IN IN - Nakyla Williams, 24, Last Seen @ Abandoned Home, may be in Flint, MI, Indianapolis, 9 Nov 2021

[imstilla.grandma]

I hope this isn’t her
Body found in ditch south of Fort Wayne | WANE 15

 

[GraceG]

The body found in the ditch in the linked WANE 15 article above was identified as a 59-year-old male. (I think they updated it after Imstilla Grandma posted it).

 

[cnmccarthy]

'Our hearts break': Mystery surrounds Nakyla Williams' disappearance more than a year ago

Nakyla Williams went missing from the northeast side of Indianapolis in early November of last year. Her family hasn’t stopped looking for her since.

www.indystar.com

“About three weeks after her disappearance, IMPD shared on social media that investigators believed Williams may have traveled to Flint, Michigan. The post also stated investigators were trying to contact a man believed to be the last person with Williams before she disappeared.”

 

[Dénouement]

Nakyla Williams’ family pleads for someone to speak up

Family members say police have failed to seriously investigate the case of Nakyla Williams, who disappeared in 2021.

www.newsnationnow.com

Any news on the man she was with or the occupants of the house at the time Nakyla went missing?

 

[dotr]

Carlee Russell’s case gave hope that missing Black women finally mattered — until doubts set in

Advocates say the details surrounding Russell’s case should not “derail" the efforts to reunite the thousands of missing Black people in the U.S. with their families.

www.nbcnews.com

July 21 2023
By Claretta Bellamy, Uwa Ede-Osifo and Char Adams
''The night Nakyla Williams vanished on Nov. 9, 2021, security cameras near her mother’s Indianapolis home captured her getting into a gray pickup truck. She never returned home.
Williams would be 26 now, and her disappearance has been immensely traumatic for her family, who have pushed for more media coverage of her case. Her cousin, Barry Stewart, said she believes Williams has been forgotten because she is a Black woman.

“It’s causing anxiety, depression, fear,” Stewart said of her cousin’s disappearance. “A lot of the relationships in the family have broken up and fallen apart during this time, just due to the stress and the loss — the worry.”
Black people like Williams accounted for 39% of missing people in 2022, according to the Black and Missing Foundation, a Maryland-based nonprofit group that works to bring awareness to missing people of color. More than 30,000 Black people in the U.S. remained missing at the end of 2022, according to the most recent data from the National Crime Information Center. Half of those cases were missing Black women and girls.
After authorities cast doubt on a claim that Carlee Russell, an Alabama woman who had briefly gone missing last week, online vitriol and critical commentary poured in through social media.''

Have You Seen this Missing Person? Black and Missing Foundation

This person is currently missing. Please #HelpUsFindUs.

www.blackandmissinginc.com

Nakyla Williams​
Case Type: Endangered DOB: 01/01/1997 Missing Date: 11/09/2021 Age Now: 26 Missing City: Indianapolis Missing State: IN Case Number: Unknown	Gender: Female Race: Black Complexion: Medium Height: 5'5" Weight: 150lbs Hair Color: Red Hair Length: Shoulder Eye Color: Brown Glasses or Contacts: None
Location Last Seen: She was last seen leaving her residence on around 5:45pm. Circumstances of Disappearance: Unknown. Last Seen Wearing: An army fatigue jogging suit and black Jordan's with red bottom. Identifying Marks or Characteristics: Unknown.

 

[MrsWatson]

Nakyla D. Williams – The Charley Project

Williams was last seen in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 8, 2021. That day she left her mother's home in the 4800 block of North Kenmore Road and got into a gray or white pickup truck with a loud engine. She was last seen at a home in the 3400 block of North Leland Avenue.

That evening she left that residence and has never been heard from again. Her cellular phone last pinged along Kentucky Avenue shortly after her disappearance.

A man named Destyn or Bestin Hoyle may have been the last person to see Williams prior to her disappearance. Authorities stated they were seeking Hoyle for questioning in her case; they didn't classify him as a suspect but said he might have information. A photo of Hoyle is posted with this case summary.

One of Williams’s cousins stated Williams used opioid drugs and she believes her disappearance could be drug-related. Authorities have not confirmed this.

Authorities believe Williams may have traveled to Flint, Michigan after her disappearance. Although police stated foul play is not suspected in her case, her disappearance is considered unusual; she always kept in touch with family and let them know her whereabouts. Her case remains unsolved.