Kaviah Leonise Dawson was 16 years old when she was reported missing from Chestertown, Maryland, with her last contact listed as April 22, 2022. She was identified in public missing-person records as a female teenager from Queen Anne’s County, and the case was associated with NamUs missing-person case MP90915 and NCMEC number 8DA24-AE846-21205. At the time she was reported missing, the available description placed her in Chestertown, Maryland, and the case was handled by the Queen Annes County Office of the Sheriff. Publicly available case information described her disappearance simply as a “missing child” matter, leaving many of the circumstances surrounding the day she was last seen unstated.
The details released for Kaviah were limited but important for identification. She was listed as Black / African American, with black hair and brown eyes. Her hair was described as short, curly, and black. Public records gave her height as a broad range between 5 feet and 6 feet tall, and her weight was listed as approximately 100 pounds. The clothing description connected to the case stated that she had been wearing black jeans, a black tube top, and a black hoodie. Those details would have been especially important in the first days after she was reported missing, when investigators, family members, and the surrounding community would have been relying on any available identifying information to help recognize her.
The case was reported to the Queen Annes County Office of the Sheriff on April 22, 2022, the same date listed as Kaviah’s last known contact. The agency case number associated with the report was 2022-21376, and the public case record connected the investigation to the sheriff’s office in Centreville, Maryland. The public case materials do not describe where in Chestertown she was last seen, who last saw her, whether she was believed to be traveling on foot or by vehicle, or whether there were any known companions, destinations, or personal circumstances connected to her disappearance. Because those details were not made public in the available records, the known story of the case remains focused on the essential facts: a 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Chestertown, and her identifying information was circulated so she could be found safely.
The available public data now indicates that Kaviah Dawson’s case resolution status is Alive, meaning she was found alive and this is no longer an active missing-person case. The exact date she was located is not stated in the available public case data, so it should not be assumed. What is publicly clear is that the case was later archived, and that the outcome recorded in the case data was not a deceased recovery. In overview, Kaviah Dawson’s case began as a missing-child report from Chestertown, Maryland, on April 22, 2022, involving a 16-year-old girl whose physical description and clothing were released to help identify her; while the public record provides few details about the circumstances of her disappearance or recovery, the case data indicates she was ultimately found alive.
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