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Zaden Mcknight Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dayton, Ohio on Mar 25, 2014

Victim Details

Nov 17, 2014

May 22, 2024

Zaden

Mcknight

16

4

36 inches

45 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Mar 25, 2014

Dayton

Ohio

Montgomery County

29647

Dayton Police Department

Dayton

Ohio

Montgomery County

45402

335 West Third Street, Ohio

9373332677

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.daytonohio.gov/267/Investigations-Division

5726501

Dayton Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/01/2026


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In late March 2014, a young mother named Nichelle La'Rod McKnight and her four-year-old son, Zaden, vanished from their home in Dayton, Ohio. Nichelle was last seen on the evening of March 25, leaving her residence on Homewood Avenue with her ex-boyfriend, Antwan Anderson. Concern grew when Nichelle, a dependable employee with two jobs and an Air Force reservist, failed to show up for work for several days. This uncharacteristic absence prompted her mother to report both Nichelle and Zaden ...
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Last Seen: Mar 25, 2014

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  • Zaden Alexander McKnight - The Charley Project
  • What happened to Zaden McKnight? - YouTube
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    Has anyone else been following the Zaden McKnight case from 2014? It’s utterly perplexing how the ... ...Read More
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    I'm just now diving into the McKnight case and something isn't adding up for me. If Tonisha Harris h... ...Read More
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