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Mary Joetta Roderick










Missing Person Case September 2021


Roderick, approximately 1994




Date reported missing : 12/16/1994

Missing location (approx) :
Lake Como, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 12/05/1938 (82)
Age at the time of disappearance: 56 years old
Height / Weight : 5'1 - 5'3, 115 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Red hair, brown eyes. Roderick's nickname is Jo, and she may spell her first name "Merri."





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Roderick was last seen at her residence in the 100 block of Lake Margaret Boulevard in Lake Como, Florida on December 16, 1994. She has never been heard from again.
No one realized she was missing until early 1995, when the local phone company notified police of their concerns; her phone bill balance had grown to $3,500 and she hadn't made a payment in months, which was uncharacteristic of her behavior.
Investigators went to Roderick's home on February 1, and her adult son told them she was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and would be back on February 8. She never returned, and investigators learned that in fact no one had seen her in two and a half months. Her son was caught cashing some of her checks and was later imprisoned on unrelated charges.
Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.


Other information and links : ncy

Putnam County Sheriff's Office
386-329-0825



September 2021 updates and sources

Crimestoppers of Northeast Florida
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Palatka Daily News
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October 12, 2004. July 16, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.