La-teasha Lamone Brooks was 20 when she disappeared from Farmville, Virginia, on Thursday, August 29, 2002. Her mother dropped her off for an appointment in the downtown area; she was last seen leaving Piedmont Court Services near the 1000 block of West 3rd Street and walking away. La-teasha’s family reported her missing two days later, on August 31, 2002.

At the time she vanished she wore a white t-shirt, gray sweatpants with Bad Girl across the back, white Nike sneakers, and silver earrings with white stones. She was a Black woman with brown hair and brown eyes, known as Teasha, Shorty, and Lil-Bit. Accounts differ on her height (listed as 4 feet 10 inches in some reports and 5 feet 9 inches in others); her weight was about 130 pounds. Distinguishing features included ear piercings, a left-side nose piercing, a scar and a mole on her upper lip, and a tattoo reading spit on her left bicep.

The circumstances after she left the court services building are scarce and the investigation remains open with the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office. Does anyone who was in downtown Farmville on August 29, 2002, or who knew La-teasha, have information that could help locate her?