Between 1995 and 1996, the states of Georgia and South Carolina began investigating a series of sexual assaults that occurred along a specific interstate. As an adult, he stood about five-feet-eight-inches tall, weighing it at only 132 pounds. They tried to use the dental records and skull reconstruction techniques available to them, in an effort to determine if the skull was Kia's, but nothing was positively confirmed. He did not live here. Those early tests were inconclusive, relying on DNA found in the skull itself in very primitive ways. Phone records indicate Robertson was in the area near Eggleston's residence from 5:35 p.m. to 6:18 p.m., Mosby said. Let's send the message forth: "Greenwood County folks get right upset when one of their children is criminally abused. We do not give up on the victims of crime in Baltimore City. Instead, they decided to look for Eggleston themselves. Officers are looking for Brianna Lee Roller . Duck hunter Tyler Doyle has. ", Riley, of course, was Major Sam Riley of the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office. Even though the evidence says something different -- that shes not. He was more than willing to continue talking, even answering questions about his prior sexual assault conviction from 1981. On Thursday, February 3, 2022, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby held a press conference to announce the arrest of a suspect in the case of missing Maryland woman, Akia Eggleston. They're no closer today than they were back in 1988 when Kia was snatched up. They learned about how he constantly changed his hair color, and had driven a number of cars over the last few years: some of which included a 1977 maroon Dodge Aspen, a 1965 Chevy Bel Air, and a bronze-colored Chrysler. Although the Baltimore police department declined to share details about the case with People for a September 2021 article because the investigation is still ongoing, a spokesperson for the department discussed the case in a June 2017 news conference. Unfortunately for them, as soon as Hampton went to jail for Peeping Tom, he stopped cooperating with investigators. She didn't want to miss any potential calls from Kia. Police have long theorized that the abduction - and later murder - of Kia Logan was a crime of opportunity. The next day, a retired pediatrician named Casper E. Wiggins wrote a heartfelt editorial in the Index Journal, which read as follows: " A child is missing, and apart from the few days immediately after her kidnapping, the public outcry has been next to nothing. Eggleston, then 22 and eight months pregnant, subsequently missed a May 7 baby shower she'd organized for herself, causing panicked friends and family to search and then report her missing. As police tried to pinpoint the motive for Hampton's confessions, the forensic analysis they were hoping to rely on brought back an intriguing proposition. I am probably one of the most down to earth people you will ever meet and I love the simple life that I live. By FOX Carolina News Staff. On the day of Eggleston's shower, family members said they found her apartment nearly cleaned out. I criticize us for not raising such an uproar it would be heard across this nation .. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? "I do have a small glimmer of hope that she could still be alive," said Wilson. When the police did eventually investigate, they discovered that Eggleston was last seen three days prior to her shower on May 3, 2017, when she was spotted on a surveillance camera withdrawing $572 from a bank in downtown Baltimore. Many of these details matched up with what police had heard from the victims themselves - but others did not. Details released in Kimberly Lindsey's death. A follow-up news article stated how employees of the local K-Mart, so moved by Wiggins' battle cry, raised $650 within an hour. They had suspended the searches on Tuesday afternoon, after finding nothing in the two days out there. It wasn't until the third or fourth crime that police began to link the crimes together, when the suspect descriptions began to slowly align with one another. Akia, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was eight months pregnant when she vanished four days before her baby shower was to take . For keeping hope for our family that we would find her alive. But in the years since the soon-to-be mother of two disappeared, no one has been able to find out what happened to her. In 1993, the skull was sent off to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC for DNA testing. ON OCTOBER 20th 2020 JORDEN SHYANN NEBLING AGE 20 WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE . In late 2017, Robertson moved to Michigan, where he was apprehended by U.S. She then withdrew $450 dollars. But that optimisim would be short-lived, as weeks began to bleed into months. