Latrice Shay Armstead, 38, was reported missing from Memphis on July 28, 2012, while in the process of moving to St. Louis to leave an abusive relationship. She had recently filed for divorce and had a wired jaw after a violent attack months earlier attributed to her estranged husband, Tony Bledsoe. Armstead had left her three children with family and routinely checked in with them, but contact stopped after July 28.

On July 31 her black Acura TL was found abandoned and burned near Little Simmons Road in Clarksdale, Mississippi, about an hour from Memphis. Foul play is suspected; Bledsoe was considered a person of interest because of prior domestic violence, a protective order violation, and that he was seen with her the day she disappeared. Extensive searches have found no trace of her.

If anyone has information about Latrice Armstead’s movements in late July 2012 or about the burned Acura near Little Simmons Road, please contact the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office.