Trukita Scott, 24: Never Showed To Pick Up Her Children From Daycare In 2014
Her ex, a suspect in the case, is accused of murdering his wife.
Daycare workers were growing concerned for two toddler siblings, C.J. and Monai. Their mother, Trukita Jaquita Scott, also known as "Kita," was due to pick them up at 2:00 p.m. on June 25, 2014, but she didn't show.
Around 4:00 p.m. that same day, Trukita texted her fiancé, Al Livingston, telling him she loved him before her phone was shut off. The following day, the Fort. Lauderdale resident's cell phone was turned on once again. Yet, no one has been able to locate or contact Trukita in years.
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“My heart sank when she didn’t answer the phone,” Trukita’s mother, Kengeral Allen-Scott, told the Sun Sentinel. She called her daughter 23 times the day she disappeared and said she knew that something wasn’t right.
Details Of The Investigation
During the investigation, police checked the location of her cell phone, and it showed that the phone pinged at various locations around South Florida. As loved ones waited impatiently for news, investigators were notified that the 24-year-old’s vehicle, a gold 2007 Nissan Altima, was located in Miami, abandoned in a Liberty City neighborhood.
Video surveillance at Trukita’s U-Haul job showed her leaving before heading to Liberty City to meet her ex-boyfriend, her son’s father, Carl Monty Watts. Further, Trukita was also a caregiver for mentally disabled adults and dreamed of one day working as a police officer.
“She didn’t want to work anywhere else,” Miami Gardens Police Officer Carmelo Garcia said. “She grew up here; she knew a lot of people. She wanted to make changes.”
Growing Speculation Around The Ex-Boyfriend
Unsurprisingly, Watts became someone the police were interested in speaking with. His criminal history didn’t help him either, as he had reportedly been previously arrested on charges of kidnapping and sex offenses. It came to light that his relationship with Trukita Scott was often violent, with witnesses claiming that Watts was physically abusive.
Jeffrey Davis, Trukita’s supervisor, told NBC Miami that after witnessing years of arguments between the couple, he had to file a restraining order against Watts to keep him from showing up at Trukita’s job.
“He used to try and grab her and take her outside and I would have to confront him,” Davis said. “She even said one day she had the feeling she might not come back.”
Police searched for Watts, but he was always one step ahead. Finally, weeks after anyone had contact with Trukita Scott, Watts turned himself in to the police to face charges of violating the conditions of his supervised release stemming from a federal weapons conviction.
One month before Trukita’s disappearance, Watts was arrested and later charged with battery and false imprisonment for allegedly attempting to force a teenage girl into his car. She had been waiting at a bus stop. Relating to that case, Watts pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 11 months in prison and was released after serving that term.
“He was crying. He was very upset because he sees me upset,” Miss Ellison, Watts’s mother, told NBC Miami in 2014. “He said, ‘I had nothing to do with Kita’s disappearance.’”
A Person Of Interest Gives Conflicting Versions Of Events
As far as Watts’s statements regarding Trukita’s missing person case were concerned, they were inconsistent. Initially, Watts told police that he did see Trukita the afternoon she disappeared. However, police knew that wasn’t true because they already had evidence proving that Trukita was out running errands with her mother at that time.
When confronted with that information, Watts switched up his story and said he had never met with her. It was later revealed through phone records that the former couple spoke that day, and Watts was in or around Liberty City, where Trukita’s vehicle was found.
The Charley Project reports that Watts was released in April 2022, but his run-ins with the law were nowhere near over. He was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the death of his wife, Shandell Harris. Watts reportedly punched and stabbed her, so she went to file charges against him. There was a confrontation when Watts asked her to drop the charges, and when she refused, he allegedly shot her to death.
Another woman who dated Watts back in 2009, Vickie Simmons, was also murdered. While he is a suspect, no formal charges have been made.
Trukita Scott: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Trukita Scott was 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 135 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a khaki U-Haul uniform shirt, black pants, and black Reebok sneakers.
Trukita also has several tattoos: the name “Alfred” on her abdomen, a butterfly on her lower abdomen, the word “Loyalty” on her chest, and a rose in the center of her chest. Both of her ears are pierced.
Anyone with information concerning this case is urged to contact the Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous.
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Case Number: 14-072873
Agency: Broward County Crime Stoppers
Phone: 954-493-TIPS (8477)
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