Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Hey!
That's good.
When Detective Rains
fucking arrested me,
I was wondering why
all these cops was nervous, and they
I could feel their fucking
They were fucking nervous
because they were playing
with motherfucking fire.
We'll all burn,
fuck it, if they think we pussy.
I motherfucking went to war
for these people,
and for them to treat me like that is
The audacity!
Lorraine was
"Is." What are you talking about, "Was?"
Is still
one of the most heartfelt
genuinely kind
fearless people I've ever met.
My mama's best quality was her
ability to love,
or the heart that she had
has inside her spirit.
Was I mad at my mom
for how the fuck she handled things?
I was mad at her, sure, like
But would I ever hurt my mom?
Not on purpose.
Tonight,
Richland deputies are telling us
they need your help finding
61-year-old Lorraine Garcia.
She was last seen over two months ago.
Police believe she may be in danger.
All right, let's take a second.
We have a 61-year-old woman,
Lorraine Garcia,
that's been missing for three months.
Her son listed her house for sale.
He has thrown all of her belongings
out into the yard.
Bleach throughout the house.
We've got the storage unit
that has the axe and the shovel in it
and also evidence of bleach.
Then we've got the air mattress
that's also got blood on it.
And then we have this voice.
Can you play that again?
I have a different address now.
Gotcha.
What's your fist and last name?
Lorraine Garcia.
We have
your driver's license on file.
Can you confirm that number
and the expiration date?
My driver's license
became missing
right before I, uh,
came to a different address.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to
get you verified regarding your account.
Okay.
This recording is five weeks old,
but this is the most encouraged
I've felt so far.
'Cause I haven't seen
anything positive that led me to believe
she might be alive until this.
By email
Does she give them an address?
Nothing. It's so vague.
- Let's contact the bank.
- Mmm-hmm.
See if we can get a phone number that
that phone call came from.
All South Federal Credit Union.
This is Nora. How can I help you?
Hey, Nora.
This is Investigator Rains.
So, we came across
the voicemail that you had sent.
Is there any way to know
what number they called from?
What's her last name?
Garcia. Lorraine Garcia.
Okay.
Let me get that for you.
If she is deceased, we need to know.
I know there's a lot of
crazy stuff in this case.
So that voicemail actually gave us
some hope she's still with us.
Hopefully we can find her
and she will be alive.
But if she is not,
I will certainly let you know.
Okay. Give me just a minute.
- All right, bye-bye.
- What are we supposed to do?
Okay, hopefully,
they can come up with something.
That would be so wonderful.
Can the dog sniff through
or do you want us to take 'em out?
- Prefer to spread 'em out, yeah.
- Out? Okay.
This has so much blood on it.
So, we're actually
in the evidence room right now.
We're going to let the cadaver dogs
sniff the mom's air mattress,
and see if that blood is human.
- And all of his garden tools.
- Are you watching this?
- Good girl.
- Sniff, sits.
- Sniff, sits.
- Good girl.
All right.
So, two different times,
sniff-sniff those areas and then sat down.
Yes! Good job!
Okay, let's do this test
so we can positively identify this
as human blood.
Look at that!
He said it wasn't on the counter.
So as long as that
second line comes, then it's positive.
Okay.
And there it comes.
- There you go!
- So that's human blood.
- That's good and bad.
- Yeah.
I hate to think something happened to her,
but it's good because we have evidence.
Right.
We'll need the DNA lab to confirm
if that's Lorraine's blood or not.
We've got the phone number and
address for where that call was made from.
Think it's just gonna keep ringing.
We've got, like, a substantial amount
of blood on the air mattress
that she supposedly was sleeping on.
And then
we have her voice on the voicemail.
So it's like those
just don't add up at all.
It may be a few weeks
before we even know whose blood that is.
And then we don't know
what her voice sounds like,
so we have no idea
if that's her on the phone or not.
I think the only way to figure it out
is to go to the address on the phone call.
