If you know anything, call the FBI's Baltimore office at 410-265-8080 or Baltimore Police at 410-396-2499. Police would find out what happened to this little girl over the years, but it would take time, advancements in DNA technology, and the persistence of dedicated investigators. Hampton had been sitting in a Georgia prison at the time, and if South Carolina prosecutors tried the case at that time, they would be forced to bring Hampton to trial within 180 days. Titled "The Malakia Z. Logan Reward Fund," it hope to incentivize anyone with information to come forward. The expecting mom was last seen on May 3 on surveillance camera at a bank where she deposited $572 before making a cash withdrawal, Mosby said. Calls to . It bothers me that we seem willing to accept this obvious crime against a child without a public uproar. South Carolina's Law Enforcement Division spokesman Hugh Munn stated about the composite drawing which the authorities had debuted the evening before: "We've done all the groundwork we can. The sun was beginning to set, and this eight-year old climbed onto her bike to head back home. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the last time anyone saw. It has been over a decade since there was any news or developments in the investigation, with it seeming to entering the pantheon of cold cases which will likely never be truly solved. Akias case was featured in Datelines Missing in America series in September of that year. He spoke about the skull as well, stating about his communication with the Newberry County Sheriff's Office: "We were in contact with them yesterday and we will be in contact with them again today. Georgetown has always been a family-type community. ON OR ABOUT MAY 16, 2020 STEPHANIE HOPE VON CANNON WAS LAST SEEN BY A FAMILY MEMBER AT A RESIDENCE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA. Phone records indicate Robertson was in the area near Eggleston's residence from 5:35 p.m. to 6:18 p.m., Mosby said. It's hard not to compare the crime to that of Tiffany Nelson, a nine-year old that went missing from Augusta, Georgia in June of 1994. MS. NEBLING IS A WHITE FEMALE, BLOND HAIR, 5'5 AND SLIM BUILT. A missing persons report was filed with the county, where Kia is listed as being 4'2" tall, and weighing about 60 to 70 pounds. I'm thinking in terms of fifty or a hundred thousand dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible a reward made up of contributions from those who really care, in amounts affordable to them parents, concerned citizens and businesses. These two men were not immediately believed to be suspects, but were wanted for questioning. They had reason to believe that Hampton had been responsible for some truly terrible crimes, but they had no prove any of them. After this discovery, interrogators circled back around to Hampton. florida. He also had a blotchy, pockmarked face, made worse from poison ivy exposure the year prior. His hair was dark blonde, which could vary anywhere between blonde and dark brown. They learned about how he constantly changed his hair color, and had driven a number of cars over the last few years: some of which included a 1977 maroon Dodge Aspen, a 1965 Chevy Bel Air, and a bronze-colored Chrysler. The father of a missing pregnant Baltimore womans unborn child has been arrested on murder charges nearly five years after her disappearance, authorities said Thursday. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. We began checking missing children cases and conducted three weeks of intensive searches for additional remains, but we didn't find anything.". The exact date of Akia's disappearance is unknown, but it is believed to be May 3 rd , 2017. Milwaukee police are asking the public to help find a critical missing 15-year-old in Milwaukee. Remember, this is before the trial of OJ Simpson, so DNA testing was very much in its infancy. "The family seeks justice in Akia's case. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. They were just a few hundred or so yards from their apartment, where the sisters lived with their mother, a middle school teacher. When her sister, Renee, went home approximately twenty to thirty minutes later, she was surprised to find out that Kia had not yet returned. This not being enough, the skull would later be sent to an FBI lab in 1998. We've received your submission. In its press release Thursday, the Baltimore States Attorneys office stated that Robertson faces a maximum penalty of two life sentences in prison if found guilty of all charges which include two counts of First Degree Murder, while also cautioning that an arrest is not a finding of guilt. The author of the newspaper article noted that as she spoke about her daughter, Bernetta was clutching a photo of Kia. Akia Eggleston . Most concerning, though, were torn out magazine images of children - a discovery that made investigators think that there might be more to this deviant than meets the eye. He told lawmakers that law enforcement only took the case seriously when no baby was reported being born in a nearby hospital a month later. They tried to use the dental records and skull reconstruction techniques available to them, in an effort to determine if the skull was Kia's, but nothing was positively confirmed. