Presumed Located TX - Deundrea Lakelsia Ford, last seen at club where she worked, told ride she was being picked up by someone else, Houston, 21 Sep 2023

[Marysmith]

This case is very reminiscent of the Felicia Johnson case, which also happened in Houston. Felicia was from out of town and had allegedly come to Houston to dance. She was last spotted leaving a club. It later turned out she'd set up a "date" with a potential client, and he murdered her.

Documents reveal gruesome details, Google searches surrounding Felicia Johnson's murder | FOX 26 Houston

Charging documents reveal that after Felicia Johnson's disappearance, an accused suspect Googled things like "how to be a serial killer" and "how to get away with murder."

www.fox26houston.com

I am so worried that this case will have a similar outcome.

Yes, I thought the same.

 

[KooshBall]

At first I assumed sexual predator, but if she is a witness in a murder case, I think someone was pretending to be a customer in order to get rid of her as a witness.

 

[Marysmith]

I didn’t read the thread fully. Wow… I feel she was very unsafe in general as a witness in that case. I hope this is solved asap.

 

[Knox]

Interesting, there is a white van in the Google shot of the business (2/23) - Google Maps

 

[GraceG]

At first I assumed sexual predator, but if she is a witness in a murder case, I think someone was pretending to be a customer in order to get rid of her as a witness.

I thought of that briefly, but if so, why sit in the parking lot for an HOUR with the person she left with providing more opportunity for others to see and be able to describe the van or persons as well as further possible video evidence. Get in and get out would have been more likely in my opinion if that were the intent.

 

[Marysmith]

I thought of that briefly, but if so, why sit in the parking lot for an HOUR with the person she left with providing more opportunity for others to see and be able to describe the van or persons as well as further possible video evidence. Get in and get out would have been more likely in my opinion if that were the intent.

There was an MSM article that stated they were “sitting” in the car for an hour but I wonder if they were actually seen sitting or just assumed. Sorry to write this but she could have been incapacitated in the back in an hour as well… or maybe they were talking to gain her trust or something…

 

[PommyMommy]

Dancer at Houston club last seen getting into a white van with a customer a week ago​

• Deundrea was last seen on camera getting into the van with a customer around 1 a.m.
• A friend received a call from her around 2 a.m., but they were asleep and missed it.
• The van drove off about 2:30 a.m.

 

[Ebon]

‘Something is not right’: Missing Texas Mother Listed as Witness in Capital Murder Case

New details surrounding the details of a missing Texas mother could potentially shine light on her disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 21-year-old Deuandrea Ford was last seen September 21 at her Divas Bikini Bar N Grill job in east Houston. Ford’s grandmother, Bridgette Carriere...

www.crimeonline.com

21-year-old Deuandrea Ford was last seen September 21 at her Divas Bikini Bar N Grill job in east Houston. Ford’s grandmother, Bridgette Carriere, said Ford always checks in and wouldn’t voluntarily leave without talking to her son, 4.

Court documents state that on May 10, Ford and 21-year-old Quitiana Taylor went to Baton Rouge to “work as dancers and prostitutes” for clients provided by a man identified as Otis Parker.

 

[#JUSTICE4WILDER]

I think all we had was "white van" prior to this:

According to her family member who asked to not be identified by name, another dancer was the last person to see Ford as she exited the club with a male customer, and video footage captured Ford and the unidentified man getting into a white GMC Savana 3-door van. Her family told Oxygen.com that Ford called her ride — a friend of her grandmother — to inform them that someone else would take her home. But the family friend told her not to leave. ...

Here's the van description make & model.

Interesting, there is a white van in the Google shot of the business (2/23) - Google Maps

Is this the van described? I am terrible at knowing the difference between vehicles.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The affidavit identifies the other defendants as 21-year-old Jamal Brown, listed as the shooter, and accomplices 23-year-old Mariah Green and 21-year-old Quitiana Taylor.

According to the 7-page affidavit, the defendants planned to rob and kill Parker and Ford over $1,500 cash.

In a text exchange between Brown and Taylor, the affidavit shows, Brown allegedly wrote, "She got to go too."

Taylor, court papers show, responded, "I'm already knowing."

Taylor's court-appointed attorneys, Angela Weltin and James Stafford, would not specifically comment on the case, but did provide the following statement:

“Women barely more than children, such as our client, who are being sex trafficked in Houston and New Orleans are often treated less than human. They are stripped of their possessions, their freedom, and the rights to their own bodies. Our hearts go out to all the human trafficking victims who have been used, abused and discarded.”

