Account
Jul 13, 2012
Apr 06, 2020
Alicea
Rodgers
31
16
62 inches
120 lbs
Black / African American
Female
In the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a teenage girl named Alicea Rodgers vanished on May 21, 2009. At sixteen years old, she was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. On the day she was last seen, she was wearing blue jeans. The specific details of what led to her disappearance are not publicly known, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions. Alicea is described as a Black female with black hair and brown eyes. At the time she went missing, she was 5'2" and weighed approximately 120 pounds. The days turned into weeks, and then into years, with no sign of Alicea. The initial investigation into her disappearance was handled by the Pittsburgh Police Department. Her case was eventually entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) on July 13, 2012, more than three years after she was last seen. Despite this, and her case also being listed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the trail seems to have gone cold. Information regarding the circumstances of her disappearance remains scarce, with reports simply stating she was last seen on that spring day. The lack of new information has left a void in the lives of those who know and love Alicea. The passage of time has not diminished their hope for answers, but the silence surrounding her case is a heavy burden. The overview of Alicea's case is one of a sudden and unexplained disappearance of a young girl on the cusp of adulthood. With no significant leads or suspects publicly identified, her story is a painful reminder of the many individuals who vanish without a trace, leaving behind a legacy of questions and a community searching for closure. The investigation into what happened to Alicea Rodgers remains open, a quiet but persistent effort to one day bring her home.
May 21, 2009
Hazelwood
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
15207
No
28224
Pittsburgh Police Department
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
15233
1203 Western Avenue, Pennsylvania
4123237800
Local
Law Enforcement
09-127676
Pittsburgh Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
05/31/2026
