Lainey Maddison Griggs was 18 years old when she was reported missing from Moss Point, Mississippi, on January 31, 2026. Public missing-child listings identify her by her full name and note that she is listed through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children under case number NCMC 2076510, with NCIC number M298794836. The publicly available information is limited, but the core facts are consistent across listings: Lainey is a young woman from the Mississippi Gulf Coast area, and her disappearance has been treated as a missing-child case requiring public assistance.
The details released about Lainey describe her as female, 18 years old, with light brown hair and brown eyes. One online missing-child alert states that she may still be in the local area, but also notes the possibility that she may travel to Slidell, Louisiana. That same alert says she may be wearing glasses. These small details matter because in missing-person cases, a familiar place, a possible travel destination, or even an ordinary item like glasses can help someone recognize a person they have seen in passing.
As the case entered public missing-person databases, the information remained sparse. No widely available public source located in this review provided a detailed account of what Lainey was doing before she disappeared, who last saw her, what clothing she may have been wearing, or whether there were known circumstances that caused immediate concern. The absence of those details does not lessen the urgency of the case; it simply means the public record appears to rely mostly on identifying information, location, date missing, possible area of travel, and law-enforcement contact information.
Lainey’s case has been associated with the Moss Point Police Department in Mississippi, and public listings direct anyone with information to contact that agency at 1-228-475-1711. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is also listed as a point of contact through 1-800-THE-LOST. Appeals connected to her case emphasize that even information that seems minor could be important, because investigators often need many small observations to build a clearer picture of where a missing person may have gone and who may have seen them.
For Lainey’s family and those who care about her, the public record tells a painful story with very few answers: an 18-year-old young woman was last seen in Moss Point, Mississippi; she was later listed by national missing-child resources; authorities and missing-person advocates asked the public to watch for her locally and possibly in the direction of Slidell, Louisiana; and the available online information continued to seek tips rather than provide a resolution. At its heart, the case of Lainey Maddison Griggs is the story of a missing young woman whose whereabouts remain publicly unresolved in the sources reviewed, with the most important known facts being her name, age, last known location, missing date, possible connection to the local area or Slidell, and the continuing request that anyone with credible information contact the proper authorities.
Last Seen: Jan 31, 2026
