Post by Scumhunter on Nov 8, 2016 8:15:31 GMT -5
(Pictured: Above: Left: Timeka, circa 2001. Right: Age-progression to 26 (circa 2010) Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or NCMEC)
Missing Child/Adult Profile as of November 8th, 2016: (Based on Charley Project, missingkids.org websites)
Full Name: Timeka Donyale Pridgen
Missing Since: May 12, 2001 from La Grange, North Carolina
Date Of Birth: September 8, 1984
Age (at time of disappearance): 16 years old
Age (as of 11/8/2016): 32 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 5'7 - 5'10, 165 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. When she was last seen, Pridgen had blonde or light brown highlights in her hair and braces on her teeth. Her ears are double-pierced. Her nickname is Meka.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A mint-green v-neck shirt, a knee-length mint-green skirt with a white flower print, a gold dolphin necklace and no shoes or socks.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call 1-800-THE-LOST or the La Grange Police Department (North Carolina) - at 1-252-527-5117
From The Charley Project:
Pridgen was last seen at 10:15 p.m. in the living room at her residence on South Street in La Grange, North Carolina on May 12, 2001. Her mother, Cosandra Best, was waiting for her boyfriend, Eric Earl Mercer Moore, to come home. She planned to break up with him that night. Best fell asleep and woke up at approximately midnight, and discovered her daughter was gone and Moore wasn't at the residence either.
Authorities initially classified Pridgen as a runaway and believed she may have traveled to Goldsboro, North Carolina. However, they now think she may have been forced out of her home by someone after she let the person inside. She was barefoot at the time of her disappearance and left all her belongings behind, including her purse, money and her shoes.
Moore is considered a person of interest in Pridgen's disappearance. He had prior convictions for kidnapping, assault, theft and a sex crime, something Best didn't discover until after Pridgen vanished. In 2006, he was convicted again of sexually assaulting a minor and is in prison. He hasn't been charged in connection with Pridgen's case. A photo of Moore is posted below this case summary.
Pridgen's mother stated her daughter was a typical teenager in 2001 and enjoyed drawing, and that she had no reason to run away from home. Her case remains unsolved.
charleyproject.org/cases/p/pridgin_timeka.html
NCMEC link: www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/911721/1
Thoughts? I am placing Timeka's case in the missing on tv section since the Charley Project lists America's Most Wanted as a source reference, meaning her disappearance was profiled on either the show and/or its' website. At the moment, I am unsure as to which capacity.
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