Name: Erica Ann Johnson
Age: 36 years old
Last seen: July 5, 2022
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Status: Found safe in May 2023
Case Information
36-year-old Erica Johnson was last seen in Cape Coral, Florida on July 5, 2022. She disappeared after boarding a bus en route to Tampa.
Background
Erica Ann Johnson was born on September 14, 1985. She is a divorced mother of two.
At the time of her disappearance, Johnson was renting a room near 621 Cape Coral Parkway East in Cape Coral, Florida. She worked as a housekeeper at Best Western Plus Beach Resort in Fort Myers Beach.
Johnson was originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and was known to frequent St. Peters and St. Charles.
Disappearance
On July 5, 2022, Erica Johnson left work at 4:30 pm and was dropped off by a coworker at a bus stop near the Bell Shop Towers shopping center in Fort Myers, Florida.
Johnson boarded a bus that afternoon and was later captured on surveillance camera getting off at the Cape Coral Transit Center bus station at 5:37 pm.
At 7:00 am on June 6, 2022, Johnson sent a text message to her ex-husband, saying she had to cancel plans to see their two children because she had to work.
On July 8, 2022, Johnson was seen again in the early morning hours at the Cape Coral Transit Center bus stop. Surveillance footage shows Johnson carrying bags, a bunny cage, and a traveling pillow when she boarded a bus at 5:21 am.
Johnson was last seen later that morning in Fort Myers, boarding a Greyhound bus en route to Tampa. Erica Ann Johnson hasn’t been heard from since.
On July 14, 2022, her family filed a missing person’s report with the Cape Coral Police Department when they couldn’t contact her.
Investigation
Detectives were able to track Johnson to a Greyhound bus stop in Tampa on July 8, but it is unknown where she went from there. Calls to her phone went straight to voice mail.
Authorities found a small couch, a bin of clothes, a blue bicycle, and a backpack in Erica’s rented room. She was seen by neighbors carrying a black suitcase a week before her disappearance.
Johnson rarely used her cell phone and did not have a bank account or social media. She did not own a vehicle and relied on public transportation to get to and from her work place in Fort Myers.
Erica Johnson Found Safe
On May 27, 2023, the Cape Coral Police announced that Erica had been found safe in Ohio. No further details were given.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female born on September 14, 1985. Erica has brown hair, green eyes, stands 5’8 tall and weighs 130 pounds. She reportedly dyed her hair dark shortly before her disappearance.
Distinctive Physical Features:
No information available.
Clothing and accessories:
Erica was last seen wearing jeans, sneakers, a baseball cap, and a sweatshirt tied around her waist.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Erica Johnson please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at (238) 574-3223.
Resources & Further Information
Erica Johnson #MP93645 – National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Cape Coral Police Department – Facebook
News & Media Links
Authorities asking for help in search for missing Cape Coral woman – NBC2 News 07/2022
Details of the days and months before a Cape Coral woman went missing – Wink News 07/2022
Cape Coral police searching for missing woman who worked on Fort Myers Beach – Fort Myers Beach Talk 07/2022
One month later: Search continues for missing Cape Coral mother, Erica Johnson – Fox4 Now 08/2022
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How old are her children , on what basis reason did the ex , get custody of the children ? .
How long did she have the rabbit for , was she going to leave it with somebody else ? .
Did she and her co – worker work in the same department , did her co – worker find that she was different from any other day when she gave her a lift , up to and including the last day that anybody saw her , did she act strangely or mention anything out of the ordinary ? .
Did her ex not find it strange that she did not want to see her children ,or was this a usual reason to not see them , given their age ? .
Could she have given another name in opening accounts , i . e . ( savings ) for her children ? .
Do the various area ‘s indicated on the destination board of the bus , form part of the Tampa area , how far did she stay from these area ‘ s or that of the bus stop ‘ s used ( Cape Coral Transit Centre Bus stop , 30W Camelot Isles & 70N ? .
How far away did her ex stay from any of the above ? .
Did her ex re – marry ? .
Given the area ‘ s mentioned , in what radius / distance was the investigation done , and queries conducted ? .
It’s very odd.
The ex husband reported that in June(a month before she disappeared), she told her ex she had to work and couldn’t see the kids. His words were that she didn’t miss an opportunity to see her kids(meaning someone else controlled when/if she saw the kids & she jumped at the chance to spend as much time as possible). Like maybe supervised visitation of some sort??
Then just under a month later she just disappeared with the rabbit.
Now come to find out that she’s just been living in OH.
Something not quite right about this situation!! Whether she is being manipulated or there are drugs involved, something is just not quite right.
Although better that she leave than harm her children!!
Sandusky Ohio is a big small town. She won’t be safe from drugs if that is her issue. But local law enforcement is very good and will assist her if she is in trouble. Hope her kids can visit her in her new home.