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Authorities in Maryland are stepping up efforts to locate Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore. But a local police official said the national media need to take note of the case.
"We are doing everything we can," Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told AOL News, noting that more than 35 detectives are working on the case, as well as two teams from the FBI.
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Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore, may have met with foul play, police say."We would really like the national outlets to help us out here, so if somebody sees her in Missouri, they are able to alert authorities quickly," Guglielmi continued. "It has been incredibly frustrating for me. We've been pitching this since the 29th [and] have not gotten any traction. This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case. The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina, she went missing in Baltimore and she is African-American."
Guglielmi added, "I just think if we could get America just to see her picture -- that is all we are asking -- maybe that will lead detectives to a break and save this young lady's life."
Phylicia lives in Monroe, N.C., but was visiting relatives in Baltimore. She was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, when she left the apartment of her 27-year-old half-sister, Deena Barnes. According to relatives, Phylicia told her sister she was going shopping.
What happened to the teenager next remains a mystery, police said.
"Time is working against us," Guglielmi said. "She has been missing 10 days. ... This is not a runaway. We suspect some type of foul play. The question is, What kind of foul play?"
Investigators are preparing to examine video footage and process additional search warrants in the case, police said.
"We got some new footage [from] an apartment complex in the area, so we are reviewing that," Guglielmi said. "We are continuing interrogations, [and] we have a couple more search warrants and things to process."
Family members have described Phylicia as a straight-A student who was to graduate early from Union Academy in Monroe and planned to go to Towson University in Maryland. Her father, Russell Barnes, has said it is out of character for her to take off without notifying someone.
There has been no activity on any of Phylicia's social-networking accounts, and police say her cell phone has been turned off since the day of her disappearance.
Authorities are looking at two possible scenarios in the case, Guglielmi said. The first is that someone in the Baltimore area did "something terrible to her." The second is that she was abducted and taken elsewhere, he said.
Anyone who had contact with Phylicia in the hours leading up to her disappearance is considered a person of interest, police said. According to Guglielmi, Phylicia's half-sister's lifestyle makes the potential suspect pool large and difficult to narrow down.
"[Phylicia's] sister is college-age, and she had a lot of friends coming in and out," he said. "I would describe it probably like a dorm room setting. They party, maybe do a little drinking, [but] there is no activity there that concerned us -- no illicit drug use or sex parties or anything ridiculous. She was just a young lady with a lot of friends, [and] that makes our job difficult."
Authorities have conducted interviews with all of the individuals whom they know were present at the apartment on the day Phylicia went missing. They are now interviewing those individuals again to see if their stories are consistent, police said.
Investigators have also served a search warrant at the half-sister's apartment. Items of interest have since been sent to the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.
"We have taken out pieces of bedding and pieces of flooring, but we haven't gotten any smoking gun in terms of the case," Guglielmi said. "A couple more evidentiary things have to be processed, but it is a bit frustrating for detectives because usually you are guided by some kind of physical evidence, and in this case, so far we haven't been able to find anything."
The FBI's Baltimore branch confirmed to AOL News that it is assisting in the investigation.
"We have a unit here in Baltimore called the Crimes Against Children Unit, which is assisting the Baltimore police homicide unit in trying to locate Ms. Barnes," Special Agent Rich Wolf said.
Sponsored LinksWolf declined to comment on any specifics about the case and directed questions back to the police department.
In the past week, authorities have conducted multiple searches for Phylicia in and around the area of the apartment complex where she was last seen, but so far nothing of interest has been found. Authorities are now hoping that billboards donated by Clear Channel Communications might help bring some new leads in the case. The billboards, which display Phylicia's photo and vital information, are being put up along Interstate 95 from Baltimore to New York City, police said.
Authorities have set up a special tip line. Anyone with information on Phylicia's disappearance should call 855-223-0033. The FBI has also posted her vital information and photo on its website.
"We are doing everything we can," Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told AOL News, noting that more than 35 detectives are working on the case, as well as two teams from the FBI.
Baltimore Police Department
Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore, may have met with foul play, police say."We would really like the national outlets to help us out here, so if somebody sees her in Missouri, they are able to alert authorities quickly," Guglielmi continued. "It has been incredibly frustrating for me. We've been pitching this since the 29th [and] have not gotten any traction. This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case. The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina, she went missing in Baltimore and she is African-American."
