Deceased/Not Found DC - Unique Harris, 24, Washington DC, 10 Oct 2010 *arrest, guilty*

Police and Harris' family don't have any leads on where she might have gone or why she went missing. But Bonilla said authorities do not have reason to think foul play was involved.

Harris is described as a black woman who is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 123 to 130 pounds. She has brown eyes, short brown hair and a light complexion. Police said Harris has tattoos on her lower back and on her left arm.

When she was last seen, Harris was wearing a white shirt and gray pants.

Bonilla said Harris is not believed to have any medical or mental health conditions that could be related to her disappearance.

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The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person identified as 24-year-old Unique Harris. She was last seen on Saturday, October 9, 2010 in the 2400 block of Hartford Street, SE.

Ms. Harris is described as a black female, 5’7” in height, weighing approximately 123 – 130 pounds, with brown eyes, short brown hair, and light complexion. She has tattoos on her lower back and left arm. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and gray pants.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Unique Harris is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099.

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WASHINGTON - Gone without a trace. A young mother snatched from her southeast D.C. home while her children slept. She hasn't been seen or heard from since.

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A young mother, gone without a trace

...One year ago, on Oct. 10, 24-year-old Unique Harris disappeared from her home in Southeast Washington in the middle of the night, while her children slept in the next room. There was no indication of foul play. Her family members were left with no clues and no answers — just a hole in their lives....

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...hout-a-trace/2011/10/03/gIQAkDJoYL_story.html

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"It's so hard to have a child and not know where they are," Valencia Harris says.

24-year-old Unique Harris disappeared October 9th of last year. Her family reported her missing a day later. Valencia says she had just spoken to her, as she did every day. Nothing seemed out of order.

"She sounded like she was there having fun with the kids," Valencia says. "My niece was there with them. She was 10 years old. She was there spending the night."

Valencia says Unique put her four and five-year-old sons, plus her niece to bed. When they woke up, Unique was gone.

Valencia says the 10-year-old remembers hearing voices, but her recollection has been vague. The anguished mother believes whoever took her daughter was someone Unique knew and trusted. Only her keys and cell phone were missing.

...D.C. Police and Unique's family are hoping someone will come forward to help give them the answers they need to finally bring the young mother home.

"My grandchildren need to know where their mom is because they are hurting more than anybody," says Valencia. "I'm not asking, I'm begging for you to bring my child back to her children and her family."

Valencia says she believes Unique's boyfriend and her sons' father knows more than he's told police. She says the two were embroiled in a custody battle. He is currently caring for the two little boys.

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She sees her daughter in pieces, in features dispersed throughout the family members who are still here.

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Another tragic missing persons case involving a Washington DC resident will be one of two stories featured on Wednesday’s episode of TV One’s “Find Our Missing.”

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BAMFI has partnered with other media organizations including Ebony magazine, The Griot, and News One.

These relationships have helped Valencia Harris of Temple Hills, MD, to share her story with the world. Her 24-year-old daughter Unique went missing in October 2010. “My first thought in the morning is Unique, mama’s going to find you or die trying,” Harris said.

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In a couple of days, just prior to Santa Claus delivering Christmas cheer as only he can, Richard Harris will turn 9 years old, and one of the things his maternal grandmother, Valencia Harris, says she prays he has for his birthday and during this holiest of seasons is his mother’s arms wrapped around him and younger brother U’Andre, 6.

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