Alyssa McLemore has been missing since April 9th, 2009. At the time of her disappearance, the-then-21-year-old woman resided with her mother and grandmother at their home in Kent, Washington. However, Alyssa often spent her nights at her boyfriend’s home, as he had custody of their then-3-year-old daughter.
On the evening of her disappearance, Alyssa spoke to her grandmother on the phone around 6:30 PM. Alyssa’s mother was unfortunately dying on scleroderma, and Alyssa’s grandmother had called her to let her know that her mother’s condition had worsened. Alyssa assured her grandmother that she would come home soon, but unfortunately, she never showed up.
Alyssa's mother passed away three days later. Family members tried to get ahold of Alyssa, but their attempts were unsuccessful. Alyssa was reported missing shortly thereafter. Throughout the investigation, detectives learned that Alyssa’s phone called 911 on the evening of April 10th—a day after she was last seen. The dispatcher allegedly heard a woman asking for help, but the line went dead shortly thereafter.
Unfortunately, the phone did not have a GPS, and the call could not be placed. However, authorities believe that it came from the Kent area. The phone went out of service a few days later.
Once news about Alyssa’s disappearance began to spread around town, a few witnesses came forward claiming to have seen her shortly before she vanished. One witness reportedly saw her on the evening of April 9th on the corner of 30th Avenue of Kent-Des Moines. Alyssa was seen being approached by a 1990s-model pickup truck with Oregon license plates. Another witness reportedly saw Alyssa with an unidentified Caucasian man in a pickup truck shortly before her disappearance as well. It is unclear if these sightings have ever been confirmed.
Authorities believe that foul play was involved in Alyssa's disappearance. The investigation is still ongoing. If you have any information that could lead to Alyssa’s disappearance, please contact the Kent Police Department at 253-856-5800.
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