The Brief
- The last person seen with Tracy Ocasio on May 27, 2009, was James Hataway. While he is currently serving a life sentence for an unrelated attack on a Seminole County woman, he has long been the only suspect in Tracy’s disappearance.
- Ocoee Police have partnered with Sunshine State Sonar to scour specific sections of Lake Apopka using underwater drones and infrared cameras.
- Authorities say that the case remains active. A $5,000 reward is still standing for any information that leads investigators to Tracy.
OCOEE, Fla. – It has been 17 years since Tracy Ocasio walked out of a MetroWest bar and vanished into the night. For her family, it has been nearly two decades of silence, courtroom battles, and a search that never truly ends.
However, the Ocoee Police Department said this is not a cold case. And now a new high-tech partnership is taking the active investigation into Central Florida’s waters, searching for the answers that have eluded detectives.
Search in Lake Apopka
Local perspective:
Detectives are working with Michael Sullivan, the founder of Sunshine State Sonar.…