Name: Melissa Lynn Howard
Age: 45 years old
Last seen: March 29, 2023
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Status: Still missing
Case Information
45 year old Melissa Howard was last seen in Slidell, Louisiana on March 29, 2023. She disappeared under suspicious circumstances, with her car later being found abandoned off 1-55.
Disappearance
45 year old Melissa Howard was last seen in the 1600 block of Magnolia Street in Slidell, Louisiana on March 29, 2023.
Her vehicle, a black 2015 Chevrolet Silverado with Louisiana plate #C755490, was captured by an automatic license plate reader on April 1, 2023, going westbound on Jefferson Highway at South Clearview in Jefferson Parish.
The vehicle was later found abandoned and towed away from I-55.
Investigation
Melissa’s boyfriend, who is the last known person to have seen her, says she left on her own.
She was officially reported missing on April 17, 2023, after her boyfriend contacted Melissa’s mother to tell her he hadn’t seen her in weeks.
Melissa’s personal belongings, including her purse, bank card, drivers license, and cell phone were found at her boyfriend’s house.
Whereabouts
The location of Melissa Howard, as well as the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, remains unknown.
Appearance
White female born on September 26, 1977. Melissa has brown/dark blonde hair, hazel eyes, stands 5’4 tall and weighs 180 – 220 pounds.
She has a tattoo of a star above ‘Fleur-de-Lis’ on her upper right arm.
It is unknown what she was wearing when she disappeared.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Melissa Howard please contact the Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 726-8000, or the FACES Lab at (225) 578-4761.
Resources & Further Information
Melissa Lynn Howard – LSU
Melissa Lynn Howard – NamUS
Did Melissa and her boyfriend live together , was the home ever searched , given that her official and personal belongings were at ” Their ” home ? .
Why did it take so long to report her missing ( 19 ) nineteen days ? .
How long after she went missing was the car towed away and on whose authority , was the area ever searched ? .
How would the boyfriend know that she went on her own ? .
Other than suspicious circumstances , what else could have led to her disappearance ? .
Was she adopted / only child ? .
What is her line of work ? .
Melissa and Earl did live together. He waited 19 days to report her missing and did not attempt to contact any of her family. I am her cousin. Her vehicle was found maybe a couple days after she was reported missing. The area it was found is swamp. She was not an only child and disappearing was not something Melissa would do especially with none of her belongings. Melissa is a daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. She is missed and loved and we her family want to find her.
I grew up with Melissa and I know she would never leave her phone anywhere doesn’t sound right the boyfriend needs investigated ferther
Also Earl which is her boyfriends name did not contact Melissa’s mother that information is incorrect.
Given that new information has come to the fore , especially been the close relationship such as niece & cousin ,was anybody ever polygraphed , especially Earl by the police ? .
No one was but that is what I am praying will happen.
Must start off by saying who are you Tammy because in 2 years at me and Melissa were together I never seen your face in our house I never heard her on the phone with you so listen don’t act like you are the big concerned family member hey Melissa didn’t fool with none of her family as far as contacting her mother you right I didn’t because ask her how long it’s been before this they talked about 8 months so Melissa and her mother did not have the best relationship no matter what anyone says that’s putting it very nicely and just so you know Melissa’s things were not found at my house it was her things at our house and this is not the first second or third time she has left just like that unannounced and been gone for 14 to 18 days and then I’ll get a call from the hospital so I don’t know what your normal is but you don’t know what her normal was so the best thing is to quit speculating what you do not know nothing about hey I don’t even know who you are like I said Melissa. Never talk with none of y’all. So let’s make it clear if anyone needs to know any information get in touch with me and I’ll tell you the truth by the way just to let everyone know Melissa and I had no bills together I paid off her bills off we had no children together the only thing that kept us together is love Melissa love me and I love her. That’s the only thing between us so all of y’all with all these speculations it’s all b******* have a good day
Don’t worry Earl you will get busted. Just because my cousin and I grew up and moved to different places does not mean we never kept in contact. I am her first cousin. Also she and her mother did keep in contact and her cousin John. Why did you just report her missing and not contact John or her mother to see if they heard from her? As for who I am I am Danny’s little sister. I know you know who Danny is because he talked to you asking you about what you did to Melissa. You speak lies about us not having contact with her and why wouldn’t you. She came home early from work Earl and shortly after you reported her missing you moved in Crystal. Also just got busted with twenty guns, crystal meth, syboxin and more drugs and paraphernalia. Also your wife allegedly committed suicide. God says everything hidden will be revealed so hold on murder your time is coming.
Earl you got some nerve pretending you don’t know a thing. It’s sad to see a person go missing while on your watch.
When you truly love someone you know where they are at all times.
Unfortunately you are a prime suspect being the evidence points to you.
When someone goes missing the first many seconds and then minutes is what matters to finding the missing person. It doesn’t matter if they’ve gone missing 100x it is you as an adult to take that responsibility to report that person missing.
Being you waited so long brings you to the front of the line as a suspect.
If you’re not guilty then why aren’t you forming a search party?
I worked with Melissa at Cracker Barrel and we used to be friends. She definitely would contact her mother if she was alive, and if not her, definitely her kids or her kids dad. Nor would she leave all of her belongings somewhere and take off, women don’t leave without their phone, money, etc. Earl you will be found out !!!!