An Instagram post announcing that 14 black girls went missing in D.C. within a 24-hour period sent people into a tizzy. Celebrities such as Taraji P. Henson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union began posting about the missing Black girls in D.C. Soon, the Congressional Black Caucus was involved and called for the FBI to investigate. That's not all. Press conferences were held and demands made for authorities to pay more attention to the plight of missing black women in D.C. Problem was, the information was incorrect.
The Court of Special Appeals in Maryland, the state’s second-highest court, has ordered another trial and restored charges against a man from Northwest Baltimore who was acquitted in the murder of North Carolina native Phylicia Barnes. The court says Circuit Judge John Addison Howard committed a mistake in January 2015 when he acquitted Michael Johnson of […]
WBFF is reporting a mistrial has been declared in the trial for Michael Johnson. Johnson was accused of murdering missing teen Phylicia Barnes in 2010. This is the second trial to date. Johnson was convicted in 2013 but a judge threw out the conviction and demanded he receive a new trial. For more on this […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com The “Phylicia’s Law” bill was named in memory of North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes, who disappeared in 2010 while visiting Baltimore and was later found dead. It passed both chambers last week. The bill requires state officials to publish a list of missing children and annual statistics. They may also keep a list […]
Official Press Release 6520 Eberle Lane, Baltimore, MD—The Barnes family would like to encourage the community to come out and participate in one last candle light vigil for Phylicia Barnes. Phylicia was discovered last week in the Conowingo dam outside of Baltimore. The vigil will be held on Thursday, April 28th, 2011 from 7pm-9pm at […]
NewsOne.com is reporting that two bodies have been found in Susquehanna River and one of them is the body of missing teen Phylicia Barnes. Originally from North Carolina, Barnes was in Baltimore visiting family when she came up missing on December, 28, 2010. Her disappearance has received national attention and over the last few months […]
North Carolina– The mother of a missing 17-year-old honor student from North Carolina said she was stunned to learn that “20 different guys” passed through the home where the girl was staying and that the girl was allowed to drink alcohol while visiting family in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE — The search continues for Phylicia Simone Barnes, a star high school student from North Carolina who went missing in Baltimore last week. The 16-year-old honor student from Monroe, N.C., was visiting her half-sister when she disappeared three days after Christmas. Phylicia was last heard from Dec.28 via Facebook when she posted a note […]
BALTIMORE, MD — The FBI is now in on the search to find a missing teen from our state. Phylicia Barnes was reported missing last week while she was in Baltimore to visit family. Barnes, who is from Monroe, North Carolina, left the apartment she was staying at on December 28 to get something to […]
via: Baltimore Sun Baltimore Police and the FBI are in day nine of their search to bring North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes home. The honor student came to Baltimore to visit family for the holidays and hasn’t been seen since. Barnes reportedly walked outside of the apartment where she was visiting an older sister around […]
