She was a small girl, who had been wearing yellow shorts, a yellow-and-white polka-dot shirt, and slip-on shoes on the evening she disappeared. Few details are available. We split up into four groups and walked through the woods, through trash, through dirt, Wilson explained. During an interview on June 15, 2017, he claimed he last saw Eggleston on Monday, May 1. It had grown to a total of $20,328.68. Greenwood's Emergency Preparedness Director Herbert Vaughn spoke to the local press, and talked about the searches his department had helped conduct in the area on Monday and Tuesday. I am probably one of the most down to earth people you will ever meet and I love the simple life that I live. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The lone exception was a five-year old girl with tan, olive-colored skin who had dark feaures. According to a statement of probable cause, Eggleston and Robertson first met in the 1990s when his grandmother babysat her as a child. Then, when her family and former-sheriff Sam Riley got involved, they realized that the initial reward fund - which had been established for information - had remained untouched for around two decades. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. A random child abduction that went "sour" - usually a byproduct of a victim choosing to fight back, or attempting to run away. Akias case was featured in Datelines Missing in America series in September of that year. May 4, 2021 / 10:50 PM The father of Akia's unborn child never showed up to the baby shower, placing him under suspicion of the family, yet he was never labeled as a person of interested or investigated to this day. Hampton was known to spend a good amount of time on this farm, and it remained on the investigator's radar for a good amount of time after this initial confession. Akia Shawnta Eggleston was last seen May 3, 2017. pic.twitter.com/KgrjYz2OMd. Dennis Beauford, one of the first deputies to arrive at the scene, stated: "It was a pretty Sunday afternoon. At about 5:22 p.m., Eggleston sent a friend an invite to her baby shower on the following Sunday, Mosby said. For keeping hope for our family that we would find her alive. "In my mind, he has always been a suspect. Akia Eggleston . This meant that police were pretty confident that the skull had been intentionally left there. "It's definitely changed the lifestyle here. 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.". Ken Berry (1968) NC: Trial & _____ John . She hopped on her bike and began riding back to her mother's apartment - a distance no greater than three-hundred yards. Ever.". SHE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO LIVE OR VISIT ON THE WESTISIDE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY AND LAURENS COUNTY. We're scraping the bottom right now.". We do not give up on the victims of crime in Baltimore City. December 19 2013. 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. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. Just a couple of blocks from this airport are a number of apartment complexes - all of which are a few miles out from downtown Greenwood. Like I said, these crimes varied by location, with some taking place in Georgia and others in South Carolina. That report, compiled by the team at . Milwaukee police are asking the public to help find a critical missing 15-year-old in Milwaukee. Sadly, he wasn't too far off. Hampton confessed to committing three child abductions in a northern Georgia town, and even confessed to killing a child out on a farm. However, because of its size, they were able to determine that the victim had been thirteen years of age or younger. He'll be back on the street. But, let a Carolina or a Clemson sports event take the forefront and emotions bubble over throughout the community. MS. NEBLING IS A WHITE FEMALE, BLOND HAIR, 5'5 AND SLIM BUILT. Hours later, Robertsons next call was made near Egglestons home and investigators believe they were together at her apartment that afternoon. It's been four years since Akia Eggleston was last seen in Baltimore on May 3, 2017. Dennis Beauford, the deputy who had originally responded, was a Sergeant at this point in time for the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office. 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. Even though the evidence says something different -- that shes not. 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. 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. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. He had been previously terminated due to unexcused absences and excessive tardiness, but that didn't stop him from getting into trouble. Robertson also was in contact during that time with the mother of his other two children. 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. We began checking missing children cases and conducted three weeks of intensive searches for additional remains, but we didn't find anything.". But that optimisim would be short-lived, as weeks began to bleed into months. 