See if I can locate her
and I'll keep you updated.
Okay.
When I came
to the Missing Person Unit,
I didn't realize how personal
it would become.
You spend every waking moment
getting to know someone who isn't there.
They become like a friend
you're trying to save.
And it's all on you.
It's not over until you find the person
or you find their body.
We're here.
Oh, I think that's her!
I think that's her!
Oh, my gosh, I think that's her.
Are you Lorraine?
- Yes.
- I'm so glad I found you.
Nobody knows that I found you.
Don't worry. We're not telling nobody.
I can't believe it's really you!
All of us have been really,
really worried about you.
Let me rest my leg again.
We have
a whole team of investigators
that were trying to find you.
I've been trying to start over,
just so I can have peace of mind
in my mind and my heart.
Yeah.
- And I don't want to go back.
- Right.
We just want to make sure you're okay,
you're where you wanna be,
and you're happy.
- I am right now.
- Yes.
But I have to start taking care of me.
My son, he did things to me
he's never done.
I don't deserve that.
No, you don't deserve that at all.
You don't deserve to get treated that way.
I don't know
what happened to him.
Come on, let's go in here.
- Hello?
- You are not gonna believe this.
- What?
- We found her.
You You found Lorraine?
Yes, we actually found her!
I could not believe it.
Like, I could see her in the distance,
and I couldn't really tell it was her.
But I said her name and she answered me.
I did not think we were gonna
find her alive, but that's awesome.
Nina, she's there.
Are you kidding?
She's not dead!
- No!
- Right!
- Okay. I'm kind of stunned.
- I am too.
- I thought for sure she's dead.
- Like, I
I honestly thought you guys
were messing with me.
I can't describe the emotional feelings
of actually seeing her and she was alive.
It was very emotional for her as well.
But she's adamant
that she isn't going back.
Before he went off to the war,
he was laid-back and fun,
and he just enjoyed life.
But when he came back from the military,
he was trying to take pills,
and drink, and smoke some weed,
and do everything he could to forget about
all of what he'd seen in the Infantry.
He talked to me one time,
and I held him.
And I held him,
and I held him, and I held him.
That was the first time and that
was the last time he talked about it.
Right before I left, I was getting scared.
People I didn't know
coming in through the garage door,
coming through the living room.
Somebody had been eating food
in the closet.
All kinds of paraphernalia here and there,
and I didn't feel safe.
It was like my dwelling was being shared
with strangers,
and it was quite frightening.
I decided maybe
I should just go away from him.
Maybe that's what
he's trying to tell me, "Go away."
So I got on a bus
and went as far as I could go.
And that was the beginning
of the rest of my life.
When I found her,
I couldn't believe it.
She was actually walking down the street.
- Was she surprised to see you?
- She was very surprised to see me.
She thought nobody cared
and no one was looking for her.
She definitely does not want
anyone to know where she's at, though.
It is very, very sad when
a mother's hiding from her son.
She said, "I wasn't gonna be safe
if I stayed there."
"I don't know what would have
ended up happening to me."
But she does love Tony,
so she doesn't want to press charges.
She still has
all these other issues going on,
and that's really hard 'cause it's
- It's not clean. It's not a clean ending.
- Right.
But, Vicki,
your part of the puzzle is done.
You found her. She's alive.
You did a great job
and I'm really happy
that you're part of our unit.
- Hello?
- Hi, Lamanda.
It's Investigator Rains.
I was just calling to share
some information with you.
Mmm-hmm.
Um, we found Lorraine.
Oh, my God.
I was hoping that's what it was.
Yeah.
- I am so excited!
- Yes.
- Okay, all right. Is she okay?
- We found her and she's alive.
I know you reported her missing.
By law I cannot tell you
where we located her at.
- Okay.
- But she was okay.
She's a very gentle soul, and it's just
It's a shame
that she has to live that way,
or that this has happened to her.
I can't wait to tell the kids.
