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.
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