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Josiah-Jordan James came back from missing four games with an injury to score 18 points to lead No. Updated: Feb. 21, 2019 at 10:34 AM PST. The sun was beginning to set, and this eight-year old climbed onto her bike to head back home. In all of the sexual assaults, the victim profile remained largely the same. You see, despite being let go, he was arrested in 1996 after drilling some holes in the wall of the women's bathroom. "In my mind, he has always been a suspect. This year my daughter Renee will go, but I will stay here to answer the phone, just in case. When it was finally time for Hampton to be released, he was immediately re-arrested for a warrant investigators had planned. "You know where your daughter, your sister, your mom, whomever you care about are. They sent it off for continued testing at the University of South Carolina, where a forensic anthropologist was able to tell investigators that the skull belonged "to a six-to-eight-year-old African American.". MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A new report states South Carolina currently has 184 open missing persons cases. "Normally there would be a family get-together in Saluda. Pity us if we don't! Her remains have not been found despite extensive searches, but authorities said evidence overwhelmingly indicates that shes dead. "We're also looking for a faded dark blue or black Monte Carlo, a mid-70's model. INVESTIGATORS NEED HELP FROM ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING MR. GAMBLES DISAPPEARANCE. Akia Eggleston . However, it wasn't until 2002 that prosecutors began firing off the big guns at Hampton. CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said deputies are searching for Robert Warner, a missing 60-year-old last seen on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. "Domestic violence is real and when it happens, we need to address it," Wilkinson said. She could find no sign of her, but they would later find Kia's bike overturned just outside of the apartment office. He also soon recanted all of his prior confessions, meaning that police had to start back from square one. It remains ongoing. INV'S NEED INFORMATION FROM ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE KNOWLEDGE ON MS. JORDEN NEBLING'S DISAPPEARANCE TO CALL. "I am missing a daughter and you know where your loved ones are," he said. It was this apartment complex where, on a Sunday evening in the middle of May, everything seemed right with the world. Calls to . For almost five years, Akia Eggleston's family has anxiously waited for authorities to figure out what happened to the pregnant 22-year-old Baltimore mother who vanished just days before her baby. Greenwood County Sheriff Giles Daniel stated that calls were still pouring in about Kia, either potential sightings or people that may know something. He had been previously terminated due to unexcused absences and excessive tardiness, but that didn't stop him from getting into trouble. This was a random act, which seems to be his technique.". So, he'll be back on the street. Baltimore Police continue to search for clues in her disappearance. Wilkinson said. Akia Shawnta Eggleston was reported missing on May 7, 2017. HER FAMILY IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HASN'T CONTACTED ANYONE IN SOME TIME. Authorities have arrested Michael Robertson and charged him with murder in the 2017 disappearance of Akia Eggleston, a woman with whom he was having a child who went missing just days before her . In the probable cause statement, authorities allege that hours after withdrawing $450 in cash from the bank on May 3, Eggleston at the time a single mom with a 2-year-old daughter halted her frequent social media posts and contacts, including contact with her daughter. That's really bad for the family. Hampton would plead guilty to his original felony Peeping Tom charge, meaning that he would be spending the next five years in state prison. - tattooed on his right shoulder. He was described as being between thirty-five and forty years old, with slender ad pointed facial features. It was a crime where no sexual assault had taken place, but centered around the abduction of a seven-year old victim in 1995. HBOs new documentary series Black and Missing follows Derrica and Natalie Wilson, two sisters-in-law who started the Black and Missing Foundation in order to bring awareness to the countless cases of missing Black people forgotten by law enforcement and overlooked in news coverage. She had plans to get her hair done on that Friday, and she was supposed to pick out her dress, and the baby's dress, her daughter, so she was getting ready, she was happy, Egglestons aunt Sanobia Wilson told local Baltimore news station WMAR-2 News. