LaTanya Reese Philadelphia, PA March 3, 1996LaTanya Reese

LaTanya was 15 yrs old when she died. Latanya, age 15, vanished from her foster care home in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 1996. Her body was located by employees on April 3, 1996 in a refrigerated orange juice boxcar in Manatee County, FL. She remained unidentified until 2001 and buried in a Pauper's grave until her body was exhumed and she was identified through dental records. Cause of death has been determined to be death by asphyxiation and remains unsolved.
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Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (215) 686-1233