The case of a Selma resident who disappeared in 2010 is featured on a national website.
Tarasha Benjamin disappeared after borrowing a friend’s car to visit the Selma Flea Market on June 26, 2010. The car was found on the side of road on Cecil Jackson Bypass. It appeared that someone had gone through the car’s contents, but there was no sign of the 17-year-old.
Local residents and Selma police searched throughout the city on multiple occasions, even chasing down leads about possible human remains being buried behind a property, according to the Our Black Girls website.
Tarasha’s mother, Regina Benjamin, said she believes that her daughter is living outside the Selma area, perhaps in Florida. “There was speculation that Tarasha may have become a victim of sex trafficking or someone she was dating at the time being a person of interest,” The OBG said.
“I know there’s somebody out there that knows something about my daughter being missing,” Regina Benjamin said on the website. “If it was me and I knew something, I would tell it because I wouldn’t want a mother to go through the pain that I go through every day.”
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Selma Police Department at (334) 874-2134 or their local authorities. The agency case number is 10-0627002.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.