MISSOURI GIRL MISSING 5 MONTHS FOUND IN SEX OFFENDER’S CLOSET 700 MILES AWAY, NAKED, ALIVE

A Columbia, Missouri, father receives a call from his teenage daughter’s high school, reporting she is absent after missing all her classes.

He attempts to reach his 15-year-old multiple times. With no response, he leaves work hastily to check on her. He assumes she may have overslept or possibly missed the bus. However, she is not at home, and several of her possessions, including her phone, are gone.

The teenager is promptly declared missing. Authorities suspect she purposely left home. Despite extensive searches and no activity on her phone since her disappearance, detectives start questioning her friends. Classmates mention she might have been communicating with someone online.

Over four months later, police discover the girl hiding unclothed in a closet in a Fort Collins, Colorado, residence, where she had been compelled to work for a snow removal business.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Missing Missouri Girl Found Alive in Sex Offender's Closet 700 Miles from Home
Caryn Stark – Forensic Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
Missing Missouri Girl Found Alive in Sex Offender's Closet 700 Miles from Home
Todd Shipley – Digital Cyber-Crime expert, Former Detective Sergeant with the Reno, Nevada Police Dept. [25 year in law enforcement], Author of: “Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home,” and “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to solving Crimes in Cyberspace;” X Twitter: @webcase
Missing Missouri Girl Found Alive in Sex Offender's Closet 700 Miles from Home
Titania Jordan - Chief Parent Officer of Bark Parental Controls, and Author: “Parenting In A Tech World;”Instagram/X: @TitaniaJordan
Missing Missouri Girl Found Alive in Sex Offender's Closet 700 Miles from Home
Gigi McKelvey – Journalist, Host of Podcast “Pretty Lies and Alibis;”Facebook, IG, TikTok: @PrettyLiesAndAlibis, X: @PrettiesLiesAlibi

Additional Guest

Greg Morse – Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, Author of “The Untested” [found on Amazon]

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[Feature Photo via Colorado Bureau of Investigation]

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