Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP123847)
Chanel Tharpe was a 30-year-old female reported missing after she was last seen in New York, New York, on August 22, 2022. Public missing-person listings associated with the case identified her as a Black/African American woman with brown hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall and 235 pounds, and listed the case under number MP123847.
The available public information did not provide a detailed timeline of where in New York City she was last seen, who last had contact with her, or what circumstances led to the missing-person report, leaving the early part of the case publicly documented only through the basic identifying and last-seen information.
Because the public record available online is limited, Chanel’s case appears to have been one in which the most important facts released for public awareness were her identity, physical description, last-seen city, and the date connected to her disappearance. Those details would have been essential for anyone who may have seen her or had information about her whereabouts, especially in a large and densely populated place like New York City, where even a small piece of information can matter. The New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse exists to assist law enforcement agencies with cases involving missing children, college students, and vulnerable adults, and public missing-person databases help keep attention on individuals whose whereabouts are unknown.
The investigating agency has reported that Chanel Tharpe was found alive, meaning this is no longer an active missing-person case. The exact date and circumstances of her recovery are not publicly clear from the available online information, so no specific recovery date can be responsibly stated. What can be said is that her case began as a missing-person report out of New York, New York, involving a 30-year-old woman last seen on August 22, 2022, and it later ended with the most hopeful outcome in a missing-person investigation: she was located alive. Overall, Chanel Tharpe’s case is best understood as a resolved missing-person matter with limited publicly released details, but with an outcome that confirms she was found and the search for her is no longer active.Last Seen: Aug 22, 2022
