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Erica Nicole Hunt

Suspicious CircumstancesBody Recovered
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Erica Nicole Hunt
Erica Nicole Hunt
Erica Nicole Hunt
Erica Nicole Hunt

Missing Persons Details

Known As

Erica Nicole Hunt

Missing from
Opelousas, Louisiana - USA
Nationality
Case Entered
September 06, 2021
Status
Body Recovered
Current Classification
Suspicious Circumstances
Source of Record
Media
Last Updated
Verified
Yes

Physical Description

Gender
Female
Age When Reported Missing
Age As of Today
28
Race
Black or African American
Hair Color
Brown
Eye Color
Brown
Height
5'4"
Weight
160lbs
Last Seen Wearing
Distinguishing Features
Erica Hunt had the following tattoos: the word "Nicole" on her lower back; the word "Breionna" on her right wrist; and a tattoo of a Care Bear with a star on her left shoulder. 
Known Medical Conditions

Details of Disappearance

Erica Nicole Hunt was last seen by family or friends on July 04, 2016 in Opelousas, Louisiana - USA.

According to open source information, Erica Nicole Hunt was last seen on approximately 07/04/2016, near a relative's house in Opelousas, LA. Hunt's roommate reported her missing on 07/05/2016. Hunt has not been seen or heard from since.

***UPDATE***

On 02/05/2021, State Police investigators announced positively confirming a forensic match to Erica Hunt. Human remains were found in a rural area of Evangeline Parish, LA in 2018. The remains were identified as belonging to Erica Nicole Hunt, the Opelousas woman reported missing in 2016.

The skeletal remains were found during a search for a missing child at the time, but not identified until two years later through the efforts of the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab, the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) Laboratory and the DNA Doe Project.

Hunts’s death is being investigated as a homicide and the public is asked to call authorities with any information that may be of assistance in the case.

Anyone with information about Hunts’s case asked to contact St. Landry Crime Stoppers at 948-8477(TIPS), online at stlandrycrimestoppers.com, or via Facebook by leaving a WEBTIP. Tips may also be submitted via text message by texting TIPS625 plus the tip to CRIMES (274637).

The Louisiana State Police online reporting system is also available by visiting www.lsp.org and clicking the Suspicious Activity link.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Erica Nicole Hunt, you are encouraged to contact the Opelousas Police Department at (337) 948-2500, ask for . Be sure to have the case number available as you will need it.

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division
New Orleans
(504) 816-3000

Be Advised

If you see Erica Nicole Hunt anywhere, please do not make contact. Call your local emergency number like (911) or the phone number indicated for law enforcement on this record and they will instruct you on what to do. You can also let them know Erica Nicole Hunt's name and they are profiled on this site. This way they can visit the profile and get information faster and more complete to use for follow up. You can always leave us a tip on what you saw by clicking the "Tip" link in the menu at the top of this page.

NOTICE: If the information contained in this missing persons profile is inaccurate, needs to be updated, or the person has been located, please let our staff know as soon as possible. Thank you.

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