Investigators are asking for help in finding a resolution in the case of a 17-year-old girl from Selma who vanished 16 years ago.
According to Alabama Cold Case Advocacy (ACCA) Tarasha “Pooh” Benjamin left her home at around 10 a.m. to go to a flea market in June of 2010.
When she did not return home police began a search and later found a gray Mazda Tribute that she borrowed from a friend abandoned along Cecil Jackson Bypass approximately one mile from the flea market, an article from the ACCA.
"Reports indicate that she stopped at a yard sale and encountered a relative who borrowed her cell phone to make a call. Whether Tarasha ever reached the flea market remains unknown," the article reads.
The vehicle appeared to have been disturbed as two driver-side windows were missing, and the driver-side door handle was damaged.
Benjamin had black hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo of her nickname on her upper right arm.
Her missing date is listed as June 26, though an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency alert lists June 27.
Anyone who has information is asked to contact the Selma Police Department at 334-874-2134.
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