THE MISSING FILES: 'Diabolical' BF of Cieha Taylor who vanished in 2020 may have hurt her, aunt says
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA: Cieha Taylor's family wakes up every morning wishing they would hear from her. However, three years have passed since Cieha disappeared, leaving her family devastated. Hundreds of questions regarding her disappearance have remained unanswered.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Cieha, who was 28 when she went missing, left a residence on Cowart Road in Plant City after dropping off her boyfriend on February 6, 2020, at approximately 4 pm. Her vehicle, they said, was found abandoned on the railroad tracks at East Trapnell Road, just west of Jap Tucker Road. "Taylor's car is a black 2 door Toyota Solara with faded paint. It was parked on the railroad track on Trapnell Rd sometime after 4:00pm on 2/6/20. Deputies located the vehicle on the railroad tracks at 7pm," the sheriff's office said.
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Hope, Cieha's aunt, described her as a "fun-loving, carefree kinda person" who "loved making people happy." "Cieha and I were always close. The couple of years leading up to her disappearance, we did have some problems because of the lifestyle she led. But she was always extremely smart. She was reading at four years old," Hope, 43, told MEAWW.
"I was informed she was missing on February 20, 2020. The facts of the situation were not clear at the beginning. We surely were worried but did not fear anuthing fatal could have happened. But now I think I know what happened to Cieha," she added.
'Cieha's boyfriend is diabolical'
It was reported that Cieha's boyfriend, who has not been named, was questioned by deputies as he was the last person to see her. Hope, however, alleged that he was directly linked to her disappearance. "I believe the detective said he exhausted all the tips, but we have caught Cieha's boyfriend in lies," Hope said, adding, "He was racist. Cieha did not tell him that she was biracial, Black and White, but he learned the same during an argument with her. Cieha said he called her the n-word."
Hope said that Cieha and her boyfriend knew each other for several years but dated just the two years before her disappearance. They met through a mutual friend about six years before she went missing.
"I believe Cieha's boyfriend murdered her. He says she left the residence on Cowart Road but he never heard from her again. He makes no comments. He shows no remorse or anything. He is diabolical and thinks he is a prophet of God, and he says this himself. One of the things he once posted on his social media was, 'He was sent by God to eliminate the Demons, 1/2 Jews and Fake Christians of the world,'" Hope said. MEAWW could not independently verify these claims.
'Cieha didn't just walk away'
Hope said extensive searches had been held to look for Cieha. "Our family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading us to her," Hope said, adding, "I want to urge law enforcement to put pressure of Cieha's boyfriend. They need to do their job. She didn't just walk away. If Cieha could hear me, I would tell her that I love her very much and will not stop until she is found."
Cieha's family has created a Facebook page, 'Finding Cieha', to raise awareness about her disappearance. Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is asking anyone with information about Cieha's disappearance to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477). Tips can be sent anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com, and a mobile tip can be sent using the free Florida Crime Stoppers Mobile application. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office can be reached at (813) 247-8200.