Guglielmi added, "I just think if we could get America just to see her picture -- that is all we are asking -- maybe that will lead detectives to a break and save this young lady's life."
Phylicia lives in Monroe, N.C., but was visiting relatives in Baltimore. She was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, when she left the apartment of her 27-year-old half-sister, Deena Barnes. According to relatives, Phylicia told her sister she was going shopping.
What happened to the teenager next remains a mystery, police said.
"Time is working against us," Guglielmi said. "She has been missing 10 days. ... This is not a runaway. We suspect some type of foul play. The question is, What kind of foul play?"
Investigators are preparing to examine video footage and process additional search warrants in the case, police said.
"We got some new footage [from] an apartment complex in the area, so we are reviewing that," Guglielmi said. "We are continuing interrogations, [and] we have a couple more search warrants and things to process."
Family members have described Phylicia as a straight-A student who was to graduate early from Union Academy in Monroe and planned to go to Towson University in Maryland. Her father, Russell Barnes, has said it is out of character for her to take off without notifying someone.
There has been no activity on any of Phylicia's social-networking accounts, and police say her cell phone has been turned off since the day of her disappearance.
Authorities are looking at two possible scenarios in the case, Guglielmi said. The first is that someone in the Baltimore area did "something terrible to her." The second is that she was abducted and taken elsewhere, he said.
Anyone who had contact with Phylicia in the hours leading up to her disappearance is considered a person of interest, police said. According to Guglielmi, Phylicia's half-sister's lifestyle makes the potential suspect pool large and difficult to narrow down.
"[Phylicia's] sister is college-age, and she had a lot of friends coming in and out," he said. "I would describe it probably like a dorm room setting. They party, maybe do a little drinking, [but] there is no activity there that concerned us -- no illicit drug use or sex parties or anything ridiculous. She was just a young lady with a lot of friends, [and] that makes our job difficult."
Authorities have conducted interviews with all of the individuals whom they know were present at the apartment on the day Phylicia went missing. They are now interviewing those individuals again to see if their stories are consistent, police said.
Investigators have also served a search warrant at the half-sister's apartment. Items of interest have since been sent to the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.
"We have taken out pieces of bedding and pieces of flooring, but we haven't gotten any smoking gun in terms of the case," Guglielmi said. "A couple more evidentiary things have to be processed, but it is a bit frustrating for detectives because usually you are guided by some kind of physical evidence, and in this case, so far we haven't been able to find anything."
The FBI's Baltimore branch confirmed to AOL News that it is assisting in the investigation.
"We have a unit here in Baltimore called the Crimes Against Children Unit, which is assisting the Baltimore police homicide unit in trying to locate Ms. Barnes," Special Agent Rich Wolf said.
Sponsored LinksWolf declined to comment on any specifics about the case and directed questions back to the police department.
In the past week, authorities have conducted multiple searches for Phylicia in and around the area of the apartment complex where she was last seen, but so far nothing of interest has been found. Authorities are now hoping that billboards donated by Clear Channel Communications might help bring some new leads in the case. The billboards, which display Phylicia's photo and vital information, are being put up along Interstate 95 from Baltimore to New York City, police said.
Authorities have set up a special tip line. Anyone with information on Phylicia's disappearance should call 855-223-0033. The FBI has also posted her vital information and photo on its website.
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Permalink Reply by MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! on -
This the first Ive heard about this and she went missing on the 28th. If she was white, it would be on cnn, fox, msn, almost the MINUTE they couldnt find her. the one that her boyfriend killed in her house during CHristmas break, we knew about that within a couple days and her story was everywhere and this one seems as if she was more prone to foreplay than the white chick. (nothing against white ppl) and people act like others are always talking about race, this is why. Im not racist but I do notice the difference, even when Im not looking for it.