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Akia was reported missing by family members on May 7, 2017, after she failed to show up to her own baby shower. What he had told them was intriguing at face-value, but there was nothing incriminating: it was as-if he was saying enough to keep police on-the-hook, but not enough to actually be charged with any crimes. "Reading his statement, you'd think that only the person who did that would know those details. 8th Circuit Solicitor Jerry Peace, who had replaced William Townes Jones in the preceding half-decade, had plenty to say about this decision. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. We did also search the park. Police were beginning to become certain that Hampton had simply been lying to them in order to obtain special privileges: such as trips outside of jail, meals, coffee, and cigarettes. Over the next week, the letter written by Dr. Wiggins inspired many to pledge support to the Malakia Z. Logan Reward Fund. They combed around the Georgetown Apartments for most of the night, until the lack of light eventually led to them turning it around. Robertson falsely led Eggleston to believe they were going to move in together.. Updated: Feb. 21, 2019 at 10:34 AM PST. A follow-up news article stated how employees of the local K-Mart, so moved by Wiggins' battle cry, raised $650 within an hour. "You know where your daughter, your sister, your mom, whomever you care about are. Akia's father, Shawn Wilkinson, and the co-founders of the Black and Missing Foundation, Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson, joined "The View" on Wednesday to shine a spotlight on her disappearance . Upon further investigation, it was determined that the last time anyone saw Akia alive was on the afternoon of May 3, 2017. Sadly, he wasn't too far off. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Authorities have arrested Michael Robertson and charged him with murder in the 2017 disappearance of Akia Eggleston, a woman with whom he was having a child who went missing just days before her baby shower, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday. Akia Eggleston went missing in Baltimore, Maryland in May of 2017. Can't we show at least as much concern for the fate of a child? If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. They searched pretty exhaustively for around three weeks, unable to locate any more remains other than the skull. But, rather, because he has said some very damning things about himself and committed some criminal acts, none of which would paint him as a flattering neighbor. They had no evidence that he had actually committed the crime, but they had his confession on-record, and at the very least, he had lied to investigators and caused them to waste valuable time by pursuing him as the suspect. By Thursday, May 19th, the mood in the Georgetown apartment complex had changed dramatically. Prosecutors, once-confident that the case against him was looking rock-solid, were now worried about not having enough evidence against him. Robertson was the father of Akias unborn child. HER FAMILY IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HASN'T CONTACTED ANYONE IN SOME TIME. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Despite that, police wouldn't have any real leads to follow up on until October of the next year, 1990. In-between her 1988 disappearance and the 1998 confirmation that the skull belonged to her, they had prepared for the worst but anticipated Kia returning home. When Hampton stopped cooperating with police and withdrew his previous statements taking credit for the 1995 and 1996 sexual assaults, police realized that they needed to build a case around evidence, not just his comments. He later moved to Michigan after being interviewed by cops at the time. It was a Sunday in Greenwood, South Carolina - a small town roughly an hour north of Augusta, Georgia and about an hour-and-a-half west of Columbia, South Carolina. Robertson, 41, was arrested Tuesday in Michigan, where he moved in late 2017 accompanied by another woman with whom he already had two children, authorities said. But we can't prove it. But, let a Carolina or a Clemson sports event take the forefront and emotions bubble over throughout the community. Between 1995 and 1996, the states of Georgia and South Carolina began investigating a series of sexual assaults that occurred along a specific interstate. It wasn't until the third or fourth crime that police began to link the crimes together, when the suspect descriptions began to slowly align with one another. Pomeroy gave birth to her second child with Robertson in August 2016, a month before Eggleston got pregnant. VON CANNON IS A TRANSIT AND COULD BE ANYWHERE. But that optimisim would be short-lived, as weeks began to bleed into months. It was a crime where no sexual assault had taken place, but centered around the abduction of a seven-year old victim in 1995. Those early tests were inconclusive, relying on DNA found in the skull itself in very primitive ways. An individual charged is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial., At Thursdays press conference, Baltimore States Attorney Mosby said, I give a special thanks to the family of Akia Eggleston, for never giving up in their pursuit of justice for Akia and her unborn child., Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald with FBI-Baltimore also spoke. But its been four years since Eggleston went missing, and Wilson wishes law enforcement had done more from the