Okay, thank you so much.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye-bye.
Oh, my God.
She's scared.
And that makes me, like
That makes me really sad.
Because I know how that feels.
But she's okay, she's alive,
so I feel really good about that.
- Hey, J.P.
- Heidi, we have a new case.
Ten-year-old Amirah Watson.
She's believed to be with her mother.
Her dad just got custody of her.
The mother was due to return the child,
and she has not returned
the child as of yet.
Okay.
I went out to the mother's house.
The electrical meter
is running extremely slow.
Everything has been shut down.
The mail is stacking up in the box.
Something is definitely up.
When was the last time
you saw your child?
The last time
I saw my child was the 31st.
The last people I've seen her with
was her mother, Tynesha,
and this Aunt Jackie
that's always in the middle of stuff.
How long was Mom
supposed to have her?
Till 6:00 p.m.
- Which is Sunday?
- Yes.
Okay.
Hour and a half we waited
and then we called the police department.
Tell us about Amirah.
Amirah is, uh
She's a fun child.
But she's very sensitive.
She's very emotional.
And what about her mother?
Me and my daughter's mom,
we had an on-and-off relationship
for two years over a decade ago.
We kinda fell out.
Okay.
It wasn't a messy split or nothing.
She went her way. I went mine.
But she was pregnant with Amirah.
I gave her child support at every month.
She had medical insurance,
dental insurance,
never late on any payment.
It wasn't set up through the courts.
We went to court three different times
because she wouldn't allow me visitations.
Was this the first time
that you had custody?
- And then she would not return the child?
- Yes.
- Her very first weekend visit.
- Okay.
Less than two weeks
after changing the custody,
she kidnapped my child.
I see your true colors
Shining through ♪
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you ♪
So don't be afraid to let them show ♪
Your true colors
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Yay!
We're going straight to the top, baby!
We're going
straight to the top, yo!
If it looks
like I'm not in a good mood,
Amirah will sit down on the couch.
She's gonna keep messing with me
till she gets a laugh out of me.
She's really a fun-loving child.
I'm concerned because her mom,
she has family helping her.
She has some friends helping her.
She can go off the grid
because she has help.
There's nothing worse than
not knowing if you're ever
gonna see your child again.
- So, who lives here?
- My daughter's mom lives here.
Your daughter's mom.
This is the officer's body cam
footage just after Amirah went missing.
The dad went looking for her
at her mother's address.
- And someone called the police.
- Right.
You might have
The last time
I saw my daughter was with her mom.
The lady that pulled up in the car there?
That's the aunt. That's
Okay. One second.
So that must be this Aunt Jackie.
This lady right here
was one of the last people
to see my child on Friday.
Shouldn't she be a suspect?
A suspect in
Just 'cause she saw your daughter
doesn't indicate she's a suspect.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Y'all have ID, so I can just do a report?
We wanna make sure We wanna make sure
- I mean, it's a ten-year-old, you know?
- Yeah.
I'm Jackie, last name McKie.
Where's the last place
you saw the mother and the child?
Tynesha has not been in sight
since Monday.
Well, since Sunday.
So, nobody has seen
the mother or the child since then?
No.
You'd think
the aunt would be concerned
if she didn't know where they were,
you know?
Anything she says is
gonna be on behalf of the mother, right?
Right.
Dad is saying she was with her,
with the child,
and then she's at Mama's house.
Possibly she's gonna know
where Mom and the child is at,
- and she's just not telling.
- Right.
- Hello?
- Hey! Is this Ms. McKie?
- McKie. Its pronounced "Mackie."
- Hey, Ms. McKie. I'm sorry about that.
I'm calling, I have
a missing persons report on a relative.
Um, your niece, Ms. Amirah Watson.
Yes, ma'am.
Do you know where I can locate her?
I know that she's safe.
I don't know where, and I told her,
"Don't tell me."
And to be honest with you,
I don't blame her,
because the courts failed her.
