MOUNT DORA, Fla.—It has been three weeks since anyone has seen missing mom Nicole Baldwin and Mount Dora Police Department is being tight-lipped about its investigation.
Baldwin was last seen at her home in Lancaster at Loch Leven off County Road 44 in Mount Dora around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2 after celebrating her daughter Alisha’s 20th birthday, Alisha told Inside Lake earlier this month. Alisha lives at the home with her mother and other family members and said when she returned home a few days later, she found out her mother was missing.
MDPD began investigating her disappearance Nov. 5 when she was reported missing, and it is unknown what, if any evidence, detectives have uncovered. Detectives have not publicly named a suspect or a person of interest.
Good Samaritan Terri Rogers has put a lot of effort into finding Baldwin. Rogers does not know Baldwin but was compelled to help bring Baldwin home as she continues to suffer with unanswered questions about the mystery of her niece, Tonya Lee Whipp’s disappearance. Whipp, 38, was last seen in Auburndale in Polk County sometime between May 28 and June 1, but she was not reported missing until June 29, according to Auburndale Police Department.
Rogers organized a community search for Baldwin last weekend, but 25 to 30 searchers and K-9 Soldiers Gunner and Trigger from Storm First Responders were unsuccessful in their quest to find the missing mom of three children. They searched wooded areas and bodies of water near Baldwin’s home and Rogers’ friend also searched with his drone, she told Inside Lake.
Rogers has also started a Facebook group, Help Find Nicole Baldwin to try to gather information and keep Baldwin’s face in the public eye.
There has been no activity on Baldwin’s social media accounts and Alisha said Baldwin has taken some time to herself in the past, but never like this.
“She would never leave me in the dark like this,” Alisha told Inside Lake, a week after Baldwin went missing. “She just vanished into thin air.”
Baldwin’s personal belongings were still in the home, including her phone, Apple watch, purse, debit card and all her shoes and she did not have her vehicle. Inside Lake asked MDPD some questions earlier this week, but a detective on the case did not reveal what leads they are following, citing an, “active and ongoing investigation.”
Baldwin, 41, is considered “missing endangered” and MDPD is asking the public to come forward with any information about her disappearance.
Baldwin is described as a white female, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 135 pounds, with brown and (dyed) blonde hair, and hazel eyes. If you have information on Baldwin’s disappearance, call MDPD at 352-735-7130.
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