Left: April, circa 1983;
Right: Age-progression to age 27 (circa 2010)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: December 3, 1983 from Washington, D.C. Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date of Birth: August 17, 1983 Age: 3 months old Height and Weight: 2'0, 11 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, black eyes. April's nickname is Niki. She has a one-inch birthmark on her right wrist. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A blue sleeper with a red number 1 on the left side of the front and a pink and white hooded snowsuit.
Details of Disappearance
April was last seen in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 1983. She and her mother, Eleanor Marie Williams, were en route by bus from Suffolk, Virginia to see Eleanor's boyfriend in Kansas when they had a three-hour layover a Trailways station in Washington. A woman Eleanor didn't know asked to hold the baby. Still holding the baby, the woman left and walked in the direction of a nearby Hardee's restaurant, ostensibly to get a soda. She never returned and she and April have never been seen again. A sketch of April's abductor is posted below this case summary. She is described as an African-American woman in her twenties and 5'3 tall, with red, braided hair. She used the first name Latoya.Investigators believe whoever kidnapped April probably wanted to raise her as their own child. Her case remains unsolved.
Above: Sketch of Abductor
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated July 26, 2011; age-progression and clothing/jewelry description added, distinguishing characteristics updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
202-727-9099
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Daily News Record
The Washington Examiner
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