DENVER – Denver police are asking the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl.
Addie Williford was last seen near E. Florida Avenue and S. Birch Street on Friday.
According to DPD, she was wearing an unknown style of shirt, green pants and cowboy boots.
Williford has blonde hair, hazel eyes and stands at 5’ weighing around 100 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 720-913-2000.
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Police say she frequents the area of 51st Street and Martin Luther King Drive.
Thompson is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 220 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red jacket, a white t-shirt and blue jeans with blue and white Nike gym shoes, a white backpack and a wig.
Police are asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to call them.
A Texas Amber Alert was issued for 13-year-old Kaylin Rickards, last seen about 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Grapevine Public Library at 1201 Municipal Way.
Texas Amber Alert
A Texas Amber Alert was issued Tuesday night for a missing 13-year-old girl from Grapevine.
Kaylin Rickards was last seen about 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Grapevine Public Library at 1201 Municipal Way.
Rickards is 5 feet 1 inch tall and about 130 pounds. She has black hair with blue braids, and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black hoodie with a black tank top underneath, black sweatpants and pink Crocs.
She is believed to have been in a white Ford F-150 pickup truck with a short bed and silver grill, police said.
Anyone with information can call 911 or the Grapevine Police Department at (817) 410-8127.
Springfield, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Child Welfare Division is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl from Springfield. Stella “Clay” Dolton, a child in foster care, was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 22, and is believed to be in danger.
Authorities believe Stella may be attempting to travel from Eugene to the Portland area.
ODHS urges anyone who sees her or has information about her whereabouts to call 911 or contact local law enforcement immediately.
Description:
Name: Stella “Clay” Dolton
Pronouns: She/Her
Date of Birth: Dec. 24, 2010
Height: 5 feet 3 inches
Weight: 140 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
The case is being handled by the Springfield Police Department under case number 25-6345. She is also listed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children under case #2062243.
ODHS noted that missing children in foster care may be at significant risk, and media alerts are issued when necessary to help ensure their safety. In some cases, a child may go missing multiple times, prompting more than one public alert.
Anyone with concerns about the safety of a child or adult in Oregon is encouraged to report abuse or neglect by calling the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). The hotline operates 24/7, including weekends and holidays.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Lakewood Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen overnight Monday.
Samantha Mora, who also goes by Gia, was last seen leaving the 6100 block of West 13th Avenue around 12:41 a.m. Monday. Surveillance video shows the girl getting into a pickup truck with an unknown man.
Lakewood Police Department
Lakewood PD described the truck as an older model two-door GMC pickup truck with an unknown temporary license plate. The hood and bed of the truck are light blue while the cab is white. There are also large red decals on the rear windshield that read “In Loving Memory” above an unknown name, according to police.
Samantha is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white Batman t-shirt, black sweatpants and white Nike shoes. She was also carrying a small black purse.
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12-year-old Samantha Mora, who also goes by Gia, was last seen leaving the 6100 block of W 13th Ave on 10/7/2024 at about 0041 hours. Samantha was seen on surveillance video getting into a vehicle with an unknown male. This vehicle is an older… pic.twitter.com/oShCgMGz3e
Lakewood PD said the girl does not have a cell phone or any other way of communicating with her family.
Anyone with information about Samantha’s whereabouts or the truck is asked to call 911 immediately.
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MINNEAPOLIS — A missing person alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl last seen outside a Target in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis Sunday.
According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, at around noon, Alliyah Evans was left by her mother outside a Target located at 2500 Lake St. E. The mother left the child with a homeless female acquaintance while she went inside, the BCA said.
The BCA says the acquaintance left with the child without the mother’s permission. The acquaintance’s name and whereabouts are unknown. They are described by officials as a 32-year-old woman last seen wearing a tie-dye shirt with gray leggings.
Evans is described as 3 feet 5 inches tall and 35 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes, a white T-shirt and black jeans.
