Lateasha Lamone Brooks was 20 when she vanished in Farmville, Virginia after an August 29, 2002 appointment in the downtown area. Her mother dropped her off that morning and last saw her walking away from Piedmont Court Services near the 1000 block of West 3rd Street. Her mother reported her missing on August 31, 2002, after not hearing from her.

Lateasha is described as a Black female with brown hair and brown eyes, a scar and a mole on her upper lip, a tattoo reading SPIT on her left arm, and piercings in both ears and her left nostril. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, gray sweatpants with Bad Girl on the back, and white Nike tennis shoes. She was known as Teasha, Shorty, and Lil-Bit.

The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and the case remains active; the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has issued age-progressed images. Few details about what happened after she walked away from that appointment have been released. If anyone knew Lateasha, saw her in Farmville around August 29, 2002, or has information that could help, please come forward.