It was around 2:45PM on the 31st of May, 2017, when Shantara Hurry received a phone call at work in Pensacola, Florida. She was greeted by her young son. Her heart fell to the pit of her stomach as he said: “Mom, Naomi is nowhere to be found….”
Audio Sources:
“Kidnap and Death of 12-Year Old Naomi Jones | Robert Letroy Howard Police Interrogation Part 2/3”
“Trial begins for Naomi Jones’ alleged kidnapper, killer”
“Interrogations of Missing Girl’s Mom (mom of Naomi Jones), FL vs Robert Howard”
“Interrogation of Man who Found the Body of Naomi Jones (FL vs. Robert Howard)”
Sources:
CBS – 5 WKRG, 1 June, 2017 – “Officers, Volunteers Search Through the Night for Missing Girl”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 1 June, 2017 – “Search for Missing 12-Year-Old Continues”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 5 June, 2017 – “Criminal Investigation into Naomi Jones Death Continues”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 5 June, 2017 – “Body of Naomi Jones Found”
Associated Press, 7 June, 2017 – “Questions Surround Florida Girl’s Death”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 7 June, 2017 – “FBI Profiles Now on the Naomi Jones Case”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 7 June, 2017 – “The App Naomi Jones Used Before she was Murdered”
Associated Press, 8 June, 2017 – “Ex-Convict Arrested”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 8 June, 2017 – “Convicted Sex Offender Arrested in Death of Florida Girl”
The Crestview News Bulletin, 8 June, 2017 – “Young Girl’s Murder a Reminder of Social Media Dangers”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 12 June, 2017 – “Funeral Arrangements Set for Naomi Jones in Pensacola”
The Brewton Standard, 14 June, 2017 – “Too Close to Home”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 16 June, 2017 – “Family and Friends Gather to Say Farewell to Naomi Jones”
Brewton Standard, 20 June, 2017 – “Death Sought”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 20 September, 2017 – “Autopsy Report, Naomi Jones Cause of Death Still Unknown”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 24 May, 2018 – “Mother of Naomi Jones Plans Event in Her Memory”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 31 January, 2020 – “Man Charged With 2017 Kidnapping, Murder of Pensacola Girl to Stand Trial”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 11 March, 2020 – “Man Accused of Murdering Naomi Jones no Longer Facing Death Penalty”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 15 April, 2020 – “Accused Killer of Naomi Jones Still Awaits Trial”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 11 August, 2021 – “Trial Begins for Naomi Jones’ Alleged Kidnapper, Killer”
CBS 5 – WKRG, 12 August, 2021 – “Naomi Jones’ Alleged Killer Says he Strangled Her”
CBS – 5 WKRG, 13 August, 2021 – “Naomi Jones’ Mother Speaks After Her Daughter’s Killer is Found Guilty”
Pensacola News Journal, 12 August, 2021 – “You Ain’t Nothing and You Don’t Scare Me”
Pensacola News Journal, 6 August, 2018 – “Naomi Jones’ Mom Honors Her Daughter’s Memory”
Pensacola News Journal, 11 August, 2021 – “I Didn’t Mean to do It”
Pensacola News Journal, 5 June, 2017 – “Heartbreak: Naomi Jones Found Deceased”
Pensacola News Journal, 7 June, 2017 – “Naomi Jones Possibly Targeted by a Sexual Predator”
Pensacola News Journal, 9 June, 2017 – “Hundreds Gather to Honor Naomi Jones at Vigil”
Pensacola News Journal, 10 August, 2021 – “Naomi Jones’ Mother Testified About Last Day she Saw Her Daughter Alive”
Pensacola News Journal, 17 December, 2019 – “Naomi Jones’ Mother Sues Apartment Complex”
Fox News, 17 April, 2022 – “Florida Mom Recalls 12-Year-Old Child’s Murder”
Pensacola News Journal, 13 August, 2021 – “Four Years After Delayed Justice for Naomi Jones”