"We would really like the national outlets to help us out here, so if somebody sees her in Missouri, they are able to alert authorities quickly," Guglielmi continued. "It has been incredibly frustrating for me. We've been pitching this since the 29th [and] have not gotten any traction. This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case. The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina, she went missing in Baltimore and she is African-American"
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Permalink Reply by MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! on
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As soon as posted this I saw her pic and the story on AOL, wow, B-More police had to put it out like that in order to get help? SMH
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Permalink Reply by ChiGeminiGirl on -
I totally agree i saw this on crunk and disorderly and i was pissed that i hadn't heard anything about it, yet if she was a different color i wouldn't be able to stop hearing about it. In the words of dave chappelle this "racism is killing me"
MS. UCAN NEVA GET ENUFF!! said:
This the first Ive heard about this and she went missing on the 28th. If she was white, it would be on cnn, fox, msn, almost the MINUTE they couldnt find her. the one that her boyfriend killed in her house during CHristmas break, we knew about that within a couple days and her story was everywhere and this one seems as if she was more prone to foreplay than the white chick. (nothing against white ppl) and people act like others are always talking about race, this is why. Im not racist but I do notice the difference, even when Im not looking for it.
"We would really like the national outlets to help us out here, so if somebody sees her in Missouri, they are able to alert authorities quickly," Guglielmi continued. "It has been incredibly frustrating for me. We've been pitching this since the 29th [and] have not gotten any traction. This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case. The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina, she went missing in Baltimore and she is African-American"
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Permalink Reply by RayRay&Pookie'sWIFEY on -
you are right,cuz Nancy Grace is STILL covering the caylee anthony story on her show everyday, and that ended in 2008. And we are still getting updates on little Jonbenet Ramsey's death, and Elizabeth Smart is back at home with her family, but they still find a way to mention her on the news.
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Permalink Reply by JustMe on -
Its been on the news here but I live in NC. I think they are kinda try to say the sister may be involved. The first report was that its her sister. & she was last seen on her way back to NC... Then they started referring to the sister as her half sister...
I haven't seen it on a national station @ all...
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Permalink Reply by MissBling on -
Nancy Grace need to hop on this story like when she was all up in Fanny ish....
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Permalink Reply by ChiGeminiGirl on
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I saw this doc, it was so sad how some couldn't resist the life style
Cookie Pie said:
You know good and well that the life of an average African American is not worth much in this country . If she was white there would be Amber alerts everywhere !!!!! I hate to say it , but this does sound like an inside job ....... who lets their 16 year old sister from out of town go shopping with someone that she , nor you knows ? If she really did go shopping with someone , after I've seen that documentary " Very Young Girls " , this is the way that so many young women get abducted . An older guy with money ( pimp ) offers to take them shopping .... in some cases they do take them and build a friendship with them , only to turn on them and tell them that they owe some crazy amount of money , and they have to " work it off " . Sadly most of the girls get trapped because they don't have that kind of money , and see no other way to get it . After that , the pimp never lets them go . I have a friend that is in law enforcement ,and he told me that I wouldn't believe how many sex trafficking rings that are right here in South Florida ! Had me scared shitless !
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Permalink Reply by LostInTheDMV on -
Sad thing is that I live in Maryland and only saw this on the local news twice and only on one station. It was two young black women that went missing early last year in this area and people had to spread the word through email.. No news coverage at all. Thankfully, they were found alive. Black females just aren't newsworthy to American media and it's a damn shame.
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Permalink Reply by YesItsSyri!!! on -
This is the first I have heard about this. However, I have been hearing about the 13 y.o cheerleader for about 2 weeks on Nanvcy Grace and HLN. smh
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Permalink Reply by Gucci Ma on -
Oh I hope they find her. All these young women sold into sex slavery....I pray that she's ok.
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Permalink Reply by LostInTheDMV on
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Today is Phylicia's 17th Birthday.
I have been passing along an email to get the word out about this case.We have to get the word out ourselves, can't depend on the media.
The link is to an article I just read that I have also been sharing:
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-justice/2011/01/phylicia-barnes-case-n...
Hoping that she is found unharmed.
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Permalink Reply by MissBling on
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Wow.. how sad. Her and her family are definitely in my prayers.
LostInTheDMV said:
Today is Phylicia's 17th Birthday.
I have been passing along an email to get the word out about this case.We have to get the word out ourselves, can't depend on the media.
The link is to an article I just read that I have also been sharing:
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-justice/2011/01/phylicia-barnes-case-n...
Hoping that she is found unharmed.
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