Laura Lynn Bryant — Case Summary

Her Name Is Laura

Laura left no goodbye. She left no trace — seemingly vanishing into thin air in America’s oldest city. What she left behind is a case full of unanswered questions and a family still waiting for someone to ask them out loud.

Laura Lynn Bryant was 44 years old at the time of her disappearance, listed as September 19, 2022 by both The Charley Project and NamUs while the SJSO has consistently referenced December 2022. She was 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighed 100 pounds, had brown hair and green eyes. By all accounts, she was well-liked with a close circle of friends and family. Beth Elrod, her sister, described her as having a “very bubbly, very shiny personality, was always just happy.”

The Disappearance

Mentioned above, the dates vary across sources complicating the case. There is a discrepancy of roughly three months. This discrepancy has of yet not been publicly addressed. She vanished sometime between September and December 2022.

Laura was living in St. Augustine, Florida at the time of her disappearance with a friend. The friend died (presently unidentified and cause of death unknown) around the time of Laura’s disappearance. Per Beth Elrod, the friend’s death — most particularly the funeral — was what triggered the family’s alarm as Laura didn’t show for the funeral.