EPD Homicide unit takes over investigation into missing disabled woman

ELKHART, Ind. -- On Friday, The Elkhart Police Department announced the Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation into the whereabouts of 68-year-old Linda Faye Robinson.  

Robinson was reported missing by her family and Elkhart police earlier this year.  

The Elkhart Police Department says it assisted with the execution of a search warrant at a home on Fieldhouse Avenue Wednesday night as part of an ongoing investigation.  

Robinson's nephew told ABC57 on Thursday that she has the mental capacity of a child, and that home is where she once lived with her caretakers. 

Investigators confirmed no arrests were made at the house, but the caretakers who live there are already behind bars, facing multiple charges.  

Court documents state 66-year-old Loni Collins and his 67-year-old wife, Debra Collins, remain behind bars at the Elkhart County Jail since their arrest in late July.  

Loni is charged with Felony Fraud and Theft for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in Robinson's Social Security disability checks.  

Debra is facing the same Fraud and Theft counts plus Battery, Intimidation, and Criminal Recklessness charges.  

They both allegedly told police they hadn't seen Robinson in over a year.  

Faye Robinson’s family members staged a protest near the Collins' home Thursday evening, demanding answers and calling for justice.  

ABC57 spoke to some of Faye’s family members on Thursday before the protest.  

One of Faye's sisters, Linda V. Robinson, told ABC57 she hadn’t spoken to Faye in about 2 years.  

“I wake up every day wondering, ‘Where is she? Where is she? Where can you be? Faye, come back to me.’ So, I just don't know. I don't have any answers,” said Linda V. Robinson. 

On Friday, ABC57 spoke to Tavarri Robinson, Faye's nephew, after the homicide unit took over the investigation. 

"[The] family's feeling, you know, just lost, confused, and we're just devastated, for the most part," said Robinson. "We appreciate all of the community's help. We want to thank Mayor Rod Roberson for helping, the police department for helping, the city council that got involved into the protest yesterday." 

He says Thursday's protest helped get them answers and he appreciates all the community's help. 

"Next, all we can do is let the laws of the land prevail, and they will. We're confident in the homicide unit, and they're going to take care of everything that we were hoping they were going to take care of," said Robinson.