This is a heartwarming story about a mother desperately searching for her missing daughter. Linda Parsons, from Port Salerno, Florida, is not looking for fame. She is not doing this to try and get her picture on National TV. She just wants to find her daughter. The thing that makes this case so different is that 10 year old Andrea Parsons disappeared 17 years ago, but her mother just can’t give up hope that her daughter is out there somewhere waiting to be found and brought home and I for one, as a mother too, can’t blame her. Linda is a mother that needs answers. She is a mother that refuses to give up.
Andrea disappeared on July 11, 1993. She was last seen when she was walking to Bucky’s Port Salerno Grocery store in her neighborhood to buy some candy. The last place so far that has been accounted for is while she was near the intersection of Seaward and Commerce.
Most of you know that HLN’s Nancy Grace has a show airing that is dedicated to trying to find 50 missing people in 50 days. Linda Parsons wrote into the show with her story about Andrea’s disappearance. You can go here and read her letter. Luckily the show picked up the story and got a very quick mention on the show. Personally I watched the show but I somehow missed it while waiting for that segment to come up.
In September I wrote an article about Andrea in hopes that someone would see it that knows something that could help bring Andrea home. Please read my article that I wrote in September here.
I have here an age-progressed photo of what they say Andrea might look like at the age of 23 and one of when she was 10 years old. I am asking that you look at these photos. See if you might possibly have seen this woman out there or perhaps you can think back to when she disappeared, that you might remember seeing her years ago. Show the pictures to people and ask if they know anything about her. Someone has to know something and Linda Parsons needs their help. I beg of you to please help her..
Andrea at the age of 10
An Age-progressed photo of what Andrea might look like at the age of 23
It is so sad knowing that once a case has gone cold, most give up on it and move on to the next missing victim. I know a few cases now that appear to be that way. The disappearance of two other Florida children, Haleigh Cummings, missing since February 10, 2009 from Satsuma and Adji Desir, missing since January 10, 2009 from Immokalee, are cases still unsolved that we have covered on BNN.
Another case of a missing man from Louisiana, Zachary Pittman, is one that has another mother desperately seeking her son. Christy Ragas has been desperately searching for any clues whatsoever that could help her locate him. Zachary has been missing since June 24, 2009. This was a case close to my home, from the area I lived most of my life so my husband, Simon and I got personally involved. Like Linda Parsons, Christy was having a hard time getting her story out as well. I contacted Christy and we started reporting on the case and now it seems as though the word has gotten out and has somewhat given Christy more strength to keep going. She was feeling so alone before and now she has hundreds supporting her and trying to help her keep Zach’s name out there in hopes of finding him.
So today I am once again making a plea to our readers to please get involved by passing this information along to everyone you know. You never know one day if we do this, it just might be passed on to someone that just might have the clue needed to find these people. It would sure give a few family members some peace. With God’s help, let’s bring these kids home. God bless the children and their family as well.
Please contact National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or contact John Silvas at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office (Florida) – 1-772-220-7170 with any information or questions.
Jan Barrett
8 users commented in " Missing Girl’s Mother Needs Your Help – Where Is Her Daughter, Andrea Parsons? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackHi, Jan!
Thank you for this excellent article.
I hope Andrea is found one day so her mother can either be reunited with her daughter or have closure in this case.
Jan, thank you for including Zachary Pittman in your article.
A very special thanks to you and Simon for your hard work and efforts in bringing awareness to the Zachary Pittman case last year. If it were not for you and Simon, I would never have heard of Zachary’s case.
I hope that Zachary is found soon so Christy can bring Zach home and eventually have closure.
Jan, your caring, compassion and special heart shows through in your articles!
Thanks for being such a very special lady!
I want to thank you Jan for a beautiful article. My heart goes out to Linda and her family. I could never dream of Zacharys case going on that long, but I have be realistic. I pray we find Zachary and other missing loved ones soon. I enjoyed talking on the phone with you Jan the other night. I appreciate everything that you and Simon have done for Zacharys case and our family. May God Bless you always and remember I still you that lunch!!! Take care my friends.
Christy Ragas
Thank you Jan for putting Andrea’s face and story out there again. Thanks for the kind words Ann and Christy, Stay strong for Zachary. I hope and pray we get our loved ones home and the answers we need for justice. The world would be a better place if we had more people like Jan, and great friends who are helping us in our fight to bring our missing home. Andrea’s Mom, Linda Parsons
I just do not know how these parents get up and go after thier children has seem to have vanished into a vapor. I hope this case of Andrea will have a Jaycee Duggard ending for this mother. I had known about this girl from another blogger that has been really pro active in getting the message out about this girl. So if each of us reading this can tell two and ask those two to spread the word it will get out that this woman still has a missing child out there.
Great article.I am always praying God will bring news to these missing families. I saw both Zachs and Andreas cases on the NG show The Missing. I pray God will shine his ight on Zach and Andrea as well as the other Missing that you all may find your precious loved ones.
Once again I want to thank Jan for such a beautiful and moving story. She has been tireless in her efforts trying to help these families. I have to agree with Andrea’s Mom. This world would be a better place with more people like Jan & Simon in it.
In addition to your prayers, won’t each of you please pass this story on? Put it on your facebook profiles, anywhere you think someone may possibly look? There is power in numbers. Someone has to know something. It just takes that one lead. Won’t you all please do what you can to help?
Let’s keep praying for these families. Sometimes it may be all we can do, but don’t underestimate the power in prayer.
I’d like to add just one more thing, and please don’t anyone take offense. I’m not talking about anyone here. I’m just trying to point something out. I’ve seen it happen to Simon & Jan. Rumors fly like wildfire on the net. I’ve seen it happen in a matter of minutes.
If those kinds of things can be shared, then this story could shared just as fast. And I’m sure it would make you feel a lot better.
I thank all of you for anything you can do.
Jan i cant even begin to know this mothers pain.we lost one to murder in our family.But i have not lost one of my own children.I truly hope that she one day finds her child alive.Or at least if the childs gone on to be with Jesus These family memeber will at least know what happened.But i will hold out hope with her,that her daughters out there somewhere still alive.
Not to long ago i read where a young woman went to apply for her marrage Lic.An low an behold she had been abducted,was missing 26 yrs.She had no memory of past( real family).So theres still hope for these mothers who have missing children.Never give up unless theres proof the child/young person is deceaced.You never know a mirical could happen.
I also have not forgot Zackary Pitman i pray his mother also finds anwsers.She has waited to long.No parent deserves to not have anwsers.A least if their childs gone to find an lay that child remains in a final place.
For all the missing i will say a prayer that the loved ones find the their missing loved one,or the anwsers to what happened.The not knowing has to be awful.Let alone not having their loved one found.families need closure,makes things no less painful.But at least they wouldnt have to wonder anymore.
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