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Desire Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in COLUMBIA, Missouri on Jan 13, 2026

Victim Details

Jan 30, 2026

Jan 30, 2026

Desire

Smith

16

16

Black / African American

Female

Jan 13, 2026

COLUMBIA

Missouri

07/15/2026

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The disappearance of a 15-year-old girl from Columbia, Missouri, has left her family searching for answers and pleading for the public's help. Desiree Smith was last seen on December 7th. At the time she went missing, the teenager was described as being 5'7' tall and weighing about 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. For months, her family has been left to wonder what happened to her, grappling with the pain and uncertainty of her absence. Her case has brought a sharp focu ...
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