A search is underway for a missing Winter Springs mother, Shakeira Yvonne Rucker.
The family is asking both the police and the public for help in the search for 37-year-old Rucker.
Shakeira Yvonne Rucker last seen
On November 11, 2023, Shakeira Yvonne Rucker was last seen at approximately 1930 hours, leaving her residence in the City of Winter Springs.
Her family believes that Shakeira left with her estranged husband, Cory Hill, to an unknown destination.
The family has not seen or heard from Skakeira since that day and believes that she may be in danger.
Estranged husband arrest
Cory Hill, the estranged husband of a missing Winter Springs woman has been officially declared a “person of interest” in her disappearance, according to Winter Springs Police Captain Doug Seeley.
He said detectives have surveillance video that reportedly shows Cory Hill and Shakeira Rucker together inside a restaurant in Polk County on Saturday night.
Hill was arrested earlier this week on charges of attempted first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in a separate and unrelated case out of Orange County, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Winter Springs police, who are handling the missing persons investigation, said Hill is not cooperating with their investigation.
Shakeira Yvonne Rucker mother, Elaine Rucker
According to Fox35, Shakeira’s mother Elaine Rucker revealed that her daughter sent a text message to her daughter that she was on her way home and had food for them.
However, hours went by and Shakeira had not yet made it home, Elaine said.
Rucker’s daughter then called Elaine, her grandma, who then called Hill. He reportedly told them that he had already dropped Shakeira off and did not know where she was.