11 Tennessee to an 85-45 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night. Is it twisted thinking? While living in a maximum security prison in South Carolina, Smith, a survivor of sexual assault, continues to assert that it was past trauma that led her to murder her own children. He later moved to Michigan after being interviewed by cops at the time. The 22-year-old, who was eight months pregnant, was reported missing when she failed to show up at her own baby shower. THEY BELIEVE SHE WAS HAS UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BUT THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. Foul play is something that we are absolutely exploring, the spokesperson said, because she was eight months pregnant at the time, and we're obviously beyond the point where she could have given birth., Sanobia Wilson is glad that her nieces disappearance is finally getting more attention. HER FAMILY IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HASN'T CONTACTED ANYONE IN SOME TIME. Shawn Wilkinson, Eggleston's stepdad, says the money could have been for a down payment for a new apartment with her babys father. Egglestons phone, while in the same area as Robertsons, was then disabled or turned off after an unanswered call possibly from a telemarketer. So when family and friends wanted to celebrate her . He immediately provided voluntary consent for police to search his vehicle by signing a Waiver of Constitutional Rights to a Search Warrant - a provision he also signed for a search of his home. 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.". An attorney for Robertson, who is awaiting extradition from Michigan and being held on a $200,000 bond, was not immediately identified. 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. They had already been waiting two hours for her to come there, so when I got the call stating that she wasn't there and nobody could reach her. Instead, they decided to look for Eggleston themselves. She was last seen around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 near Roosevelt Drive and Teutonia Avenue . The Newberry County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement and volunteer agencies, conducted searches in the area where the skull had been found. It took police a while to line up the suspect description because the vehicles in-question varied based on each witness: two described the vehicle they had been abducted in as a champagne-gold Mazda, while others pointed out either a white Toyota Corolla or a white Chevy Celebrity. "You know where your daughter, your sister, your mom, whomever you care about are. Five years later, authorities arrested a suspect in the disappearance of a pregnant Baltimore woman. It bothers me that we seem willing to accept this obvious crime against a child without a public uproar. 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. Police first thought this was a clue that she walked off on her own. MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are requesting the public's assistance in locating critical missing, Akia Hair. He also soon recanted all of his prior confessions, meaning that police had to start back from square one. In October 2017, after a local TV station ran a report on Egglestons disappearance, Robertson searched on Google about trash or dumpster pickup schedules in Baltimore, Mosby said. Police say they conducted interviews, search warrants and dedicated over 1,000 man-hours to the case. Speaking with investigators in October, Robertson claimed he changed his phone number after receiving threats from Eggleston's relatives, but phone records showed he got a new number the day before the baby shower, according to the statement of probable cause. He did not live here. Scary. On this Sunday afternoon, in the middle of May, all seemed to be well. VON CANNON IS A WHITE FEMALE, AGE 43, 5'7, 190 LBS. Hampton had been sitting in a Georgia prison at the time, and if South Carolina prosecutors tried the case at that time, they would be forced to bring Hampton to trial within 180 days. This was a random act, which seems to be his technique.". U.S. South Carolina North Carolina Missing Persons Search efforts are continuing for a 23-year-old South Carolina man who went missing in late January. He also brought attention to an issue that is all too common. It hasn't been updated with any of his current information. Investigators need your help. However, Kia lived with her mother, Bernetta Logan Baylor, who was a teacher at a nearby middle school. Who Is Ana Walshe, the Massachusetts Mom Missing Since New Year's Day? Does it not bother you, as it does me, that our community, with a few exceptions, seems to be showing little aggressive concern over the mysterious disappearance of one of our children, Kia Logan? 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. If you have information on any of these missing children, call 911, the local agency or 1-800-THE-LOST. A follow-up news article stated how employees of the local K-Mart, so moved by Wiggins' battle cry, raised $650 within an hour. But they never gave up, and neither did we. Buchenwald added that while Akias body still hasnt been found, we hope this arrest brings a level of comfort and closure to Akias family., Members of Akias family also addressed the media Thursday. It wasn't until the sister returned to the apartment complex half-an-hour later that anyone realized this eight-year old was missing. In all of the sexual assaults, the victim profile remained largely the same. He was described as being between thirty-five and forty years old, with slender ad pointed facial features. As former Sheriff Riley and current Sheriff Tony Davis stated: "members of the community supported the Logan family when in need, and now those funds will support those in need with educational opportunities.". I don't know where my child is and I don't know where my grandson is.". Most concerning, though, were torn out magazine images of children - a discovery that made investigators think that there might be more to this deviant than meets the eye. 