IN IN - Dawnita Wilkerson, 44, mother of 6, Evansville, 21 Jun 2020

[GoBuckeyes]

EPD looking for missing woman

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[cisabella28]

Found this article but not much else especially the circumstances around her disappearance are being shared. Family of missing Evansville woman Dawnita Wilkerson looking for answers

 

[Dylansmom08]

Found another news article looks like they are expanding the search area.

Missing Indiana woman may be in Carbondale – WSIL

 

[Steph8angels]

Dawnita is a Black woman standing at 5'3" tall and weighing approximately 145 pounds. Police and family members are urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact EPD's Adult Investigative Unit at 812-436-7979 or call the We Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-782-7463).

 

[whitelilac]

Found this article but not much else especially the circumstances around her disappearance are being shared. Family of missing Evansville woman Dawnita Wilkerson looking for answers

"This is an active criminal case," Nora (aunt) said. "They do have suspects."
So it appears they believe her disappearance is due to foul play.
6 children. She is described as very laid back, and very much in touch with her friends. This sure doesn't sound like voluntary disappearance.
Dawnita is very attractive.

I wonder how LE has tied her to Carbondale, IL

Ex husband, ex boyfriend(s)? Not much is being disclosed.

 

[Steph8angels]

Carbondale, IL Police help in search for missing Evansville woman

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police in Carbondale, Illinois, say they are helping EPD in the search for 44-year-old Dawnita Wilkerson.

She was last seen in Evansville on June 21.

Carbondale Police have sent out a notice to the public asking anyone with information to call them or any law enforcement agency.

 

[rainynights]

8 things to do in Evansville area this week, next weekend

Show Up for Dawnita @ Garvin Park

11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Garvin Park

This fundraiser is about raising awareness and funds for the search effort in the missing person's case of Dawnita Wilkerson. There will be music, food trucks, snow cones, motivational speakers, bounce house, face painting, half-pot and raffles. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink, Wilkerson's favorite color.

Wilkerson's family has been looking for the 44-year-old mom of six since her June disappearance. She was reported missing in the mid-afternoon on June 22. Her 15-year-old daughter was the last to see her the day before.

 

[YaYa_521]

Find Dawnita Wilkerson

 

[rainynights]

Family Members of Missing Evansville Mom Plan Fundraiser

Dawnita Wilkerson, 44, has been missing for almost eight weeks and there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding her disappearance. As the family continues to seek answers, they are banding together for a fundraiser tomorrow.

 

[rainynights]

Missing Dawnita Wilkerson's family: 'We'll leave no stone unturned'

Hundreds of people attended an event called "Show Up For Dawnita" at Garvin Park Saturday to show support, raise awareness and raise funds for the family's search for Wilkerson, 44, who went missing on June 21. The event began at 11 a.m. and was scheduled to go until 11 p.m. Food trucks provided services, donating profits to a fund to that effect, as well as proceeds from raffles and donations.

(more at link)

 

[rainynights]

Dawnita, a mother of six children, ages 15 to 22, her two youngest being 15-year-old twin girls, has been missing since Father’s Day.

[Dawnita’s aunt] Julia told Dateline that Dawnita had been staying at her brother’s house in Evansville, Indiana. On that day, June 21, she walked out of the house saying she would be right back. She never came back.
Search continues for mother who vanished from Evansville, Indiana, on Father's Day

“She’s always in contact with the twins,” Julia said. “But suddenly they couldn’t reach her. And her phone went dark around 9 a.m. on Monday.”

Julia added that Dawnita always called her mother every morning. But on that Monday, there was no call.

“Every day she calls her mom at 5 a.m.,” Julia said. “Somebody always knows where she is. And suddenly everybody just stopped hearing from her. We knew something had to be wrong.”
Search continues for mother of six who disappeared from Evansville, Indiana on Father’s Day

In July, detectives met with the family to brief them on the case, but the family said they are not authorized to discuss details for fear of harming the investigation.

Detective Dexter Wolf with the Evansville Police Department did confirm to Dateline that Dawnita’s case is still an open investigation and police are following up on every tip and lead they receive.
Search continues for mother of six children missing since Father’s Day | KTVE - myarklamiss.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

44-year-old Dawnita Wilkerson disappeared and her family fears she’s in danger.

Dawnita, a mother of six children, ages 15 to 22, her two youngest being 15-year-old twin girls, has been missing since Father’s Day.

Julia told Dateline that Dawnita had been staying at her brother’s house in Evansville, Indiana. On that day, June 21, she walked out of the house saying she would be right back. She never came back.

Search continues for mother of six who disappeared from Evansville, Indiana on Father’s Day

 

[rainynights]

Commissioners proclaim Sept. 15th as “Find Dawnita Day” | Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners passed a missing persons awareness proclamation Tuesday, making September 15, 2020 “Find Dawnita Day.”

Forty-four-year-old Dawnita Wilkerson was last seen father’s day weekend.

Commissioners hope this proclamation will give families of missing persons a chance to be seen and heard.

 

[legalmomma]

I live in Indiana and had not heard about Dawnita missing. It is sad how some cases get media attention and others do not. I supposed it's because of race, background (she has a bench warrant out for violation of probation) and other factors Indiana Supreme Court public access case search - MyCase
But she is missing. I hope she is safe.

 

[rainynights]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs #MP71411

Dawnita Leauta Wilkerson


Date of Last Contact: June 21, 2020
Missing From: Evansville, Indiana
Missing Age: 44 Years
Current Age: 44 Years
First Name: Dawnita
Middle Name: Leauta
Last Name: Wilkerson
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 1" - 5' 4" (61 - 64 Inches)
Weight: 130 - 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Officers were dispatched to a missing person report. Upon arrival, the reporting party informed officers that her mother had been missing for two days.

Distinctive Physical Features
Tattoos:
LOWER BACK - HEART
UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER - PRAYING HANDS "TIMMY"
UPPER LEFT SHOULDER - CROSS

Investigating Agencies
CASE OWNER
Evansville Police Department
(812) 436-7896
Agency Case Number: Case # 20-11322
Dexter Wolf, Detective

 

[GraceG]

Domestic violence arrest last year. Did she lose primary custody of the twins? It sounds like she was just living with her brother without any of the children. DAWNITA LEAUTA WILKERSON Inmate 178202061: Vanderburgh County Jail near Evansville, IN

 

[CastlesBurning]

Ex husband, ex boyfriend(s)? Not much is being disclosed.

Domestic violence arrest last year.

These two items are making me uneasy as to her fate...

 

[CastlesBurning]

Seven years of Dateline's Missing in America: 156 still missing

 

[CastlesBurning]

7 months after Evansville woman went missing, family still looking for answers

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Dawnita Wilkerson told her family she‘d be right back when she walked out of her brother’s house in Evansville, Indiana on Sunday, June 21, 2020. The 44-year-old never returned. Her phone was shut off by the next morning and when she didn’t call her mother or her twin as she usually did, her family became worried and reported her missing. In July, detectives met with the family to brief them on the case, but the family said they are not authorized to discuss details for fear of harming the investigation. Through donations from the community, thousands of fliers have been printed and two billboards have been purchased and put up at prominent locations in town, with Dawnita’s photos and information. Detective Dexter Wolf with the Evansville Police Department did confirm to Dateline that Dawnita’s case is still an open investigation and police are following up on every tip and lead they receive. Dawnita is 5’3” and weighs approximately 145 pounds. She has brown eyes and dark hair. Anyone who may have information on Dawnita’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Evansville Police Department’s Adult Investigative Unit at 812-436-7979 or call the Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (1-800-782-7463).

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