In the early morning hours, a 13-year-old girl named Kayla Miller vanished from Marietta, Georgia. At the time of her disappearance, she and her family were staying at a hotel. It is reported that Kayla left the hotel at approximately 5:15 a.m. with the intention of walking to school. However, she never arrived at school that day, and tragically, has not been seen or heard from by her family or friends since.
At the time she went missing, Kayla was described as being 5'11' and weighing around 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Authorities have classified her case as that of an endangered runaway, believing she may have left of her own accord. Despite this classification, a widespread and ongoing search was initiated. Initially, investigators focused their search on the Marietta area, but as time passed with no new leads, the search has been expanded. To aid in the search, forensic artists created an age-progressed image in 2021, showing what Kayla might look like at 19 years old, in the hopes of generating new information.
The case of Kayla Miller's disappearance has left many questions unanswered and has been marked by a scarcity of media coverage and available details. Law enforcement officials have not publicly disclosed what evidence, if any, led them to believe she ran away. Her family continues to hold out hope for her safe return. The Marietta Police Department and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are the primary agencies handling her case and encourage anyone with information to come forward. The investigation into what happened to Kayla remains open.
Last Seen: Apr 13, 2015
