Joniah Walker (19) found 4 years after being kidnapped and held captive in another state

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...ars-rcna590105

A shocking update has ended the mystery of a missing child and kidnapping case, as a teenager who disappeared from Chicago has been found four years later in Virginia, having been held captive all this time, according to NBC 5 Investigates.

The alleged kidnapping happened outside a Chicago movie theater on June 23, 2022, according to law enforcement. The 15-year-old girl had taken an Uber from Milwaukee to Chicago to meet a man who had arranged the ride for her, authorities said. She had been communicating with the man online for several years, they said.

Investigators said the man convinced the teen to meet up, and he held her captive ever since that day.

“Her dad called me and was like, ‘Her phone’s going to voicemail.’ I knew immediately it was just off.”

The parents of Joniah Walker, now 19, said they knew a switched-off cellphone was the key clue that their daughter was in danger.

Four years later, Walker was found 730 miles away, in a small frame home in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Police said she was sexually and physically abused while being held as a captive by 37-year-old Owen Anderson. Records state the man disposed of her cellphone — and a burner phone he’d sent her to use — in a sidewalk trash can.

A few days ago, Milwaukee County authorities filed kidnapping and child abduction charges against Anderson, who has yet to appear in Wisconsin court and is still in custody in Virginia.

Milwaukee police declined NBC 5 Investigates’ request to discuss the alleged kidnapping or answer questions about the investigation. An officer on the case had previously said they had no indication the teenager had been targeted by an organized abduction ring.

[Bewitchingstorm]

Gawd...that poor girl. Just thinking about what she went through is heartbreaking.

[Nic B]

OMG!

[marshmallow]

that young lady went through 4 years of hell. There's no punishment too severe for him.

[Angiebla]

A parents worst nightmare, MY worst nightmare. Just fucking kill me and get it over with. The suffering she must have endured.