“Evans is not believed to be in danger, but her mother is concerned for her welfare & would like Evans returned,” the BCA said in the alert.
MISSING PERSON ALERT: Minneapolis Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Alliyah Evans, 3, 3’5″, 35 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes, white t-shirt and black jeans. pic.twitter.com/BQM3mScke0
Cole Premo is digital manager for CBS Minnesota. For more than a decade, he’s been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find 14-year-old St. Cloud resident Paige Marie Voigt, who has been out of contact with her family for weeks.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Voigt “ran away from home” on Aug. 8 and was last seen near Cooper Avenue South and 26th Street South.
Voigt’s family “believes she may be saying in the metro area,” according to the bureau, though it’s not clear exactly where.
Paige Marie Voigt
St. Cloud Police
She is described as standing 5 feet tall, weighing about 100 pounds with red hair and hazel eyes.
Voigt was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants. She has a nose ring and may be riding an old, blue Huffy bicycle.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call St. Cloud police at 320-345-4397.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a St. Cloud girl who has been missing for months.
Ezariah Lenay Hall was last seen on April 5 and was headed to the Twin Cities, according to St. Cloud police.
She has had phone contact with her family, and is believed to be somewhere in the metro, possibly Brooklyn Center or Edina.
Ezariah Lenay Hall in 2022
St. Cloud Police
Hall is described as a Black girl who stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing light blue ripped jeans, a black hoodie and white and black Nike Air Jordan shoes.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911.
Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. A 21-year station veteran, Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the newsroom, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.
CHISHOLM, Minn. — Two Minnesota sisters are hoping an age progression photo of their 5-year-old sister who went missing 21 years ago can help solve the mystery of her disappearance.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) says LeeAnna Warner, nicknamed “Beaner,” was last seen on June 14, 2003, leaving her Chisholm residence.
“Five o’clock comes around, my mom is saying that she doesn’t know where LeeAnna is, can I go look for her,” Vanloo said. “I’m crying, driving my little bike all around screaming her name. It was a lot, but I remember all of it.”
LeeAnna Warner
NCMEC
Schupp and Vanloo say it was their mother’s dying wish to find LeeAnna. Kaelin Warner died from lung cancer in 2022.
“I remember she was crying hysterically, ‘I’m not dying. I’m not dying. But if I do die, I need you and Karlee to find your sister,’” Whitney said. “‘Give us the answers that we need. Don’t stop searching. Bring her home. That’s all I want from you. That’s all I need from you.’”
NCMEC has released an age progression photo created by forensic artists showing what LeeAnna may look like now at age 26. The photo is now up on billboards across Chisholm in the effort to jumpstart the renewed search for answers.
“We’re sisters. There’s something so different about a sister bond. We need the closure as a family,” Vanloo said. “I think even the state of Minnesota, the Iron Range, everybody that’s ever followed her story needs the closure.”
Anyone with information on LeeAnna’s case is asked to call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Stephen Swanson is a web producer at WCCO. A 20-year station veteran, Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the newsroom, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.
A decades-old cold case has been solved after detectives were able to identify a body found in 1978 as that of a missing Iowa teenager.
Police said the body of “Lincoln County Jane Doe” was found in 1978. The remains were found in the Mississippi River, near Elsberry, Missouri, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. An autopsy determined that the body was that of a White woman, believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, who had died by drowning. It was determined that the remains had been in the river for about four months, the sheriff’s office said.
Only a few details could be determined about the remains. The body found was wearing a cat’s eye ring and had a tattoo that appeared to say “Dee,” police said, but attempts to identify the remains at the time failed. The remains were buried under a headstone that read “Lincoln County Jane Doe,” police said.
In 2009, details of the case were uploaded into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
It wasn’t until 2023 that officials made a “pivotal breakthrough,” police said. The buried remains were exhumed, and analyses by anthropology faculty and students from Southeast Missouri State University determined that the body was that of a teenager, not a middle-aged woman as initially estimated. The university participants sent samples from the remains to Othram, a private DNA laboratory, for DNA extraction. The company was able to use forensic-grade genome sequencing, which allows a DNA profile to be formed from just a small sample.