We're parents, like, we get
She's gonna do what she feels is right.
But the biggest thing is
we just have to go about it the right way.
She has to go about it the right way
because at this point she can be charged.
And if it goes past 72 hours,
it turns into a felony.
Can you have her call us
or meet us at headquarters?
It's very important
that we get in contact with her now.
From right now,
she needs to have the child there at 6:30.
Otherwise,
we will issue a warrant for her.
- Okay?
- Okay.
I really appreciate it, Ms. McKie,
and I'm sorry you're in the middle.
Thank you.
All right, you're welcome.
Thanks. Bye-bye.
I'mma head up to headquarters
to see if she's gonna meet us there,
or see if she's gonna even show up.
It's just a waiting game from here.
When I was a kid,
I was blessed enough
to grow up in a strong family
that knew right from wrong.
But not all kids have that.
For some kids, home is not a safe place.
I've been a cop for 40 years,
and that time has taught me
that most cases don't turn out bad.
But there are cases where I have seen
just how far a mother or father would go
to get revenge on their partners.
When you have a parent
that would rather risk going to jail
than return their child home
then it's no longer just a family matter.
That child is in danger.
- Hey, J.P.
- She didn't show up.
I'm getting worried
for this girl now.
Let's get a warrant for the mom.
We have
some breaking news coming in.
Richland deputies need help
to find a missing ten-year-old girl,
Amirah Watson.
They say her mother
never returned her to her father.
Amirah, Daddy loves you.
Everyone back here, we miss you.
We're praying for you.
We pray that you're safe.
And we cannot wait
to see you and hold you again.
Sometimes I think
people learn things
from what they don't want
to happen in their life.
Growing up, I don't think my mom would
kill me for saying this stuff,
but she wasn't really
necessarily the best in relationships.
My mom would say, "Okay, girls,
go throw your stuff in the truck."
"It's just gonna be
the three of us again."
But what I really wanted was stability.
Oh, Eliza!
This is the first time I ever saw you.
That was the day.
Oh, my gosh.
- And
- I'm so small in this.
It's
It's crazy.
Yup.
I fostered and adopted children
because I know the damage that can be done
when they're caught in the crossfire
between parents.
- That's your bio mom.
- That is?
She loved you.
- She just couldn't take care of you.
- But you came, so that's all that matters.
The judge gave custody to Dad.
But I guess Mama didn't like that.
The Mama has took this child
and refused to bring 'em back.
So now it's outstanding warrant for her,
and we're going to see
what we can see in the house.
If nothing is at Tynesha's,
then we also have
a warrant for this Aunt Jackie's house,
so we'll head there straight afterwards.
Sheriff's Department!
- Sheriff's Department!
- If you're in here, show yourself!
- Come out now if you're inside!
- If you're in here, show yourself!
I don't think so.
Are y'all good upstairs?
All right, guys.
It looks like they left in a rush.
It seemed like there was nothing to find.
But since nothing is at Tynesha's house,
let's just go to the next location.
Aunt Jackie's house.
Jacqueline's
blood relatives, correct?
I think Jacqueline's like
a great-aunt or something like that.
Because he said "family."
Sheriff's Department.
We have a search warrant
for the apartment.
- Who resides here?
- I do.
How close are you and Ms. McKie?
We're in a relationship.
We're engaged.
She lives down in Lake Carolina.
Is she there now?
I'm pretty sure she is, yeah.
From the information
that I'm gathering,
Ms. McKie may be in over her head.
Hi, I'm Investigator Smith
from Richland County.
- Do you have any weapons in the house?
- No.
The reason why we're here
is because of Ms. Brooks and Ms. Watson.
Okay.
We now have an arrest warrant for Tynesha,
and, of course, we're looking for Amirah.
I promise you. I have not seen her.
Jacqueline, I
Are you aware that if we talk
to anybody pertaining to this case
and we find out that they are not truthful
or they're hiding information,
are you aware that they can get charged
just as long with her?
