I am so glad my sister has not been forgotten and I thank Kimster very much for her remembrance.
I have been very disappointed in Orange County Sherriff Department as they never bothered to upload her photos and got her description wrong in NamUs. Although we have identified Tina's boyfriend as a suspect in her disappearance, the Orange County Sherriff Department has never updated us on the investigation. They have mostly just ignored my messages and emails. I only recently came in contact with a compassionate cornier who said he would update her file with photos and correct her information.
I am very grateful to your website as feel it may be a platform for her story. Below is the story as told by Tina, our mother, and my personal observations of her last known last days before she disappeared to the best of my knowledge.
Tina Mae Jones is my sister and also went by the name Christina as she felt it sounded more formal. She was a model, worked in office administration, and sometimes as a personal trainer.
Prior to her disappearance she had been dating a well known pro football player with the Tampa Bay Bucs that she had met at promotional photo shoot. The relationship was toxic and unhealthy. Her boyfriend was involved with drugs and was physically abusive to Tina.
Just prior to her disappearance Tina arrived at my house to see our mother who lived with me. She was badly beaten by her boyfriend and to the extent of rupturing a breast implant. She refused to go the the emergency room and would not allow us to call the police. Her boyfriend called my home phone and spoke to me in a intimating and sociopathic tone that she owed him several thousand dollars, but wasn't concerned about the money; He said he just wanted to "help" her.
I can't express into words how insincere his words were, it sent shivers down my spine. Tina later called her boyfriend back and then told my mom that she would never see her again. She left driving her 1986 red Plymouth Laser returning to her boyfriend in the Tampa area. She was so convinced that she would not be retuning that she left behind her passport, modeling portfolio, and even her driver's license with our mom.
I personally believe that her boyfriend's intent of calling my house was to let her know he knew where Tina's family lived. I further believe her boyfriend threatened to harm us and that is the only reason she would return to him. Considering my sister's physical condition and circumstances surrounding her last known whereabouts I feel it is unlikely she is still alive; there is no doubt in my mind her boyfriend is responsible.




