WAKULLA COUNTY, FL — Newly obtained satellite imagery shows a white truck in the area where missing Wakulla County man Ian Rogers' work vehicle was discovered, dating back to as early as October 2024 — just weeks after he disappeared.
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Wakulla County Neighborhood Reporter Serena Davanzo obtained the images from Vantor, a spatial intelligence company, as part of her ongoing investigation into Rogers' disappearance. Rogers has been missing since August 26, 2024, when he was last seen by his mother.
The satellite images provide a timeline in a case that had no significant leads until Rogers' work truck was found on private property near Old Plank Road in Leon County in early November 2025, according to the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
"Well, I was really excited. I was really happy. And then then I was not, you know, because that meant, especially since Ian wasn't there, well, in one way, that he wasn't there, you know, if he had been there, that would have been a good thing, you know. But I was really excited. I was happy. And then, you know, still he's missing now, you know," Ian’s mom, Teresa Rogers, said.
The clearest images from Vantor's satellites show the area on October 2, October 3, 2024, and January 14, 2025. Major Wester with the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office confirmed these images show the location where the truck was discovered.
“Sure, yes, we do," Wester said when Wakulla County Neighborhood Reporter Serena Davanzo told him the images could provide a better timeline for the investigation.
Vantor also provided two additional images from a European satellite, dated September 22 and August 28, 2024 — just two days after Rogers went missing. However, the quality of those images does not clearly indicate whether the truck was present on those dates.
The discovery has brought mixed emotions for Rogers' mother, who says the timeline evidence is both helpful and heartbreaking.
"Well, on the one hand, it makes me really angry that nobody you know saw it before, and nobody obviously looked, you know, you you looked, and it makes me really sad, too. I mean, you know that means he's, you know, it's been sitting there the whole year, and had a whole year, and we don't know where he is, you know. So makes me sad, yeah, makes me really sad," Mrs. Rogers said.
Despite the emotional impact, she believes the satellite evidence will aid the investigation.
"It gives us actual time frame that we can look and see where he went, if he went anywhere, you know, or if he went directly to that spot. Or, you know, it gives we can look for it now on, you know, company cameras and, you know, different things as we can if we can see him, you know, go by and so, I mean, it'll, it'll help," Mrs. Rogers said.
The sheriff's office conducted two searches of the area after the truck was found but did not locate Rogers or additional evidence.
Mrs. Rogers continues to ask anyone with information about her son's disappearance to contact authorities. The case remains active, and ABC27 will continue investigating and providing updates as new information becomes available.
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