Otto, circa 1992

Joanna Kay Otto
Missing since November 20, 1992 from Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: August 3, 1973
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7"; 140 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown eyes; brown hair.

Circumstances of Disappearance
In 1992, Otto was living with a roommate, Liseth Nelson, at the Maison de Ville Apartments in Pensacola. On November 20, 1992, Otto and Nelson went to a party, from which Nelson went home ill. Otto stayed at the party, telling Nelson she would get a ride home with friends who were there. She got a ride home with James Gibson, an acquaintance who later told police he dropped her off at her apartment after having taken home two other people from the party. Otto has not been seen since. James Gibson is currently serving a thirty-five year sentence on a kidnapping and rape conviction in an unrelated case.
Otto was born in Dothan, Alabama. She attended elementary school in Dothan, and was a student at Ferry Pass Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle School and Woodham High School in Pensacola, Florida.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Escambia County Sheriff's Office
850-436-9620
Email Form

Agency Case Number:
92S039039

NCIC Number: M-609465680
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park
Escambia Sheriff's Office
FDLE