An Alabama mother is hoping a new photo of her missing daughter and reword money will bring her closer to getting answers.
This week, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released an age-progression photo of LaQuanta Riley, who was reportedly kidnapped on December 7, 2003. She was 19 at the time.
LaQuanta’s mother previously told Al.com that her daughter was visiting her on a Sunday evening after moving out of an apartment in Eufuala, following a dispute with a roommate. She left Bolden’s home with a man in a green car and has not been seen since.
A few days later, however, LaQuanta called her mother and left a voice message, but Bolden said the details were difficult to understand.
“I can imagine her, some kind of way, getting to a phone – now she gets panicking,” Bolden said. “It was like she was saying, ‘Leave me alone,’ or maybe she wanted to go home.”
#NEW This is an aged-up image of what LaQuanta Riley could look like today. The Montgomery woman went missing nearly 20 years ago.
Tonight, I’m speaking with her mother, who is turning her anguish into action. She wants to prevent kidnapping in Central Alabama. @wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/aS1hLawygO
— Brady Talbert (@BradyTalbert) November 16, 2023
“Hopefully, someone, somewhere is watching and will hear and will reach out and give us the answers that we’ve been waiting on for more than 20 years,” LaQuanta’s mother, Pam Bolden, told NBC 12.
Bolden also created the Riley Relief Foundation, which aims to help with support and assistance for other families who are searching for missing loved ones.
“If I could save somebody that pain, then that’s what I want to do,” Bolden added.
An event is scheduled on November 17 Newtown Community Center in Montgomery, to help spread awareness about LaQuanta’s disappearance and to provide tips and emotional support to people going through similar experiences.
“We’re trying to find ways to get the faces of the missing out there…not just on special days, but every day,” Bolton previously told NCMEC. “Not just on special days, but EVERY DAY.”
LaQuanta is described as a Black female with a scar on her nose, a “Rest in Peace Mesha” tattoo on her left arm and a “LaQuanta” tattoo on her right arm.
Meanwhile, a $15,000 reward is currently being offered for information that leads to LaQuanta’s whereabouts. Anyone with information is urged to contact Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP or the Montgomery Police Department at 334-625-2831.
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[Feature Photo via NCMEC]
