By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer
Date: Sept. 20, 1989
Homicide Victim: Marinthia McCoy, 26, of Jacksonville
Synopsis: Marinthia McCoy was a resident of Jacksonville at the time of her 1989 disappearance. She traveled to Daytona Beach with a male companion on Sept. 19, 1989, and stayed overnight at the Marriott Hotel in Daytona.. McCoy, 26 partied that night and danced in a local bar's bikini contest. McCoy hired a limousine to go back to Jacksonville at 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 20. The limousine driver told investigators that he dropped McCoy off in Jacksonville, but she has never been seen again. The limousine driver, who is now in prison for bank robbery, was interviewed several times by cops and has denied involvement in her disappearance. Besides the driver's account, there is no evidence that McCoy ever made it back to Jacksonville. McCoy is twice divorced. She had a new bartending job and a son in Jacksonville who was 2 years old at the time of her 1989 disappearance. She left behind her newly-purchased car. Foul play is suspected in her case.
Contact: Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Daytona Beach Police at 386-671-5100.