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. He faces a maximum penalty of two life sentences in prison if found guilty. They reconnected in 2016 and began dating. We had no help, no resources. About 1:24 p.m., Eggleston purchased two money orders totaling $450 after making several ATM withdrawals from her savings account, Mosby said. Few details are available. Susan Smith was convicted of killing her two little boys on July 22, 1995 a tragic event that sparked worldwide attention, rage, and confusion. Nor am I criticizing those who have helped so far or those concerned citizens who have contributed to the present approximately $3000 reward. (232-7463. Egglestons stepfather, Shawn Wilkinson, who went on The View in 2019 to plead for help in solving his daughters disappearance, thanked investigators Thursday for never giving up on the case. Mom Ana Walshe, Charged with Murder. Local businesses continued by making donations to the fund. Early on in questioning, Charles admitted that he often changed his hair color. He later moved to Michigan after being interviewed by cops at the time. INVESTIGATORS STATE THAT MS. Milwaukee police are asking the public to help find a critical missing 15-year-old in Milwaukee. "We're looking for a medium blue utility-type van with dark tinted windows. It was occupied by a white male, thirty-five to forty years of age, slender built, lean or pointed facial features with brownish blond hair with sun streaks.". This not being enough, the skull would later be sent to an FBI lab in 1998. THE LAST TIME SHE MADE PHONE CONTACT WITH ANYONE SHE SAID SHE WAS IN GLENDALE, GEORGIA, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. The expecting mom was last seen on May 3 on surveillance camera at a bank where she deposited $572 before making a cash withdrawal, Mosby said. There were six victims in total, all of whom - save for one - were young black girls between the ages of five and nine. This was when he was transferred to a jail in Greenwood county - the same county where Kia Logan had disappeared from in 1988. Investigators said they believe Robertson killed Eggleston, whose phone has never been recovered. In particular, they went after him for comments he had made between his 2000 release from prison and his 2002 re-arrest, in which he had confessed to the 1995 abduction of a five-year old girl from Richland County and the subsequent sexual assault. "I was there Monday and when I left and went to work and when I came back my s--- was packed for me," he said. According to a statement of probable cause, Eggleston and Robertson first met in the 1990s when his grandmother babysat her as a child. Egglestons phone, while in the same area as Robertsons, was then disabled or turned off after an unanswered call possibly from a telemarketer. It has been over a decade since there was any news or developments in the investigation, with it seeming to entering the pantheon of cold cases which will likely never be truly solved. Dennis Beauford, one of the first deputies to arrive at the scene, stated: "It was a pretty Sunday afternoon. It was occupied by an older white male with graying hair. MS. NEBLING IS KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE TRAVELERS REST AND MARIETA COMMUNITES. When asked about the rash of sexual assaults against children, he suspiciously stated that the person responsible "would know how not to get caught," at least this time. Akias case was featured in Datelines Missing in America series in September of that year. Robertson was the father of Akias unborn child. They were still investigating new avenues, but none of them led anywhere. In fact, police noted that he might have been a little TOO eager at times. Police say they conducted interviews, search warrants and dedicated over 1,000 man-hours to the case. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. On May 15th, 1988, all seemed to be well in the world. Investigators allege the 41-year-old sent Eggleston pictures of an apartment interior on May 2, 2017. Mom Is Presumed Dead, as Police Search for Possibly Suicidal Ex, Who Is Murder Suspect, Wanted Ore. Man Accused of Torturing Woman Is Using Dating Apps to Find Victims and Evade Capture: Police, Brian Walshe, Husband of Missing Mass. Earlier in the day, they had been aided by helicopters provided by SLED - the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a statewide police agency. It's a reminder of unfinished business.". The search continues for a missing college student in South Carolina who went kayaking on Christmas Day and never came home. The days in which the victims were abducted varied, with three of the crimes happening on a Saturday, a Friday, and a Monday. The crime spree began in July 1995 and carried on until August of 1996. It all pointed to a very confusing puzzle, which police didn't know how to make sense of. Akia Shawnta Eggleston was last seen May 3, 2017. pic.twitter.com/KgrjYz2OMd. February 03, 2022. Between the 2002 indictment and this, he had accrued nearly five years of time served. Remember, this is