This following post was made to our group True Crime Society
JALAJHIA FINKLEA (18) was last seen October 20th 2020 in New Bedford MA getting into a white pickup truck.
She was believed to be taken and was in danger from the “abductor”
Luis Barboza who also goes by Luis Barboza Zaragoza who was shot and killed in Florida by the US Marshalls. He is now dead and she is missing!
~ Jalajhia Finklea is Native American from the wampanoag tribe (Mashpee MA)
She has a scar on her left cheek that is in the shape of a triangle.
She is about 5′ 4″ with brown hair that she changes often.
She has light brown eyes that change in the sunlight.
She is tiny and roughly @100 pounds.Jalajhia Finklea has had ZERO contact with family members and No contact with her 9yr old baby brother on his birthday they share and it is not like her to do that and not contact the huge family who has been working with police. She leave in her slippers with NOTHING but her phone
Her phone ping was pinged in MAINE 48 hours after her disappearance. She is believed to have been taken out of the state of Massachusetts! Any info on the wear abouts please contact the New Bedford Police Department
Jalajhia’s phone was discarded on the side of Route 495 in New Bedford. According to the arrest warrant, when she disappeared, Jalajhia was 17 and five months pregnant.
U.S. Marshals Service Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported that the suspect Luis Zaragoza was located at a McDonald’s in Crestview, Florida. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office stated that law enforcement had surrounded his car in the parking lot to take Zaragoza into custody when he shot once from his car. Police returned fire and Zaragoza was shot and killed.
The City of New Bedford Police Department were en route to Florida when the incident happened. Unfortunately, Jalajhia Finklea is still missing. “The NBPD continues to apply extensive resources to this investigation and remains dedicated to resolving the case of missing person Jalajhia Finklea. We will continue to vigorously investigate this case and collaborate with other law enforcement agencies to pursue all information.”
https://www.newbedfordguide.com/suspect-missing-new-bedford-mashpee-teen-shot-killed-florida/2020/11/06
Jalajhia Social media- Facebook Instagram
Her last post to Instagram was October 15th-
Luis Social media- Twitter
ANY INFORMATION?-You can also contact the primary investigating agency, the New Bedford Police Department Station 3 at 508-991-6360 but feel free to contact the Mashpee Wampanoag PD if you have any information you want to share.
The following blog, posted before Luis death, has some interesting screenshots… NSFW https://turtleboysports.com/new-bedford-fam-cashes-in-on-gofundme-for-missing-18-year-old-girl-who-ran-away-with-her-aunts-37-year-old-boyfriend-whos-been-banging-her-for-years/
Update 25th November-
Body Believed to Be Missing Massachusetts Teen Found in Florida
Luis was not her boyfriend.