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Kaliq Topps Missing Person Case

Last seen in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec 20, 2023

Victim Details

Created

Mar 26, 2024

Case Added

Mar 26, 2024

First Name

Kaliq

Last Name

Topps

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

64 inches

Height To

65 inches

Weight

120 lbs

Weight To

130 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Dec 20, 2023

City

Memphis

State

Tennessee

County

Shelby County

Zip Code

38109

Tribal Land

Agency ID

139919

Agency Name

Memphis Police Department

Agency City

Memphis

Agency State

Tennessee

Agency County

Shelby County

Agency Zip Code

38103

Agency Address

170 North Main Street, Tennessee

Agency Phone

9016363700

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.memphispolice.org/

Agency Case #

2312028497ME

Agency Report Date

Dec 21, 2023

Primary Agency

Memphis Police Department

Case Contributors

379

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

Oct 7, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP118849) and 1 other source

In the heart of Memphis, Tennessee, a family's life was forever altered in the winter of 2023. It was on December 20th of that year that 16-year-old Kaliq Topps, a young man with his life ahead of him, was last seen. The days leading up to the holiday season, typically filled with warmth and anticipation, became the beginning of a prolonged and painful period of uncertainty for those who know and love him. Kaliq, a Black / African American male, stood between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a slender build, weighing around 120 to 130 pounds. His disappearance from the familiar streets of his Memphis neighborhood marked the start of a quiet but desperate search for answers.

Details surrounding the circumstances of what happened to Kaliq remain scarce, leaving his family and community to grapple with a void of information. He had a distinctive high-top fade hairstyle and brown eyes. Perhaps most notably, Kaliq had tattoos on both of his arms that together spelled out the name of his home city, 'MEMPHIS,' a permanent marking of the place where his story seemingly paused. The Memphis Police Department took on the case, but the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months, with no significant breakthroughs being publicly reported. The absence of concrete leads has only deepened the mystery and the anguish for his loved ones, who are left to wonder what could have happened to the teenager.

The search for Kaliq has extended into online communities, where concerned individuals discuss his case and share information in the hope of finding him. Some of these discussions have drawn a speculative connection between Kaliq's disappearance and the discovery of unidentified skeletal remains of a young Black male found near Cypress Creek in Memphis. It has been noted by online sleuths that the unidentified person was missing limbs, leading to theories that this could have been an intentional act to conceal identifying features like tattoos. However, this connection remains purely speculative and unconfirmed by law enforcement. The overview of this case is one of heartbreaking ambiguity; a young man vanished without a clear explanation, leaving a family in limbo and a community hoping for a resolution that will bring answers and peace.
Last Seen: Dec 20, 2023

Links to Additional Sources (1)

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Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

80%Moderate

John Doe — Memphis, Tennessee

UP135135 • Found Nov 27, 2024

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 11–21 vs 16

Race 100%Black

Location 100%10 mi away, same county

TimingFound 11 months after last seen

Hair 100%Black vs Black

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Kaliq Topps Missing Person Case

Last seen in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec 20, 2023

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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