Episode 235: The Disappearances of Alisha Smiley & Elyssa Vasquez
On June 6th, 1985, 3-year-old Alisha Smiley went missing. She had been sitting on a bench outside the Omni International Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Alisha is a black female with brown eyes and dark brown or black hair (which was braided and tied with lilac-colored ribbons). At the time of her disappearance, Alisha stood 3 feet tall and weighed about 30 pounds. She had her ears pierced and a little gap between her lower front teeth. Alisha was last seen wearing a red and white checkered sundress, white sandals with silver buttons, and gold earrings. If you have any information concerning Alisha Smiley’s case, please contact: The Atlanta Police Department at 404-853-3434 or 1-800-843-5678 the lost.
Elyssa Vasquez was 12 years old, when she disappeared after starting a new school in Clarkston, Georgia, on January 28, 2003. For years after Elyssa’s disappearance, she was classified by police as a runaway but now her case has been reclassified to an endangered missing child. At the time of her disappearance Elyssa was 12 years old, 5'1 and 117 pounds. She has brown hair, hazel eyes and is bi-racial (Latina and Black). She has one scar below her chin where she had four stitches and another round scar on her right shoulder. Elyssa also has pierced ears. She was last seen wearing a blue ski jacket with a white stripe down the center, dark blue jeans and white sneakers. Elyssa would also answer to her nicknames Lee Lee or Lisa. Today Elyssa would be 33 years old. If you have any information about Elyssa’s whereabouts you are urged to call the Dekalb County Police Department at 404-294-2519 f you have any information about Elyssa Vasquez or her disappearance, please contact NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the DeKalb County Police Department at 1-404-294-2519 or their Special Victims Unit at 770-724-7710.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/where-is-elyssa
https://charleyproject.org/case/elyssa-marie-vasquez
https://ourblackgirls.com/2020/03/31/elyssa-marie-vasquez-12-was-last-seen-at-school-in-2003/
https://www.blackandmissinginc.com/statistics/
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/601906/1
https://charleyproject.org/case/alisha-smiley
https://ourblackgirls.com/2022/01/17/alisha-smiley-3-last-seen-in-atlanta-sitting-on-a-bench-in-1985/
https://rcccmcc.com/2020/01/24/alisha-smiley/
https://theatlantavoice.com/still-not-home/
