Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 04/19/2009
- Missing From:
- Missing From Gastonia, North Carolina
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/02/1987 (37)
- Age:
- Age 22 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 140 – 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A 14-karat gold necklace with her name “Priti,” a 14-karat gold necklace with a heart pendant, gray sneakers, and possibly jeans and a black t-shirt with the words “Put a Ring On It.”
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Porter occasionally wears eyeglasses, but she does not have her glasses with her. Her ears are pierced one time each. She has a tattoo on her buttocks, a burn scar on her left hand between the thumb and forefinger, and a mole in the middle of her forehead. She goes by her middle name, Ashley.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On April 19, 2009, 19-year-old Porter disappeared from her home in Gastonia, North Carolina. After spending the evening online and talking to a neighbor, she went to bed. The next morning, her bedroom window screen was gone, and she was missing. All her things—phone, purse, etc.—were still in her room.
Her mom didn’t report her missing right away because she thought Porter was just out with friends. However, police suspect foul play. The mom thinks Porter might have snuck out to meet someone at her window, possibly an abusive ex-boyfriend who wasn’t allowed in the house. This ex-boyfriend hasn’t been identified as a suspect.
Porter was a good kid; she had a clean record, didn’t do drugs, and worked a factory job after graduating high school in 2007. The mystery of her disappearance remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Gastonia Police Department 704-866-6879
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This person was missing Missing Since 04/19/2009