‘More than a missing person.’ Where is St. Petersburg’s Kelli Fisher?
Kelli Fisher left home two weeks ago in her aunt’s car and never returned.
St. Petersburg police have been searching for the 42-year-old, who was last seen on the morning of July 16 pulling out of her driveway in the 1700 block of Prescott Street South.
Two days after she disappeared, officers found the vehicle abandoned in an empty lot in the 800 block of 28th Avenue South. The driver’s side door was left ajar and there was no sign of Fisher, police say.
Officers also found items they don’t believe belong to Fisher: three cellphones and a small amount of cash on the dashboard. Investigators and Fisher’s family are concerned for her safety.
Addressing reporters at St. Petersburg Police Department headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Fisher’s brother, Johnny Murray, said that she suffered from anxiety and depression, but that she has never disappeared like this before.
“This is not her,” he said. “It’s a situation where something happened.”
She spoke with her aunt every day, Murray said. It’s unlike Fisher not to contact family members or her boyfriend, according to the family.
“The streets talk. The streets know what’s going on,” Murray said. “We just need the streets to do the right thing and speak up and let us know what’s going on, so we can get results.”
St. Pete police Maj. Shannon Halstead described suspicious circumstances concerning the case.
On Sunday, a kitchen fire started in a house owned by the family, which is next door to the home where Fisher lived with her aunt. That fire is under investigation, Halstead said.
Police said rumors have spread online about a fight Fisher had with another woman over $40 on July 4. Police said that woman has been ruled out as a suspect.
There are no current suspects or people of interest, Halstead added. Detectives with the agency have searched doorbell cameras, interviewed family and friends and canvassed her neighborhood, police said.
“We have done everything that we traditionally do in a missing persons case and we need some assistance,” Halstead said.
Fisher is 5 feet 8 inches and weighs about 200 pounds. She has brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair. Investigators said anyone with information can call them at 727-893-7780.
Tears streamed down the face of Fisher’s sister, Latifa Jackson, as she spoke to reporters Tuesday.
“She’s more than just a missing person,” Jackson said. “We deserve to have answers.”