- I got you.
- You are aware of that?
I am aware of that, sir.
At this point,
there is no need for this situation
to get worse than what it is.
What is a good number for Tynesha?
When I spoke to her this morning,
it was a blocked number.
Is she saying
the child's okay at least?
- Yeah.
- Have you talked to the child?
I haven't, that's the thing.
I can say I know it because I know Tynesha
and I know what's in my heart,
but if you say,
"Do you know that by talking to her?"
I can't say that.
I understand you know her.
You just don't want her
to get into a desperate situation
and something happen to that child.
That's my concern.
And I know you're thinking,
"She loves her so much."
So do a lot of parents
where something bad happens.
I truly do not understand
somebody jeopardizing
the well-being of a child.
Everybody that's in her circle
realizes what's going on,
and nobody has picked up a phone
and says, "I hate to do this."
"But this is where they're at."
And the person that is getting hurt
every second that passes
is this child.
I understand about the law,
but the law is what got her running.
The dad for ten years
has been abusing the court system
'cause of the money he has.
She has documentation
to show when the child,
when she was with the father
for the Christmas holiday,
that he abused her.
Text messages. "Please help me.
He's putting his hands on me."
When it was time to take that child
back to her father, Amirah freaked out.
- She was in here screaming.
- Okay.
If I was in her shoes,
and the law had failed me,
I can't tell you that I
wouldn't have done the same thing.
Because in my mind,
you guys are not on my side.
So, I got to protect my child
because the law is not on her side.
So, have we
actually gone to the court?
I mean,
I know we've got paperwork from Dad,
but have we gone to the court and seen
what's in these family court files?
So, um, the latest one
is a few pages long.
So, this is the order highlighting
all the allegations that were made.
- It says he choked her.
- Wow.
Broke her arm.
I mean, it's going on and on.
Twenty-two allegations.
But the court finds
that there's no evidence
to support the claims
that Dad is abusing the child.
Nothing.
Did the judge say in his order
what was the grounds to determine
that Dad would have custody of the child?
"The court
finds the child is in distress."
"And it's highly probable
she's being manipulated by the defendant."
"And/or negatively influenced
by the defendant about the plaintiff."
"And that the defendant's
conduct towards the child
- is not in the child's best interest."
- Okay.
It looks like
all the allegations of abuse
were dismissed in family court.
But the allegations are so serious that
we should call the family court judge.
We really need to be sure about Dad.
"If you want to return a child
back to a monster, Mansoor,
then the blood will be on your hands."
People were saying
all these things about me on social media.
Fabricating stories
with no kind of proof whatsoever.
I just didn't get
custody of her overnight.
This was years, and years, and years
of going back and forth to court,
being accused of things.
And my daughter right now
is caught in the middle of this crazy web.
This woman just accused me
of all sorts of things.
It was never enough
for the courts to do anything.
Hold on one second.
This might be the judge.
Okay.
Hey, judge.
This is a valid order.
Mom should not have anything to do
with this child right now
because of what that mom
has been doing to this child.
Yes, sir.
Mom has had the child
with forensic interviews,
alleging all these things about Dad.
- And everything comes back negative.
- Right.
The longer
that Mom has this child,
the worse it's going to be
Right.
for that child
as far as the relationship with Dad.
Dad is working with us, obviously.
He just wants his child.
Well, I just want
this little girl found.
Yes, sir.
You know, um
Please call me
and let me know what happens.
Yes, sir. I'll keep you in the loop.
Thank you.
Well, that's it, then.
It's on and on false allegations
trying to make him look bad.
Judge says, "Oh, no."
"I'm gonna give custody now to the dad
because the dad seems to be stable."
And then the first visit after that order,
Mom don't bring the child back.
I'm concerned about Mom having the child
and being so desperate.
Like, she has a lot to lose.
Mom now knows that
the child is gonna have to go back to Dad
and her rights are most likely
gonna be terminated after this mess.
