LostNMissing

Peas In Their Pods

A Rilya Alert is in honor after a beautiful African-American child, Rilya Wilson, who went missing for over eight months before anyone realized she was gone. Rilya Alerts are for missing children of color under the age of 17.

Rilya Wilson was born Sept. 29, 1996, to a homeless cocaine addict. Ironically, Rilya's name was an acronym for "Remember I love you always." She was taken into state custody when she was less than 2 months old. The woman who was supposed to be caring for Rilya under the foster care system, Geralyn Graham, was indicted for murder. She was also charged with kidnapping and three counts of aggravated child abuse in the case of Rilya who was suffocated or beaten to death sometime in December 2000. Her body was never recovered.

LostNMissing works closely with Peas In Their Pods. Their organization provides continual updates on missing children of color under the age of 18. We are proud to work closely with an organization as theirs.

Peas In Their Pods was formed in March of 2007 to bring awareness about the epidemic rate at which African-American children are abducted or endangered.

Statistically, approximately 42 percent of missing children are African American, yet many times these children receive the least amount of media exposure. This negatively impacts the likelihood that they will be safely reunited with their loved ones.

Click: Peas In Their Pods

If you are an adult and allowing a minor child to stay at your residence, without parental consent, you are breaking the law and can be prosecuted.

Posted by date order with the older date missing first, and the most recent at bottom.

If your child is missing, and under 18, always call:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Hotline: 800.THE.LOST / 800.843.5678

MISSING January 22, 2010 from Brooklyn, New York
Patrick Alford ,7

MISSING August 10, 2009 from Oakland, California
Hassani Campbell ,5 - Child is presumed deceased by law enforcement officials.

November 01, 2007 Missing from Greenwich Village, NY
Jaliek Rainwalker, 12

What is a Rilya Alert?

RILYA ALERTS:
MISSING CHILDREN OF COLOR

Assisting Law Enforcement and Families Of Missing Loved Ones

LostNMissing, Inc

October 11, 2011 missing from Glendale, Arizona
Jahessye Shockley, 5 RILYA ALERT

October 12, 2011 missing from Arvin, CaliforniaLuis , 8, and Mariela Encarnacion, 9,
(Siblings. Mother murdered and children may be in Mexico with the father.) RILYA ALERT

Note: If registration is for a minor , 17 years old and younger, you MUST place your call with 1-800-The-Lost BEFORE registering with LostNMissing Inc. That is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (NCMEC) Please have the case number they assign you. Click here to register. LostNMissing Inc does not do searches for minor children. We will, however, post their missing information upon a signed consent for photo releases. Services for minors needs to be managed through the NCMEC. Our full-services are only for missing adults.

December 02, 2011 missing from Detroit, MI
Bianca Jones, 2

December 27, 2011 Memphis TN
Decoriyana Nash, 2