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Human Remains Found In Search For Missing Girl

Human remains were found Thursday as Escambia investigators stepped up their search efforts for a missing 11-year old girl.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine if the remains are those of Tia McShane, a handicap girl reported missing after not being seen in several years. Investigators began their search and found nothing  Thursday on Continental Court near the intersection of Fairfield Drive and Lillian Highway.

Witnesses and friends of the girl’s mother tipped off investigators that Alicia McShane had rented a storage unit in the 8000 block of Lillian Highway. Inside the storage unit, they made a grizzly discovery.

“A search of the storage unit turned up what was believed to be human remains. The medical examiners office responded and confirmed the remains as human,” said Sgt. Ted Roy, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Tia McShane’s father, William McShane, reported his daughter missing after Alicia McShane died. In a press release, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said:

“On August 30, 2010 the Escambia Sheriff’s Office responded to 6101 Chicago Ave in reference to a missing person. Contact was made with William McShane (37) who stated that his daughter was missing. McShane stated to deputies that he had been separated from his wife, Alicia McShane for several years. He stated that on 7/27/10 he found out that his wife had died in June in Mobile Al. McShane stated he located his son in Pensacola who was in the custody of his wife’s friend and retrieved him. McShane stated that no one seemed to know the whereabouts of his daughter, eleven year old Tia McShane. William McShane stated that Tia is confined to a wheelchair and has cerebral palsy.

“Friends told McShane that the mother had placed the child in foster care in Alabama due to the medical needs of the child. Attempts to locate the child by way of the Department of Children and Families, Social Security Office and the Medicare Office met with no results.Escambia Sheriff Missing Person’s Investigator Troy Brown was assigned the case and contacted the Alabama Department of Human Resources who advised that the father would need to file a petition with DFC in Florida to legally locate his daughter. Mr. McShane advised that he would go that route and contact the Sheriff’s Office at a later date if the search turned up nothing.

“On 09/27/2010 Mr. McShane contacted the Sheriff’s Office and advised that Alabama had no record of Tia in their system. Investigator Brown and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement had contacted the Alabama Bureau of Investigation who advised that Tia was not in any legal foster care in their state. She is also not in any type of legal foster care in Florida.The child was last seen living on Continental Court in Pensacola around the fall of 2006. Her Medicaid has not been used since 2006 and this was the last time a doctor visit was made.”

Anyone with any information on Tia McShane or who have any information that may help investigators with this case are asked to call Investigator Brown at the Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620, or  call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.