The genome sequencing allowed Othram’s genealogy team to “generate new leads” with a “comprehensive genealogical profile,” police said. The Lincoln County Coroner’s Office contacted an individual who said they had a close family member who matched the Jane Doe’s description, who had disappeared in 1977. A familial reference sample was collected.
Testing confirmed a match between the remains and the family member, allowing officials to identify “Lincoln County Jane Doe” as Helen Renee Groomes, a 15-year-old who was last seen in her hometown of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Helen Renee Groomes.
Othram
Kevin Groomes told local NBC News affiliate KSDK that he was “overwhelmed with joy” that his sister’s remains had been identified. The exhumed remains have since been cremated.
He said that his sister’s tattoo read “Del” and told KSDK that he had put it there. It was the name of her boyfriend at the time, he said.
“We are profoundly grateful to the teams at SEMO, Othram, and the Lincoln County Coroner’s Office for their invaluable contributions, which proved to be instrumental in finally solving this decades-old mystery and bringing closure to a grieving family,” said Lincoln County Sheriff Rick Harrell.
An investigation into Groomes’ disappearance and death is ongoing, the sheriff’s office said.
Kerry Breen is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University’s Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News’ TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
LIVINGSTON, Texas — Investigators said Tuesday that they have found the body of an 11-year-old Texas girl who went missing last week when she missed her bus to school.
Audrii Cunningham was last seen on the morning of Feb. 15 near her father’s home in Livingston, Texas, at about 7 a.m., according to authorities. She did not take her bus to school that morning.
Her body was discovered near the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons
“My heart aches with this news,” he told reporters.
Lyons said that the medical examiner is working to determine the girl’s cause of death.
A statewide Amber Alert was issued on Feb. 15.
Don Steven McDougal, a friend of Audrii’s father, was named by investigators as a person of interest. McDougal, who lives in a camper located behind Audrii’s house, allegedly promised to take Audrii to her bus stop and was the last person to see her, according to Lyons.
Lyons said there had been reports that McDougal had dropped the girl off at the bus stop in the past.
McDougal was arrested on an unrelated aggravated assault charge Friday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. He has an extensive criminal history, including enticing a minor in 2008.
Polk County, Texas District Attorney Shelly Bush-Sitton told reporters that an arrest warrant is being prepared against McDougal and he will be charged with capital murder.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
A 59-year-old man suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder after human remains were found buried in a pit on his central Indiana property. Patrick Scott, the neighbor and boss of Valerie Tindall, reportedly admitted to officers that he killed the teen on June 7 — strangling her with a belt and then burying her in a homemade box in his Arlington backyard, CBS affiliate WTTV reports, citing court documents.
Scott appeared Thursday in Rush County Circuit Court for an initial hearing. Scott also is charged with obstruction of justice and false informing.
Valerie Tindall
Indiana State Police
He was ordered jailed without bond. A public defender has been appointed to represent him, court records show. A person who answered the phone at the Rush County Public Defender’s office said Thursday that the office had no comment on the case.
Tindall told her parents on June 7 that she was going to work. She worked for Scott who owned a lawn mowing business, according to court documents which detailed that Tindall met Scott and he drove her back to his home early that afternoon.
Arlington is about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
Tindall later was reported missing.
On Oct. 11, cadaver-sniffing dogs indicated the smell of decomposition in a pond near Scott’s property, but a search failed to turn up anything. One of the dog handlers told police that water is known to hold odor and that the smell could have come from runoff into the pond.
Police on Tuesday found a large dirt pile and debris on Scott’s property. Using shovels, they dug up a rectangular box wrapped in tarp. Inside the box were human remains which included fingernails painted with orange polish, documents said.
