Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 23 years; 28 years
Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 23 years; 28 years
Name: Andrea Gail Parsons
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing
Missing Since: July 11, 1993
Location Last Seen: Port Salerno, Martin County, Florida
Date of Birth: May 12, 1983
Age: 10 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'11
Weight: 80 lbs
Hair Color: Brown; may have blonde hair
Eye Color: Hazel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Blue jean shorts, dark shirt, clear plastic "jelly" sandals.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Parsons was last seen at 6:00 PM near Commerce and Seward Avenues in Port Salerno, Florida. Her mother's boyfriend gave her permission to walk to a friend's residence on Flounder Avenue. Two witnesses observed Parsons walking toward the Port Salerno Grocery Store on Salerno Road shortly afterward. An employee at the store told authorities that Parsons purchased potato chips and candy, then departed the business. She may have been collecting empty soda cans near Commerce Avenue and Seward Avenue at the time of her disappearance. Witnesses describe a man pushing Parsons into a car.
Investigators identified a former neighbor as a suspect after he first claimed to have witnessed Andrea's abduction and later said she died accidentally while helping him collect aluminum cans for recycling. But he never was charged and detectives later focused on a friend, Chester Price, who had a history of violence and once claimed he was present when Parsons was killed.
In 2014, Chester Price pleaded no contest to manslaughter and kidnapping of Parsons. In 2020, he entered an agreement with the state to be held in involuntary civil custody to receive treatment as a violent sexual predator.
Agency Name: Martin County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant John Silvas
Agency Phone Number: 516-220-7000; 516-220-7060
Agency E-Mail: cid@sheriff.martin.fl.us%20
Agency Case Number: 9309069-/-93-091
Names Case Number: 6495
NCIC Case Number: M659485827
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC781548
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Palm Beach Post - Feb. 12, 2020
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 07/02/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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