrelated case.
 

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.
www.namus.gov

Joanna Kay Otto

Case Report - NamUs MP # 22112

Case Information
Status Missing
First name Joanna
Middle name Kay
Last name Otto
Date last seen November 20, 1992 00:00
Date entered 10/04/2013
Age last seen 19 to 19 years old
Age now 42 years old
Race White
Sex Female
Height (inches) 67.0
Weight (pounds) 140.0

Circumstances
City Pensacola
State Florida
County Escambia
Circumstances
Joanna attended a party on the night of 11/20/92. She has not been seen since.


Physical
Hair color Brown

Left eye color Brown
Right eye color Brown

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

Fingerprint Information
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Investigating Agency
Title
First name Mark A.
Last name Smeester
Phone 850-436-9620/ 850-436-963
Website
Case number 92-S039039
Date reported
Jurisdiction County
Agency Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Address 1 1700 West Leonard Street
Address 2
City Pensacola
State Florida
Zip code 32501
Comments
ECSO920FRF039039


ey7FHGe.jpg


ihVRpoI.jpg


UbNYiZT.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Joanna Otto disappeared from Pensacola, Florida on November 20, 1992. She and her roommate, Liseth Nelson, went to a party, but Liseth became ill and decided to go home. Nineteen-year old Joanna stayed at the party and found a ride home with friends and James Earl Gibson. Gibson later told police that he dropped Joanna off at the Maison De Ville Apartments in the 800 block of Royce Street, after he had taken two other friends home from the party. Joanna never arrived at her apartment and she has never been heard from again. Gibson was the last known person with Joanna. He is currently serving a thirty-five year sentence on a kidnapping and rape conviction in an unrelated case. Joanna was not reported missing until December 8th.



Maison De Ville Apartments, Royce Street and 9th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida

r7yRjSQ.jpg


rs0exLb.jpg




James Earl Gibson

yWobiCQ.jpg
 
Joanna was born in Dotham, Alabama and attended Woodham High School in Pensacola. She dropped out of high school in her junior year. Her mother described her as a trusting individual who loved going to parties. Foul play is suspected in her case.

She was wearing a white sweater, blue shorts with lace trim, a silver necklace, and gold earrings.

VLzRbgo.png
 
https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offen ... onId=13077

James Earl Gibson

Date of Image: 07/15/2019
Primary Information
Designation:
Sexual Predator

Name:
James Earl Gibson

Status:
Supervised - FL Dept of Corrections

Dept of Corrections #:
773499

Date of Birth:
01/14/1971

Race:
White

Sex:
Male

Hair:
Brown

Eyes:
Blue

Height:
6'00"

Weight:
190 lbs

James Earl Gibson is registered as a Sexual Predator pursuant to Section 775.21 F.S

Positive identification cannot be established unless a fingerprint comparison is made.

Click Here to Track this Offender

Aliases
JAMES E GIBSON, JAMES GIBSON
Scars, Marks & Tattoos
TypeBody LocationSMT Count
TattooRight Arm3
TattooLeft Leg1
TattooLeft Arm2
Address Information
AddressAddress Source InformationMap Link
TRANSIENT
3308 OLD FAIRFIELD DR/WOODS BEHIND HO
PENSACOLA, FL 32505
Escambia County		Source: Dept. of Corrections
Received Date: 07/16/2019
Type of Address: Transient		Show Map
Crime Information - Qualifying Offenses
Adjudication DateCrime DescriptionCourt Case NumberJurisdiction & StateAdjudication
01/20/1995SEX BAT/COERCES BY THREAT; F.S. 794.011(4)(b) (PRINCIPAL)9402147Escambia, FLGuilty/convict
01/20/1995SEX BAT/COERCES BY THREAT; F.S. 794.011(4)(b) (PRINCIPAL - 7 COUNTS)9402147Escambia, FLGuilty/convict
Victim Information
GenderMinor
FemaleNo
Vehicle Information
The following information reflects only those vehicles registered to or owned by the specific offender or predator. Please be aware that this individual may drive or operate vehicles other than those listed here.
Vehicle MakeVehicle TypeVehicle ColorVehicle YearVehicle BodyTag Number
VOLKSWAGENAUTOUNKNOWN COLOR19712 DOORNot Available
TOYOTAAUTOUNKNOWN COLOR19742 DOORNot Available
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
2,988
Messages
236,025
Members
948
Latest member
amandabeck27
Back
Top Bottom