Found Deceased MI - Anita Wiley, 27, Detroit, June 1986

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Anita Ann Wiley
Wayne County, Michigan
27 year old black/african american female

Height (inches)	65.0 to 67.0
Weight (pounds)	120.0 to 130.0

Hair: Black, long, straight

Eyes: Brown

Circumstances: left to run errands one day in June of 1986 and never returned home; would call once in a while for a few weeks to let the family know she was okay and then eventually stopped calling.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33690/

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Kim Russell WXYZ
This is a picture of Anita Wiley. She went missing in 1987 when her son was only 13. Now a Detroit Police and FBI program called Operation United has helped her son find out what happened to her. He shares his story of hope and perseverance on@wxyzdetroit at 6.


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Kim Russell WXYZ (Video)
For more than 3 decades he wondered what happened to his mom. He knew that in 1987, when he was only 13-years-old, she left home to head to the store then never returned. Now he finally is getting some answers. His story only on
@wxyzdetroit at 6.

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[PommyMommy]

OCT 28, 2020
Man describes finding mom more than 3 decades after she went missing in Detroit
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A few years ago he filed a new missing person’s report. It was a long shot after so many years, but Detroit police collected his DNA. Then last year Sgt. Shannon Jones launched Operation United, a one-of-a-kind partnership between Detroit police and the FBI to exhume bodies of Jane Does and John Does and collect DNA.

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“It took 33 years, but the time has come,” Antonio said.

On Wednesday, Antonio brought roses to his mom’s grave. She's the first woman identified through Operation United. It didn’t just unite him with her remains, it united his family, as they came together to celebrate answers and her memory this year.

Detroit police say Anita was murdered. Knowing who she is has led to new leads in what was a cold case. Antonio says he believes she will get justice because her family did not give up.

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The FBI says since Detroit police started this effort other communities have reached out interested in modeling an operation after it. Antonio says he hopes they do. It means the world to families.