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This person was missing Missing Since 05/09/2009

Missing Since:

Missing Since 05/09/2009

Missing From:

Missing From Everett, Washington

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race Biracial, Black, Native American, White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 04/30/1991 (33)

Age:

Age 18 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’5 – 5’7, 155 – 165 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A white, black and red Echo athletic jacket, a pink t-shirt, blue jeans and black Jordan sneakers.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Multiracial female. Light brown hair, green eyes. Collins is of African-American, Caucasian and Native American descent. Her hair was chin-length at the time of her disappearance. It’s naturally curly, but she normally uses a straightening iron on it. She may dye her hair another color. Collins has a two- to three-inch surgical scar on her lower ribcage, a surgical scar across her lower abdomen, and a two-inch scar across her left hand and index finger. Her ears are pierced one time each in the lobes and the right side of her nose is pierced. Collins may go by her middle name, Emily; this was her legal name until she was seven years old.

Details of Disappearance:

On May 9, 2009, Collins disappeared. She left her home in Everett, Washington at 5:30 PM to go to Seattle to see her boyfriend. She was taking the bus, but never arrived.

Collins had a difficult life. Her stepfather abused her family, and they moved and changed their names to escape him. As a teenager, Collins ran away, got involved with drugs and alcohol, and became a prostitute. She worked for several pimps in Seattle and Portland. She was arrested for prostitution several times.

In 2008, she agreed to testify against one of her pimps, Donnico Johnson, and another woman, Lisa Miles. Then, just days before she was supposed to testify again in April 2009, she vanished. Because she didn’t show up, the case against Johnson and Miles was dropped. However, Johnson later pleaded guilty to trafficking a different girl and went to prison.

Collins’s family thinks her disappearance is linked to her testimony against Johnson. They believe she was in danger and should have had police protection. Even though she lived a difficult life, she usually kept in touch with her family and didn’t plan to leave. She was a student with learning difficulties.

Despite investigations, Collins’s disappearance remains a mystery.

Agency:

Everett Police Department 425-257-8400

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