that he will uncover the truth about what happened to Jasmine that Monday night between 7 and 8 o’clock. We're using new techniques and re-examining all evidence that we have on this case to bring her home.”Īnd while Weitzel is searching, Miss Rosa is praying. Chris Weitzel: “We're continuing this investigation. He believes the answers he’s seeking lie within the tiny borders of Archer.ĭet. Because if this would happen to my family, I would want somebody to work as diligently as I have to try and give me some answers.”Ĭhris Weitzel is a detective with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Chris Weitzel: “I've got children myself. Josh Mankiewicz: “Why has this case stuck with you?”ĭet. One thing the Robinson family has on their side is a dogged detective - someone who’s taken her case personally. You might have some information that can help them find Jasmine. This story, like so many, involves a family searching for answers. I’m Josh Mankiewicz and this is Missing in America, a podcast from Dateline.

It was cloudy, gloomy, and that darkness in the sky would soon settle in over the Robinsons, who’d made a life there for generations. It was the winter of 2019, and a cool rain pelted the small town of Archer, Florida. Miss Rosa says she’ll never forget the moment when everything changed for her family. I'd be wanting to see you, but I'd be thinking there, but no she's not there.” These days, like the rest of her family, Miss Rosa is looking backwards, searching for a trace of her 23-year-old granddaughter, Jasmine Robinson. Having come through it, Miss Rosa beams with a sense of accomplishment, because all her kids and grandkids made it through the challenges, they encountered along their journey.

The woman they call “Mama” has weathered many storms over the decades, humbly describing life’s twists and turns as “tough.” Throughout the course of her 88 years, Miss Rosa Robinson has raised her children and some of her children’s children. Unfortunately, it has to be lived forwards. Life can only be understood backwards, said a philosopher.

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