From the outside, Greenacres seemed like a picture-perfect place to grow up, with a park, school, and corner store stocked with sugary sweets and arcade games all within walking distance.
For Christy Luna and her friends, weekends were spent roaming the neighborhood and playing outside barefoot. But this storybook community had darkness lurking just under the surface, and it reared its ugly head one May night in 1984.
More than 40 years later, Christy’s friends are peeling back the layers and piecing together memories from their childhood, finding that what actually lay beneath was much darker than they ever could’ve imagined.
Courtesy of Florida Association of Crime Stoppers
Episode Info
If you know anything about the disappearance of Marjorie “Christy” Luna in Greenacres, Florida, on May 27th, 1984, the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, please come forward. And if you had encounters with anyone named in the episode, or even similar encounters as described with men you didn’t know, detectives want to hear from you too. Perhaps you hold the missing piece to solving this mystery and putting a terrible person behind bars for whatever life they have left. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-8477.
Ways to contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office directly:
Main Number: (561) 688-3000
Detective William Springer’s Email: SpringerW@pbso.org
A photo of Christy Luna. Courtesy: Missing: Marjorie Christina "Christy" Luna Facebook Page.
An original scene photo of Christy’s home in Greenacres back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Original scene photos of Belk’s corner store in Greenacres back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Original scene photos of Belk’s corner store in Greenacres back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Original scene photos of Belk’s corner store in Greenacres back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Christy’s childhood friends, Jennifer (left) and Brenda (right), pictured outside of Christy’s home in Greenacres. Both Jennifer and Brenda have been dedicated advocates for Christy and her case. Photo taken by audiochuck staff.
Photo taken during our interview with Christy’s friends, Jennifer and Brenda. Photo taken by audiochuck Staff.
Archival photos from the original search efforts for Christy back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach Post.
Archival photos from the original search efforts for Christy back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach Post.
Archival photos from the original search efforts for Christy back in 1984. Courtesy: The Palm Beach Post.
Jennifer’s sketch completed in 2009 of the men from their childhood encounters at the park in Greenacres.
Brenda’s sketch completed in 2009 of the men from their childhood encounters at the park in Greenacres.
An old newspaper article referencing Charles Rambo that Jennifer recognized as resembling her above sketch. Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel
Newspaper article referencing Willis Rambo that Brenda recognized as resembling her above sketch. Source: The Palm Beach Post.
Episode Source Material
Original reporting by Madison Cavalchire
- South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL): ‘Don’t be afraid, just tell us,’ a mother says by Angel Streeter Accessed via Newspapers.com.
- South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL): Missing girl met suspect in sex case, police say by James H. Tolpin Accessed via Newspapers.com.
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Police, FBI believe child was abducted by United Press International Accessed via Newspapers.com.