Found Deceased FL - Robert Heikka, 70, Port Orange, 25 Oct 2020

[brooks]

Florida teacher missing since last month is police department’s ‘number one priority’

Port Orange Police Department
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We’re continuing to ask for the community’s help in searching for Mr. Heikka.
https://www.google.com/.../port-orange-missing.../34633547


Robert Heikka, middle school teacher in Port Orange, missing


Port Orange police search for missing 70-year-old teacher

 

[kelsie]

A Teacher from a Local Middle School Missing since Sunday.
Port Orange Police Department

Robert may be in possession of his white 2012 Chevrolet Impala bearing FL tag KRZI78. Robert is a white male, approximately 6’02”, 250 lbs, with gray hair, blue eyes, and prescription glasses.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Are flyovers the same thing as drones? Not finding the car usually means water here in FL.

Heikka was seen leaving home in his car Oct. 25 and the same day investigators said Heikka's cellphone was tracked to the area of I-4 and State Road 44. After that, the phone became inactive. Detectives have searched the area on foot and done flyovers, but haven’t had any success.

.....cellphone was tracked to the area of I-4 and State Road 44.

 

[PommyMommy]

Are flyovers the same thing as drones? Not finding the car usually means water here in FL.

Heikka was seen leaving home in his car Oct. 25 and the same day investigators said Heikka's cellphone was tracked to the area of I-4 and State Road 44. After that, the phone became inactive. Detectives have searched the area on foot and done flyovers, but haven’t had any success.

.....cellphone was tracked to the area of I-4 and State Road 44.
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Sounds like they've used both drone(s) and helicopter. Can't be certain, but LE and family are both commenting here: Port Orange Police Department

His cell phone was tracked to/near Deland? That's not on his way to the middle school where he works... خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

Oct 25 was on a Sunday.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

The map shows Lake Winnemisett on the route from I -4 to Deland.

 

[brooks]

Cassadaga would be of interest to me. Strange things happen there at times.

 

[PommyMommy]

Oct 25 was on a Sunday.

Oops, true dat! I wish we knew where he was going that day. MOO

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

I’m thinking he’s in water but last time I thought someone was in water they were on a road trip cross country.
What about his cell phone activity on Oct 24.
He might have been going to meet someone around I-4 Deland area that he talked to on Saturday.
Also there were no scheduled Events posted for Deland or Lake Helen for Oct 25.

 

[PommyMommy]

I’m thinking he’s in water but last time I thought someone was in water they were on a road trip cross country.
What about his cell phone activity on Oct 24.
He might have been going to meet someone around I-4 Deland area that he talked to on Saturday.
Also there were no scheduled Events posted for Deland or Lake Helen for Oct 25.

I am thinking along the same lines - a vehicle accident and/or medical event. From the sounds of it, this man didn't have any enemies (not that this entirely precludes foul play), substance abuse issues, etc.

Thanks for checking for events in the area. Where were you going, Robert?! MOO

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

Robert Heikka’s last known location was near Interstate 4 and State Road 44 near the Volusia County Fairgrounds. His cell phone pinged there, but that was more than two weeks ago.



Volusia County middle school teacher missing for weeks

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

Maybe he was headed to the Volusia Country Flea Market.
That probably has large parking grounds. A car parked there for an extended length of time might not be noticed.

 

[brooks]

No news.

 

[GatorFL]

Cassadaga would be of interest to me. Strange things happen there at times.

Oh come on. Yeah, it's a town full of mediums but I can't recall any murders, disappearances or other noteworthy crimes from Cassadaga.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

He would be traveling right by Lake Winnemisett from I-4 to Deland where his phone last pinged.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

port orange to deland at DuckDuckGo

 

[PayrollNerd]

Comments are interesting.

Port Orange Police Department

We’re continuing to ask for the community’s help in searching for Mr. Heikka.

Robert Heikka, middle school teacher in Port Orange, missing

 

[GatorFL]

port orange to deland at DuckDuckGo

I went to HS in Port Orange, there are a couple of ways to get to Deland from where his house is. You can go on I-4 or a backroads route on SR-44. My folks actually lived a couple neighborhoods over and my dad worked in Deland. He always took the backroads.

 

[GatorFL]

He would be traveling right by Lake Winnemisett from I-4 to Deland where his phone last pinged.

He likely would have been a little south of there. The lake is a mile or so off the highway. I wonder exactly where it pinged?

 

[GatorFL]

Maybe he was headed to the Volusia Country Flea Market.
That probably has large parking grounds. A car parked there for an extended length of time might not be noticed.

It's right there at the I-4/SR-44 intersection. IIRC this is a pretty well traveled place, I think they would have checked since his phone went dead there.