Police said that a photo posted to social media on June 7 showed Tindall with orange-colored nails.
On Thursday, the Rush County Coroner positively identified the remains as those of Tindall, WTTV reported.
“This is not the outcome we had all hoped for, but I want to stress to the public that this case is far from over,” Sheriff Allan Rice said Wednesday. “Justice will be sought.”
Alleged confession
Scott was arrested Tuesday and told investigators he strangled Tindall with his belt in the bedroom of his home when she tried to blackmail and seduce him, according to court documents.
Scott said his wife and daughter “don’t know nothing” about the killing and told officers he strangled Valerie with a belt — a belt Scott said he continued to wear after, WTTV reported.
“I put it around her neck and I held onto it until she quit,” Scott allegedly said to police.
BREAKING: Court docs reveal that missing teenager Valerie Tindall’s neighbor admitted to strangling the teen to death with a belt and burying her body in a homemade box on his property, just 100 yards or less from her family home.https://t.co/T70NFDeZeP
Shena Sandefur told WRTV-TV that her daughter worked for Scott and that the family trusted him.
“She and him had a bond. They were friends,” Sandefur said. “She worked for him, but she also hung out with his family. His granddaughter was her friend, and we went places with them.”
A suspect has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a New York state park over the weekend. A break in the case came when a fingerprint was found on a ransom note allegedly left by the suspect. Jericka Duncan reports.
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A 13-year-old girl from Dallas, Texas, who went missing, was found last week locked in a shed in Lexington, North Carolina. A 34-year-old man, who authorities say the girl met on an online social media platform, has been arrested.
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The Vatican said Monday it has reopened the investigation into the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee, months after a new Netflix documentary purported to shed new light on the case and weeks after her family asked the Italian Parliament to take up the cause.
The Vatican prosecutor, Alessandro Diddi, opened a file on Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance, based in part “on the requests made by the family in various places,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.
A lawyer for the Orlandi family, Laura Sgro, said she had no independent confirmation of the development, which was first reported by Italian agencies Adnkronos, LaPresse and ANSA. She noted that her last Vatican filing on the case came in 2019, when the Vatican opened two tombs in their cemetery after Sgro received a mysterious tip. The dig turned up no new information.
Orlandi vanished June 22, 1983 after leaving her family’s Vatican City apartment to go to a music lesson in Rome. Her father was a lay employee of the Holy See.
Her disappearance has been one of the Vatican’s enduring mysteries, and over the years has been linked to everything from the plot to kill St. John Paul II and a financial scandal involving the Vatican bank to Rome’s criminal underworld.
The recent four-part Netflix documentary “Vatican Girl” explored those scenarios and also provided new testimony from a friend who said Emanuela had told her a week before she disappeared that a high-ranking Vatican cleric had made sexual advances toward her.
In addition, Sgro and Orlandi’s brother Pietro announced a new initiative last month to convene a parliamentary commission of inquest into the case. For 40 years, he has sought to find answers in his sister’s disappearance, saying that he believes the Holy See is hiding information in the case that might implicate high-ranking members of the clergy.
Lawyer Laura Sgro, left, listens to his client Pietro Orlandi, brother of Manuela, a 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee disappeared in 1983, during a press conference on the establishing of a parliamentary investigative commission on Manuela Orlandi and other cold cases in Rome, Dec. 20, 2022.
Alessandra Tarantino / AP
Three previous initiatives in the Italian Parliament have failed to get off the ground, but Sgro and opposition lawmaker Carlo Calenda argued that the Vatican couldn’t consider the case closed when there were so many questions left unanswered.
“We are a great secular nation that treats the Vatican with respect, but this case certainly cannot be considered closed in this way,” Calenda said last month.
Speaking to RaiNews24 on Monday, Pietro Orlandi called Diddi’s decision a “positive step” that the Vatican has apparently changed its mind, gotten over its resistance and now will go over the case from the start.
