Rozalynne McKinney was 20 years old when her family last had confirmed contact with her on August 1, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. At the time, the young woman was experiencing homelessness, a circumstance that made maintaining regular contact with relatives and keeping track of her day-to-day movements especially difficult. Public missing-person records identify Phoenix as the place from which she was reported missing, but they provide very little information about the specific location where she
was last known to be, who may have seen her around that time, or what she intended to do afterward. Her disappearance appears to have developed from a gradual loss of contact rather than from a single publicly documented incident, and there has been no publicly released account describing a vehicle, destination, companion, or other event that explains where she went. As time passed without reliable contact, her family’s concern grew and Rozalynne was entered into national missing-person records, where her case remains publicly listed.
Rozalynne is described in missing-person information as approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing roughly 110 to 115 pounds. She has blue eyes and naturally blonde hair, although people familiar with her have said that she frequently changes or dyes her hair; one later missing-person appeal indicated that her hair may have been pink. Community notices also describe her as having numerous tattoos and several piercings, characteristics that could help distinguish her even if her hairstyle or appearance has changed considerably since she was last photographed. Because she was believed to be living within the homeless community, those searching for her have emphasized that her appearance, clothing, weight, and hair could now be substantially different from the photographs circulated with her case. Her circumstances also create particular challenges for investigators and family members because a person without stable housing may move between neighborhoods, shelters, encampments, temporary residences, and other locations without leaving the kinds of records that would normally help establish a trail.
There have been later community reports that complicate the timeline, although they have not replaced the official August 1, 2024 last-contact date in the publicly available missing-person listings. A Missing in America Network-related appeal circulated through social media stated that Rozalynne was known by the name “Z” among people on the streets and claimed that relatives had contact with her as late as December 2024. The same appeal said there were unconfirmed reports that she might have remained somewhere in the Phoenix area, possibly around 27th Avenue, and described another unverified tip alleging that she had been seen riding a green bicycle in May 2025. These reports are potentially important because they would suggest that Rozalynne survived beyond the date recorded in the official missing-person entry, but they have not been publicly confirmed by law enforcement and should therefore be treated as leads rather than established sightings. The national and Arizona missing-person listings continued to identify August 1, 2024 as her official last-known contact date and continued to describe her as missing from Phoenix.
The Phoenix Police Department has been identified as the law-enforcement agency associated with efforts to locate Rozalynne, while her case has also been circulated through NamUs-based missing-person listings and Arizona media coverage in an effort to reach people who may recognize her. Publicly available information does not establish that she was the victim of a crime, nor has a confirmed explanation for her disappearance been released. The uncertainty surrounding the later reported sightings makes public recognition especially important: someone who knew her by another name, encountered her within Phoenix’s homeless community, saw her near 27th Avenue, or remembers a young woman matching her appearance could possess information that helps clarify what happened after her family lost contact. Her case is ultimately the story of a young woman whose connection with her family was lost while she was experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, followed by months of unanswered questions and scattered, unconfirmed indications that she may have remained in the area. Although community reports have suggested possible contact after August 2024, the publicly available missing-person information continues to present Rozalynne McKinney as missing, leaving her loved ones without a confirmed account of where she went or whether she is safe.Last Seen: Aug 1, 2024
