Missing teen found safe 4 years after disappearing from home

 A missing Wisconsin teen has been found safe after she mysteriously vanished from home four years ago. Joniah Walker, 19, was safely discovered on May 25, the Milwaukee Police Department told WISN on Tuesday, June 30. Police officials didnt disclose where Walker was found or provide any further information on the case, including whether the teen was with someone else. Walker, then 15, had disappeared from her Milwaukee home on June 23, 2022. Walkers mother, Tanesha Howard, said she last saw her daughter lying in bed when she left for work the morning of her disappearance, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Joniah was lying in bed because she had just finished school. I went in to give her a hug before leaving for work, Howard told the organization.  The mother and daughter duo had talked on the phone several times throughout the day before Walker suddenly stopped responding. Walker was supposed to meet her father to apply for a summer work permit but failed to arrive at the designated time. He called me and said that Joniah wasnt picking up her phone, Howard said. That is when I immediately knew something was wrong. I left work right away. Joniah was lying in bed because she had just finished school. I went in to give her a hug before leaving for work, Howard told the organization. The mother and daughter duo had talked on the phone several times throughout the day before Walker suddenly stopped responding. Walker was supposed to meet her father to apply for a summer work permit but failed to arrive at the designated time. He called me and said that Joniah wasnt picking up her phone, Howard said. That is when I immediately knew something was wrong. I left work right away. A nearby ring camera captured Walker leaving the apartment complex at around 2:30 p.m. in the Brewers Hill neighborhood, a mile-and-a-half north of Downtown Milwaukee. Video footage showed the teen carrying a large green backpack.It was the last known sighting of Walker until she was reportedly found last month. Howard believed her daughter had met someone online after she deleted her digital footprint and never returned.Somebody stole herthat was my first instinct, Howard said. But when I saw that she left with a big backpack that I had never seen, thats when I knew. I was like, someone lured her away.The post Missing teen found safe 4 years after disappearing from home appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.