The police are looking for a 19-year-old Columbia student who went missing on May 5.
Update: She’s been found safe and sound.
It was reported to the police that the missing was last seen at 1700 hours on May, 5, 2016 on the school grounds at Columbia University. The missing is 5’9″ tall, 120 lbs, thin build, medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. There is no known clothing description at this time.
Anyone with information in regards to this missing is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
I hope she is found safe and sound very soon – I am fearful for her!
Is there a reason her name hasn’t been released?
P.S. If anyone wants to help in any way, there is a FB page set up by her friends. Her mom flew into the City from Kentucky, hired a PI, etc. Again, not posting her name out of respect for WSR’s boundaries, but you can find it easily or can email me. (This screen name @ Gmail)
I don’t think it’s my place to post her name, but as of last night, other news media agencies released it. (See WABC, NYDN, etc.)
Not sure why it wasn’t included here but her name was released and there’s a Facebook page with updates: https://www.facebook.com/finding.nayla
Her name was released earlier today. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Columbia-University-Student-Missing-Nayla-Kidd-379437201.html
The missing Columbia student has been publicly identified as Nayla Kidd:
https://abc7ny.com/news/search-underway-for-missing-columbia-university-student/1337452/
According to the news reports, she cancelled all her financial and social accounts and phone. Like she was really preparing to stop living. Poor girl. This is heartbreaking.
“Police sources said that all signs of Nayla have halted. Her Facebook has been deactivated, credit cards cancelled, and her cell phone has been shut off.
There is no way to know if Nayla disconnected these herself, or is someone else played a role.”
Judging from the FB messages this young woman worked very hard to accomplish her goals and she had a bright future ahead of her. Deactivating FB I can understand, but cutting off phones and credit cards doesn’t seem like something a 19 year old would do. Here’s hoping that she’s back with her family soon.