before the trial of OJ Simpson, so DNA testing was very much in its infancy. Eggleston was excited to be moving in with the father of her child, Michael Robertson, who was in a relationship with another 22-year-old woman that had recently given birth to his second child, Mosby told reporters. Another description was vague, calling it simply an older model white compact or subcompact with blue interior. It is not the answer and there's always an alternative," he said at the news conference. "Let me also say this to the people of Baltimore City: Our pursuit of justice is unyielding. Pregnant Baltimore Woman Vanished Ahead of Her Baby Shower, Ex-Boyfriend of Missing Md. Egglestons family and loved ones are certain that she wouldnt willingly abandoned her life especially not without her three-year-old daughter. Georgetown has always been a family-type community. UPDATE: Arrest Made In Disappearance Of Pregnant Mom Akia Eggleston; Missing Since 2017. The felony, which carried a potential ten year sentence, was handed down shortly after his plea. A missing persons report was filed with the county, where Kia is listed as being 4'2" tall, and weighing about 60 to 70 pounds. Despite that, police wouldn't have any real leads to follow up on until October of the next year, 1990. When I drove up, and looked at that bike in the parking lot, I had a gut feeling something wasn't right and I called Riley at home. At that time, very little was known about Akias movements in the days before she disappeared. That day - Monday, May 16th - approximately seventy-five people helped conduct a search around the apartment complex. All cellphone and social media activity by Eggleston, who is survived by a 2-year-old daughter, stopped on May 3, the day investigators believe she was killed. He'll be back on the street. Police had continued to interview people within the apartment complex, hoping to learn more about these two mysterious men and any ties they had to the tenants. She was last seen on May 3 when she was captured on . At a news conference on Thursday, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said, "At this stage in the investigation, we believe that he's the person of interest," reports WBAL-TV. However, the criminal trial would never come to be. In 2009, the Malakia Logan Memorial Scholarship was established at her hometown's Lander University. They were both prepared to pursue the death penalty in the upcoming criminal trial, which they were allowed to for any kidnapping or sexual assault charges when the victim was eleven years old or younger. Eggleston sent a friend an invite to her baby shower that evening the last known message sent by the pregnant woman to anyone, according to the probable cause statement. One of the missing persons cases explored in the show is that of Akia Eggleston, a 22-year-old who went missing from Baltimore, Maryland in 2017. ", The statement added: "Investigation revealed the only person with the motive, means, and opportunity to murder Eggleston was the purported father of her unborn child, Michael Robertson.". He had been in police custody, and when questioned, he began confessing to the crimes. No closure. He had green eyes, with brown hair, a brown mustache, and a few days' worth of graying stubble at the time of his arrest in 1996. One way is to make the amount of the reward really impressive and/or tempting. From Akia's FBI missing person's page: "If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI's Baltimore Field Office at (410) 265-8080, the Baltimore City Police . Part of me is missing and I need to find it.". In October, investigators tried to speak with Robertson at his Muskegon home, but he declined to be interviewed and then left his residence, investigators said. Hampton plead not guilty almost instantly. ", First published on February 3, 2022 / 11:30 PM. The composite, for all of its intrigue, led to no real suspects in the surrounding area. All of their friends in the apartment complex had since gone home, so Renee knew that Kia wasn't still out there. In its press release Thursday, the Baltimore States Attorneys office stated that Robertson faces a maximum penalty of two life sentences in prison if found guilty of all charges which include two counts of First Degree Murder, while also cautioning that an arrest is not a finding of guilt. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Immediately, investigators became convinced that the skull could have belonged to the missing Kia Logan, who had been missing from a town roughly half-an-hour away for two-and-a-half years now. "The murder kidnapping and criminal sexual misconduct charges have been dropped. One of the most intriguing and promising leads in this investigation came on that Wednesday night, May 18th, when a composite sketch of a potential suspect was aired on the evening news. 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