Missing Houston woman was witness in murder case; no-contact order was issued in June, records show

Deundrea Lakelsia Ford, a 21-year-old mother, disappeared last month. Newly obtained court documents show she is a witness in a capital murder case.

www.usatoday.com

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

$1,500

wow

 

[tlcya]

The affidavit identifies the other defendants as 21-year-old Jamal Brown, listed as the shooter, and accomplices 23-year-old Mariah Green and 21-year-old Quitiana Taylor.

According to the 7-page affidavit, the defendants planned to rob and kill Parker and Ford over $1,500 cash.

In a text exchange between Brown and Taylor, the affidavit shows, Brown allegedly wrote, "She got to go too."

Taylor, court papers show, responded, "I'm already knowing."

Taylor's court-appointed attorneys, Angela Weltin and James Stafford, would not specifically comment on the case, but did provide the following statement:

“Women barely more than children, such as our client, who are being sex trafficked in Houston and New Orleans are often treated less than human. They are stripped of their possessions, their freedom, and the rights to their own bodies. Our hearts go out to all the human trafficking victims who have been used, abused and discarded.”

Missing Houston woman was witness in murder case; no-contact order was issued in June, records show

Deundrea Lakelsia Ford, a 21-year-old mother, disappeared last month. Newly obtained court documents show she is a witness in a capital murder case.

www.usatoday.com

BBM wow. Talk about deflection. Her poor client. [sarcasm alert]

Where is Deundrea?

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 5, 2023

Still missing: It's been 2 weeks since a woman disappeared after leaving a bikini bar in E. Houston.

Deundrea Ford's family first came to KHOU 11 about her disappearance after she was last seen leaving Diva's Bikini Sports Bar and Grill.

www.khou.com

It's been two weeks since Deundrea Ford disappeared.

[...]

We've recently learned that Ford was a witness in a capital murder case, something her family said they had no idea about. Court documents revealed Ford was present when a man was shot and killed in May while she rode in a car with that victim.

Ford's family first came to KHOU 11 about her disappearance after she was last seen leaving Diva's Bikini Sports Bar and Grill. Family members said she had only worked there for a few weeks.

At the time, Ford's family feared she had been kidnapped, but now they have no idea what may have actually happened to her.

[...]

 

[Marysmith]

I just feel like the perp or perps planned this and had a head start and she’s going to be hard to find. I’m so sorry to write that and I’m sorry Deundrea.

 

[cvaldez1975]

"We were able to see her interact with what looks to be a Hispanic individual," Kevin Carriere, her uncle, said. "He was buying her drinks. There were other females inside the establishment interacting with him, who seemed to have known him. Then, there is footage of them sitting in the van for maybe an hour, or so, before he just leaves."

While family members are not sure the cases are connected, Ford is the main witness in a capital murder case involving a former detention officer, Jarrell Wheeler.

Wheeler and three others were charged with capital murder in the death of Otis Parker in May. They were also charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and Ford is listed as the victim.

According to court documents, the murder was a planned robbery stemming from $1,500 that Ford and another dancer made while visiting clients in Louisiana.

Deaundrea Ford remains missing for a week, and records reveal she's a capital murder witness

Records state the missing mother was a victim in a planned robbery involving four suspects. Documents also showed a text message from one of the suspects referring to the woman: "She ain't safe in Houston."

abc13.com

the tone of this totally changed for me.

 

[cvaldez1975]

There was an MSM article that stated they were “sitting” in the car for an hour but I wonder if they were actually seen sitting or just assumed. Sorry to write this but she could have been incapacitated in the back in an hour as well… or maybe they were talking to gain her trust or something…

maybe she was doing a job and he decided to take advantage of that first before carrying out a hit - speculation only....

 

[imstilla.grandma]

USA Today obtained a probable cause affidavit filed in June 2023 connected to a capital murder case against 22-year-old Jarrell Travon Wheeler, who is one of four persons charged in the shooting death of Otis Parker. The others involved include 21-year-old Jamal Brown, listed as the alleged shooter, and alleged accomplices 23-year-old Mariah Green and 21-year-old Quitiana Taylor, USA Today reported.

Ford is listed as a witness and victim in the shooting, according to the affidavit. The four charged in the case allegedly planned to rob and kill Ford and Parker over $1,500. The shooting took place at about 4:30 a.m. on May 18, after Ford, Parker, and Taylor, had reportedly returned from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on a work trip. Parker was shot in the driver’s seat, while Ford was unharmed by any gun fire in the back of the passenger seat, according to the affidavit.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/texas-deundrea-ford-missing-18401583.php

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[LovesPeace2]

Dang this is sad and scary 2 weeks already I hope she's ok

 

[Tealgrove]

If she was targeted previously, I can’t see this disappearance being a coincidence.

Sigh… all over $1,500? So for $1,500 someone, or several someones, decide it’s worth the risk to kill 2 people and throw away the rest of your life.

SMH.