Melissa Jo or Joe Sermons
Lakeland, FL
The victim was last seen at a rodeo in Dade City with her date, Larry Costine. On 05/05/92, Costine was found shot to death inside his North Lakeland residence. Sermons has not been seen or heard from since. She worked with horses and was involved in the rodeo culture.
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