Ta’niyah Monique Leonard was 11 months old when she was last seen in Bartow, Florida, on October 19, 2002. Accounts of her disappearance conflict: her mother, Miranda Jones, says she left Ta’niyah in the care of Jones’s boyfriend Michael Lewis at his apartment in the Azalea Gardens complex at 10:30 p.m., while Lewis says Jones picked the child up the next morning between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. and that he has not seen her since. Jones insists she last saw Ta’niyah the night of October 19.

The day after the disappearance Jones contacted police to report a physical altercation with Lewis; Jones alleges Lewis kicked her and she lost several teeth, while Lewis says Jones attacked him with a kitchen knife and he acted in self-defense. Investigators photographed injuries and found blood in Lewis’s apartment. Authorities have said investigators believe one or both adults are responsible for Ta’niyah’s disappearance and probable death, but no charges were filed due to lack of evidence. Prosecutors reportedly offered immunity to either adult in exchange for the child’s safe return; neither accepted.

The Florida Department of Children and Families later presumed Ta’niyah deceased and terminated the parents’ rights to a subsequent child. The case remains unsolved. Does anyone have information about Ta’niyah’s last known whereabouts or contacts connected to the Azalea Gardens complex?