start. You can also contact the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at (803) 737-9000. CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said deputies are searching for Robert Warner, a missing 60-year-old last seen on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. We do not give up on the victims of crime in Baltimore City. In May 2021, the Baltimore Police Department again asked for help locating Eggleston. "It's crushing to know that we don't know where she is, we don't know if she's hurt," said Sanobia Wilson, Eggleston's aunt. All cellphone and social media activity by Eggleston, who is survived by a 2-year-old daughter, stopped on May 3, the day investigators believe she was killed. IE 11 is not supported. Few details are available. Published: Feb. 26, 2023 at 12:26 PM PST | Updated: 20 hours ago. She didn't want to miss any potential calls from Kia. Her remains have not been found despite extensive searches, but authorities said evidence overwhelmingly indicates that shes dead. With the searches beginning to run dry, a reward fund for information was established by Tuck Wooten, the head of the A.M. Tuck Inc. concrete company. MS. NEBLING IS KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE TRAVELERS REST AND MARIETA COMMUNITES. Upon his arrest, he proved very cooperative with law enforcement. When the skull was discovered in 1990, it proved a lone clue in a vast sea of nothingness. ", The statement added: "Investigation revealed the only person with the motive, means, and opportunity to murder Eggleston was the purported father of her unborn child, Michael Robertson.". Using a reverse image search, investigators determined the apartment picture Robertson had sent the day before was a completely different residence from the one he had named. He was accused of intentionally drilling the holes to Peep on unwitting victims, and arrested shortly after this was discovered. Through the rest of the year, police would remain relatively silent as to where their investigation stood. Investigators need your help. "It's definitely changed the lifestyle here. It had been nearly five years since the original indictment was filed, accusing him of the abduction and murder of Kia Logan. But in the years since the soon-to-be mother of two disappeared, no one has been able to find out what happened to her. Browse all missing children from South Carolina Missing: Joshua Cuddy (SC) When they continued their rounds of questioning, Hampton was eager to talk. / CBS Baltimore. "As a result of interviews we are now looking for two men and two vehicles. She had one sister, named Renee, and the three lived in an apartment complex just north of Greenwood, South Carolina. Charles Wade Hampton was born on September 21st, 1952. Two years have passed since a 22-year-old Baltimore woman seemingly vanished a few days before her baby shower, but FBI investigators say the missing persons case has not gone cold. He also had scars along his right arm and stomach, which matched up with what one of the younger victims had described. In the weeks since Kia had gone missing, Bernetta struggled to leave the phone for any prolonged period of time. Wilkinson's daughter, Akia, was eight months pregnant when she went missing in 2017. "I was there Monday and when I left and went to work and when I came back my s--- was packed for me," he said. THE LAST TIME SHE MADE PHONE CONTACT WITH ANYONE SHE SAID SHE WAS IN GLENDALE, GEORGIA, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. ON OCTOBER 20th 2020 JORDEN SHYANN NEBLING AGE 20 WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE . Just a couple of blocks from this airport are a number of apartment complexes - all of which are a few miles out from downtown Greenwood. Needless to say, Charles Hampton was now on their radar. It was this apartment complex where, on a Sunday evening in the middle of May, everything seemed right with the world. Police took Hampton out of jail, and drove him to many of the landmarks and locations from the child abductions. Unfortunately for them, as soon as Hampton went to jail for Peeping Tom, he stopped cooperating with investigators. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. In late 2017, Robertson moved to Michigan, where he was apprehended by U.S. Eggleston's family members who joined law enforcement officials at the news conference included her aunt, Sanobia Wilson. He described not only his sex life - which included sex with both genders - but his prior criminal history. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. His height was listed in the range of 5'8" or 5'9", and he was of slight build, in the weight range of 150 pounds. We would have found some clues, but we were not given those resources, because Akia is an African-American, young, single, mother of two. Let's send the message forth: "Greenwood County folks get right upset when one of their children is criminally abused. He faces a maximum penalty of two life sentences in prison if found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder. Hampton was known to spend a good amount of time on this farm, and it remained on the investigator's radar for a good amount of time after this initial confession. It remains ongoing. He included details, some of which convinced police that he had involvement, but others they viewed skeptically. As former Sheriff Riley and current Sheriff Tony Davis stated: "members of the community supported the Logan family when in need, and now those funds will support those in need with educational opportunities.". ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff's Office says a missing 10-year-old boy . The felony, which carried a potential ten year sentence, was handed down shortly after his plea. Part of me is missing and I need to find it.". Police noted that he had a snake tattoo on his upper arm, as well as his initials - C.H. So, he'll be back on the street. It has affected so many relationships and we will continue to stand united as a family until the final judgment in this case has been rendered.". We're requesting anyone with information call our office.". When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. He had green eyes, with brown hair, a brown mustache, and a few days' worth of graying stubble at the time of his arrest in 1996. "We do believe that he did it, he made her disappear. I only say "likely" because I legitimately can't find any record of him online or in the press since 2007. Dennis Beauford, one of the first deputies to arrive at the scene, stated: "It was a pretty Sunday afternoon. On June 22nd, 2007 - a Friday - the charges against Charles Wade Hampton were suddenly dropped. Let today serve as a reminder to the people of Baltimore City that your States Attorneys Office will never give up in our fight for justice, Mosby said in a statement. Earlier in the day, they had been aided by helicopters provided by SLED - the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a statewide police agency. I think it's important to note this, not because I definitively believe him to be the person responsible for Kia Logan's abduction or murder. SHARIDA MILBOURNE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN MAY 2020. In each crime, the suspect was described as a middle-aged white man, with some kind of gray stubble on his face and a pockmarked complexion, as well as a unique tattoo on a bicep - which some of the young victims called a "dragon," and others a "snake.". 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He had been in police custody, and when questioned, he began confessing to the crimes. Local businesses continued by making donations to the fund. For almost five years, Akia Eggleston's family has anxiously waited for authorities to figure out what happened to the pregnant 22-year-old Baltimore mother who vanished just days before her baby. Her older sister and friend stayed at the basketball court for a little while longer. (232-7463. Friends were celebrating the warm weather by swimming in the apartment pools, kids were playing outside among others their age, and families were barbecuing and picnicking in the community areas. Courtesy of FBI About an hour later, Robertson's phone moved away from Eggleston's apartment and headed toward downtown Baltimore as. If you have information on any of these missing children, call 911, the local agency or 1-800-THE-LOST. She withdrew money for a down payment from a Baltimore Inner Harbor bank on May 3, 2017. That evening, Eggleston had shared a sonogram picture on Facebook. Charles Hampton agreed to give up blood and hair samples to investigators. Upon the 1996 arrest of Charles Hampton, the string of child abductions plaguing the area of Georgia and South Carolina seemed to come to an end. She then withdrew $450 dollars. INVESTIGATORS STATE THAT MS. It is not the answer and there's always an alternative," he said at the news conference. Police said at the time they had invested more than 1,000 man-hours into the case. ", According to the probable cause statement: "Multiple searches for Eggleston's remains have been conducted in several areas of Baltimore with negative results. According to Mosby, phone records show a telemarketer tried to call Eggleston at 6:57 p.m. At that time, both her phone and Robertson's were located downtown, she said. They wanted to take their time, and waited until his holding period for the 1995 warrant was nearing its end to finally strike. Based on her pattern of life, the time passed, extensive publicity, multiple searches, and monetary reward for information in this case, the document stated, the fact that Eggleston has not returned to her family or been electronically or physically located overwhelmingly indicates that she is in fact, deceased. The document details Akias last days as revealed by interviews, financial records, telephone records, and social media communications, and alleges that the investigation revealed the only person with the motive, means, and opportunity to murder Eggleston was the purported father of her unborn child, Michael Robertson., While Akias body has not been found, the statement of probable cause revealed that in October of 2017, following the airing of a local television news report on Akias case, Robertsons Google searches for where does Baltimore city trash go when picked up, BALTIMORE City Dumpster pickup, and baltimore city landfill indicate what may have happened to Egglestons remains., Michael Robertson is being held on bond in Michigan, where he currently resides. Egglestons stepfather, Shawn Wilkinson, who went on The View in 2019 to plead for help in solving his daughters disappearance, thanked investigators Thursday for never giving up on the case. Police also found actual pairs of children's underwear in his laundry, which then sent in for forensic testing. Duck hunter Tyler Doyle has. He voluntarily provided blood and hair samples. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Shawn Wilkinson, Eggleston's stepdad, says the money could have been for a down payment for a new apartment with her babys father. "The murder kidnapping and criminal sexual misconduct charges have been dropped. Dennis Beauford, the deputy who had originally responded, was a Sergeant at this point in time for the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office. In all of the sexual assaults, the victim profile remained largely the same. "I hope that today's arrest brings some sense and some measure of hope in the first phase in our pursuit of justice for Akia Eggleston," said Mosby. He immediately provided voluntary consent for police to search his vehicle by signing a Waiver of Constitutional Rights to a Search Warrant - a provision he also signed for a search of his home. That's all we've got. But now a parent's worst fear was beginning to creep into their bones the realization that she had not been okay, that something HAD happened to her. He was described as being between thirty-five and forty years old, with slender ad pointed facial features. This case has been open for nearly five long years leaving this family to search nonstop for their missing daughter.. As an adult, he stood about five-feet-eight-inches tall, weighing it at only 132 pounds. Robertson also was in contact during that time with the mother of his other two children. This means that, between the time of his plea and now, Charles Wade Hampton has likely served his time and since been released. Eggleston was 22 years old, eight months pregnant and the mother to a 2-year-old daughter when she disappeared in May 2017. BROWN HAIR , GREEN EYES. It's been four years since Akia Eggleston was last seen in Baltimore on May 3, 2017. "I hope wherever she (Kia) is, she's safe and alive and she'll be home soon. Akia Eggleston. She was not looked at as if she mattered to anybody, but she mattered to us., Alex Murdaugh Faces Life In Prison For Allegedly Killing His Wife & Son, Morgan Doughty Filed A Lawsuit Against The Murdaugh Family, Curtis Cousin Eddie Smith Claims Alex Murdaugh Made Him A Fall Guy, Buster Murdaugh Testified For The Defense At His Fathers Double Murder Trial, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. We are also following up on similar situations that occur in this area and nationwide.". Dennis Beauford, the deputy who had responded to the incident and originally stayed the night, continued to feel a personal connection to the story. It wasn't until the sister returned to the apartment complex half-an-hour later that anyone realized this eight-year old was missing. The father of Akia's unborn child never showed up to the baby shower, placing him under suspicion of the family, yet he was never labeled as a person of interested or investigated to this day. Instead, they decided to look for Eggleston themselves. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Wilkinson said he feels the pain every day. Police had continued to interview people within the apartment complex, hoping to learn more about these two mysterious men and any ties they had to the tenants. Eggleston sent a friend an invite to her baby shower that evening the last known message sent by the pregnant woman to anyone, according to the probable cause statement. You see, in 1981, he had been arrested and convicted for the rape of a sixteen-year old, telling interrogators that his seminal fluid had been used to convict him. Pity us if we don't! As police tried to pinpoint the motive for Hampton's confessions, the forensic analysis they were hoping to rely on brought back an intriguing proposition. They reconnected in 2016 and began dating. They wanted to keep their options option, should more evidence be found against him, so they didn't want him to go free and then lose any chance at a prosecutor under double jeopardy laws. Eggleston, 22, was reported missing by her family after she failed to show up to her baby shower on May 7, 2017. The witnesses had described his hair as having a light glow to it, but they couldn't definitively see it. On Thursday, February 3, 2022, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby held a press conference to announce the arrest of a suspect in the case of missing Maryland woman, Akia Eggleston. Woman Found Dead in Park Charged with Murder, Suspect in Death of Pregnant Mom Found Next to Car with Son Inside Was Recently Acquitted of Unrelated Murder, 2 Arrested in Alleged 'Racially Motivated' Plot to Attack Maryland Power Grid, Missing Tenn. The then 22-year-old from Cherry Hill was getting ready for her second child but her dad, Shawn Wilkinson, said that she did not show up for her baby shower in May of 2017. It took police a while to line up the suspect description because the vehicles in-question varied based on each witness: two described the vehicle they had been abducted in as a champagne-gold Mazda, while others pointed out either a white Toyota Corolla or a white Chevy Celebrity. ", He said the family is seeking justice for Akia and "will continue to stand united as a family until the final judgment in this case has been rendered. Michael Robertson has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. 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