Reward up to $25,000 in finding missing teen
The high school in Monroe, N.C., where 17-year-old Phylicia Barnes was senior, announced a reward of $25,000 for information leading to her recovery. The honor student disappeared Dec. 28 while visiting relatives in Northwest Baltimore.
The search has become one of the Baltimore Police Department's biggest missing persons cases, at one point involving half the agency's homicide squad. The FBI in Baltimore and Washington are still involved.
Here are some past news stories on Barnes, and the following is information from Barnes' school, Union Academy, in North Carolina:
"In November of this past year at the Annual Ultimate Charity Auction hosted by the Union Academy Foundation a fund was created to help students at Union Academy in financial need. This fund was named the Phil Hargett Memorial Fund in memory of the late City of Monroe Councilman, grandfather of Union Academy students and community leader. Over $25,000.00 was raised the night of the auction for this fund.More information from the school:
Since that time as you all know, Phylicia Barnes, a beautiful, loving and gifted student of Union Academy has disappeared while in Baltimore Md. during the Christmas Holidays. We continue to have faith that Phylicia is out there somewhere.
The Phil Hargett Memorial Fund committee has met and decided that the greatest need of the students at this time is the safe return of Phylicia. The committee decided to use the $25,000.00 raised to offer as a reward for information that directly results in the safe return of Phylicia back to our community.
Anyone with information regarding Phylicia’s whereabouts’ should contact the Baltimore City Police at (855)223-0033.
We want to thank everyone who has donated to Phil Hargett Memorial Fund and encourage anyone who would like to make a donation to the fund for future use to help Union Academy students to contact the Union Academy Foundation Development Office at 704-238-9879.
Disbursement of the $25,000 reward will be made to the person or divided among the individuals whom the authorities identify as the legitimate source. The Phil Hargett Memorial and Union Academy Foundation will disperse funds after proper notice from authorities and Phylicia’s safe return. This offer is in effect for ninety days.
Anyone with information regarding Phylicia’s whereabouts’ should contact the Baltimore City Police at (855)223-0033.
We want to thank everyone who has donated to Phil Hargett Memorial Fund and encourage anyone who would like to make a donation to the fund for future use to help Union Academy students to contact the Union Academy Foundation Development Office at 704-238-9879.
Disbursement of the $25,000 reward will be made to the person or divided among the individuals whom the authorities identify as the legitimate source. The Phil Hargett Memorial and Union Academy Foundation will disperse funds after proper notice from authorities and Phylicia’s safe return. This offer is in effect for ninety days.
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this child is still missing fir 1 month and I no one has really questioned the ex boyfriend of her sister. I am willing to bet my life that he nos something. ok and he has got a lawyer now, what is that about. this could have been revenge aganist the sister. so said this child had to pat the price. please find this child
Posted by: dee | January 28, 2011 2:25 PM
$25,000.00 as a reward for information that directly results in the safe return of Phylicia back to our community. no
she definetly aint coming back safe. dead is more like it.
Posted by: Anthony Alexander | January 28, 2011 5:47 PM
Dee: the police said they questioned him. Where are you getting this info? Sounds incorrect.
Poor Phylicia.
Posted by: Tony Smith | January 29, 2011 2:39 AM
In earlier articles it was stated that the young lady was "wearing a navy blue pea coat with a hood, a turquoise thermal shirt, blue jeans, white slipper-boots and was carrying a caramel-colored purse." If she was last seen sleeping by the boyfriend, how is it that anyone has so much detail about what she was wearing when she was last seen? I pray each night for her safe return.
Posted by: maggie | January 30, 2011 4:33 PM
Hate to say it, but she's no longer with us. Whoever did this hid the body well so that if found, it will yield little to no forensic evidence.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 31, 2011 4:38 PM