- Not to mention the felony charge.
- Yeah.
She was desperate to start with,
and the longer it goes,
she's even more desperate.
There are those cases
that stick with you
that you see somebody
commit some type of crime so heinous,
and you're reminded
that anybody is capable of doing anything.
I was working the evening shift.
Cell phone and pager went off
at the same time.
The sergeant that was on the phone,
their voice was shaking talking to me.
I get to the scene, I pull up.
Everybody is looking like
they're in total shock.
And my initial words were, "Oh, my God."
Boyfriend was mad at girlfriend.
His first thought
was he was gonna kill her,
but he said, "No, I'm not gonna kill her,
because after I kill her,
she won't feel anything."
So he decided,
"I'mma kill the kids."
He goes and kills the baby first,
then the 13-year-old.
So, of course we locked up
this mother's boyfriend,
but this story gets actually worse.
She had an older daughter
who just so happened to be
with another family member.
Probably about a year later,
it appears that the traumatic event
that the mom had went through
losing the first children spilled over,
and we end up locking up that mother
for the murder of her oldest child.
She killed her own daughter.
So, do I think parents can snap
and get to that point to take out a child?
Yes.
- Hello?
- Hey, Ms. Jackie.
This is Investigator Nations.
I was just calling to see
have you had any contact with her lately?
I spoke to her a few days ago.
I haven't spoken to her recently.
I think the last time I spoke to her
was Wednesday.
And, yes, they both are doing fine.
Did she give you
any indication as to where they are?
Of course not.
Remember, I told you that I told her
not to tell me. They have nothing
I don't know.
I just think she knows where she's hiding.
Ms. Jackie. Ms. Jackie.
I hear what you're saying,
but let me simply say this.
At the end of the day,
this child is missing,
and this child needs help.
Now, I hear everybody talking about
the law didn't do this,
the law didn't do that.
This girl is running
with a child that needs help.
So don't tell me about
nobody is helping nobody.
This woman is doing more damage
to this child than anybody else.
If anybody wanna help this child
or help Tynesha,
hire an attorney
and tell her to come to us.
We don't even need to know the evidence,
give the evidence to the attorney.
But this lame story of,
"You wouldn't help either,
you would run too"
Then we will put you in jail, too.
Enough is enough.
This child is suffering.
This is not even about Tynesha anymore.
So please don't come at us
with this holier-than-thou story of,
"She's running because she's scared."
She's running
because she knows she's wrong.
You don't run because you're right.
You run because you are wrong.
So when y'all finish y'all prayer,
when y'all finish y'all gathering,
when y'all finish
y'all "Come To Jesus" meeting,
this child is still being endangered.
Mentally and physically.
We can help you, but we can't help you
when you're on the run.
I'm done with it,
but I do make this promise to you.
Whoever I find that helped this girl,
I'm gonna lock them up.
We are aware of the struggles
of the Watson family.
And so we just
want to keep them in our prayers.
The mother of my child
decided to run off with our child.
What I'm asking of you is to
pray for my child and her mother.
- Amen.
- The last thing I want
is for my daughter
to have to see her mother restrained
and arrested in front of her.
I don't want her to have to witness
something like that.
Amen.
So, please pray
for my daughter and her mom.
She's on the run.
- They don't have to live like that.
- Amen.
You know, just please pray for her.
Amen.
Okay, guys, we got a breakthrough.
Tia's got a lead.
She might be in a shelter
15 or 20 minutes away.
- Yay, Tia!
- Thank you.
- Good morning.
- Hey!
Um, I was calling about Tynesha Brooks.
- Yes, ma'am.
- I just want to give you guys a heads-up.
Her daughter Amirah, um,
she doesn't have legal custody of her.
I just wanted to confirm
that it was the right Tynesha.
Her daughter's name is Amirah, right?
Yeah.
- She's here now?
- Don't say anything.
- Don't say anything.
- