Hernando County deputies seek answers in 2017 disappearance, death of pregnant woman

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for new information regarding the 2017 disappearance and death of Stevencia Barlatier, a pregnant Orlando-area resident whose body was later found in rural Hernando County. Hernando County homicide caseStevencia Barlatier was born on Nov. 29, 1995, and lived in the Orlando area when she vanished. Relatives in Collier County reported her missing after she was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2017, at the Publix located at 1500 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando. Barlatier, who was Haitian, was pregnant with her partner's child at the time of her disappearance. She was wearing a blue or green top, black leggings, a black hooded jacket and carrying a pink patterned backpack while holding a blue garment. Months later, searchers recovered her body on the east side of rural Hernando County. Unsolved Florida woman's deathInvestigators have not released her exact cause of death or identified any suspect in her disappearance. It remains