Remains Found In Storage Unit Identified

December 30, 2010

The remains of a girl found in a rental storage unit in September have been identified as Tia McShane.

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 told deputies that he had been separated from his wife, Alicia McShane for several years.

He said that on July 27, 2010, he found out that his wife had died in June in Mobile. 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, 11-year old Tia McShane. William McShane stated that Tia was confined to a wheelchair and had 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. William 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 August 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 had not been in any legal foster care in their state. Also, she wasn’t in any type of legal foster care in Florida.

On August 9, 2010 investigators continued interviewing witnesses and friends and discovered that Alicia McShane had possibly rented a storage unit in the immediate area. Investigators discovered a rental unit in the mothers name at 8121 Lillian Hwy. Investigators got consent to enter the storage unit and found what was believed to be human remains. The medical examiner’s office responded and confirmed the remains as human.

“With the body now positively identified as Tia McShane, the missing person’s investigation has concluded but the investigation into her death is ongoing,” said Sheriff’s spokesman Chris Welborn.

Comments

3 Responses to “Remains Found In Storage Unit Identified”

  1. Ashley on September 27th, 2011 11:26 am

    The sad thing about this is that I live next door to where she was found and no one had smelled anything :( . I feel so bad . and her mom deserves what came to her doing this to this innocent baby ! .. :’(

  2. wonder on December 30th, 2010 8:14 am

    Hoped she had already died when placed in this shed, Many C.P. children do not have a mental problem How long did the mom draw the child s.s. after she had died. What did the mother die from? Did the other child know any thing about his sister? When did mom give up son before or was friend give child after she died? What was the date she rented the shed? If she had died who was paying rent on the shed? I know most times the contents are put out if rent is not paid Hope that you can find out more William. Lots of unanswered questions.

  3. nf on December 30th, 2010 7:17 am

    So sad for this child.

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