MUS-2026-0652
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MUS-2026-0652
Missing person
- Incident
- 2010
- Indexed
- Nov 4, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Selma Police Department
- Location
- Selma AL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Tarasha Benjamin, 17, nicknamed Pooh, left her mother's home in Selma, Alabama, on June 26, 2010, headed to a local flea market in a gray Mazda Tribute, a routine Saturday errand. She never came home. The vehicle was found abandoned on Cecil Jackson Bypass, about one mile from the flea market and facing the opposite direction. Foul play is suspected, no suspects have been named, and she remains listed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Selma police have publicly said they have no new leads.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Jun 26, 2010
Last seen leaving home in Selma for a flea market.
- Jun 26, 2010
Hours later the gray Mazda Tribute is found abandoned and damaged on Cecil Jackson Bypass, about one mile from the flea market.
Key people
The people in the file.
17, of Selma. Last seen leaving home for a flea market on June 26, 2010.
Tarasha's mother.
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Investigating agency
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