Missing Golden Grove woman found dead in French Guiana

– husband’s account under scrutiny

The body of 34-year-old Guyanese woman Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy,” has been discovered in French Guiana, days after she was reported missing under troubling circumstances.

The grim discovery was confirmed by the woman’s family, who stated that Coretta’s remains were found not far from the residence where she and her husband, Terrence Glasgow, had been staying in Cayenne.
Investigators in French Guiana reportedly conducted a search of the property on Sunday, following mounting concerns over the woman’s whereabouts. It was then that her lifeless body was located nearby.
Coretta had travelled to French Guiana with her husband on May 29. According to her mother, Tricia Sandy, the trip was expected to be brief, with Coretta telling her she would return to Guyana within two days. But when all communication ceased on June 11, a break from their usual daily contact, her mother’s concern grew into fear.
Days later, Glasgow returned to Guyana alone. When questioned by Coretta’s family, he claimed that the couple had been passing through Suriname when they came under gunfire during an alleged ambush by unknown men. Glasgow told the family that Coretta was fatally shot in the head, and that he returned to Guyana without her, having sold a firearm at the border and discarding his clothing along the way.

However, that version of events quickly raised red flags for the Sandy family, especially since he was unable to pinpoint the exact location of the supposed attack. The inconsistencies prompted relatives to alert the police, and Glasgow was taken into custody at the Cove and John Police Station by law enforcement in Guyana.
The subsequent discovery of Coretta’s body in Cayenne, in close proximity to where she and Glasgow had reportedly been staying, has further deepened suspicions and shifted the direction of the investigation.
Authorities now believe the woman may have been killed in French Guiana, and not during cross-border travel as Glasgow had claimed. Reports suggest that Coretta may have been murdered earlier in the week, with Glasgow allegedly returning to Guyana shortly afterward.
His initial account, that the couple had been out buying groceries in Suriname when they were caught in a shoot-out, is now under investigation, as it does not appear to align with the location where Coretta’s body was ultimately found.
Back in Guyana, Coretta’s family is devastated by the turn of events. The mother of one leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter, now in the care of her grandmother.
Investigations are ongoing, with both Guyanese and French authorities coordinating efforts to determine the full circumstances surrounding Coretta’s tragic death.