PILAR SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ |
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Date Missing: |
January 30, 1999 |
Age Missing: |
4 |
Date of Birth: |
February 5, 1995 |
Missing From: |
Hollywood, FL |
Height: |
3'0" |
Weight: |
35 lbs |
Hair Color: |
Black |
Eye Color: |
Brown |
Gender: |
Female |
Race: |
White/Hispanic |
Identifying Characteristics: |
Pilar has a red birthmark on her forehead, between her eyebrows. |
Circumstances of Disappearance: |
 Unknown. She was last seen in the company of a
female babysitter, Melissa Cooper (or Melissa Jones or Harding-Jones) (photo at right) when she took the child for a two-week vacation in Punta Gorda, Florida at the Trail Apartments. Pilar's father, Marco Rodriguez, notified police when the babysitter and Pilar did not return as scheduled. The babysitter was later located in Wisconsin but
the child is still missing. The babysitter told authorities that her boyfriend, Keith Allen Wilson, was responsible for Pilar's death and that he had put her body in a black trash bag and disposed of the child's remains in an unknown location. Wilson denied Cooper's allegations, saying that Cooper was responsible for Pilar's death. In November 1999, offficials drained a lake in Charlotte County, Florida - one which is inhabited by alligators - and found unspecified bilogical matter which they believe is a trace of Pilar's remains. Her case is now being investigated as a homicide. Wilson was considered the prime suspect for years, but Cooper was charged with aggravated manslaughter in Pilar's case in August 2010. Pilar's body has never been found, and foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved. |
Investigating Agency/Contact: |
National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children:1-800-843-5678 Or Charlotte County Sheriff's Office: 941-639-2101 |
Case #: |
99015901 |
NCIC #: |
M-192801442 |
NCMEC Case #: |
NCMC860724 |
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