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. 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. Robertson was interviewed several times during the investigation, but "notably has displayed a consistent pattern of hiding or avoiding police contact The searches and canvass of the apartment complex continued on into Tuesday, but police wouldn't release another public statement until May 18th - Wednesday. But when they first went to the Baltimore Police Department station in Cherry Hill to report her as missing, Wilson said that their pleas for help werent taken seriously. It is not the answer and theres always an alternative. In July 2017, a police spokesman said investigators had come to believe that foul play may have been involved. While some descriptions of this suspect varied - such as at least one of the girls calling the suspect "fat in his tummy" and the perpetrator's hair color varying - these details were all universally agreed upon. He was more than willing to continue talking, even answering questions about his prior sexual assault conviction from 1981. James, who suffered an ankle injury against Vanderbilt on Feb. 8, hit 4 of 7 3-pointers for the Volunteers (21-8, 10-6 Southeastern Conference). As Hampton prepared for his five-year sentence, he was facing investigations and charges from four separate states. 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. She could find no sign of her, but they would later find Kia's bike overturned just outside of the apartment office. Unfortunately for them, as soon as Hampton went to jail for Peeping Tom, he stopped cooperating with investigators. But its been four years since Eggleston went missing, and Wilson wishes law enforcement had done more from the start. Before I even got there, people were calling me, telling me 'she wasn't here.' Over the coming weeks, the leads that Sheriff Giles Daniel was excited about began to dry up, either leading to dead ends or going nowhere at all. Police noted that he had a snake tattoo on his upper arm, as well as his initials - C.H. Police were able to link Hampton to a farm owned in northern Georgia, which was owned by a friend of his. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- It has been four years since Akia Eggleston was last seen in Baltimore on May 3, 2017. She withdrew money for a down payment from a Baltimore Inner Harbor bank on May 3, 2017. She didn't want to miss any potential calls from Kia. Charles Wade Hampton was born on September 21st, 1952. On May 15th, 1988, all seemed to be well in the world. Eggleston's phone activity ends there, indicating the device was either turned off or disabled, Mosby said. Eggleston, who was eight months pregnant with her son, disappeared just days before her baby shower. Wilkinson said. Charles Wade Hampton later plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges, which stemmed from him lying to investigators. That woman had recently given birth to the couple's second child, Mosby said. "Reading his statement, you'd think that only the person who did that would know those details. Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and their prayers, Akias aunt, Sanobia Wilson, said. An individual charged is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial., At Thursdays press conference, Baltimore States Attorney Mosby said, I give a special thanks to the family of Akia Eggleston, for never giving up in their pursuit of justice for Akia and her unborn child., Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald with FBI-Baltimore also spoke. Cherry Hill is a large park. The search continues for a missing college student in South Carolina who went kayaking on Christmas Day and never came home. On Tuesday at 4 p.m., in Muskegon, Michigan, officers arrested Michael Robertson for the murder of 22-year-old Akia Eggleston, and her unborn child, Mosby announced from the podium where she was joined by Akias family, Baltimore Police Department detectives and Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald of FBI-Baltimore. Earlier in the day, they had been aided by helicopters provided by SLED - the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a statewide police agency. Many of these details matched up with what police had heard from the victims themselves - but others did not. The then 22-year-old from Cherry Hill was getting ready for her second child but her dad, Shawn Wilkinson, said that she did not show up for her baby shower in May of 2017. It was a Sunday in Greenwood, South Carolina - a small town roughly an hour north of Augusta, Georgia and about an hour-and-a-half west of Columbia, South Carolina. 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