It’s been more than eight years since D.C. girl Relisha Rudd went missing, and some are working to make sure that her case is not forgotten. On Relisha Rudd Remembrance Day Monday in Northeast, flyers bearing an image of what she might look like now at 16 years old were handed out. The age-progression picture came from D.C. police, and it was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
NCMEC has created a new age progression image of Relisha Rudd, showing what she may look like today, at age 16. Relisha was only eight years old when she disappeared from #WashingtonDC on March 1, 2014. #RelishaRuddRemembranceDay @DCPoliceDept @UpwardboundLong @fox5dc @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/JPjo2YB21f
— NCMEC (@MissingKids) July 11, 2022
Activist Henderson Long said that he’s not giving up, but keeping her name out there takes a toll. “I think this is our sixth or seventh annual event. I hate them,” Long said. Another activist, Phocuz Phill, keeps hope that Rudd can still be found alive. “I want to keep this case alive. I don’t want her name to go in vain, whether she is still with us or she may not be,” Phill said. Rudd was last seen on March 1, 2014, on the1900 block of Massachusetts Avenue Southeast. The flyers were passed out near a 7-Eleven, where kids entered get cold drinks. Parents could get their child fingerprinted and have a current picture taken — tools that are very helpful if a kid goes missing. Anyone with information on what happened to Rudd should call D.C. police at 202-727-9099.
Today is Relisha Rudd Awareness Day. 8 years ago on March 1st #RelishaRudd went missing & we have never given up our search for her.
This picture is an age progression of what Relisha could possibly look like now. Courtesy of @MissingKids Have info? Call 202-727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/D4dsgZiJfb — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) July 11, 2022
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect the correct location of where Rudd was last seen.)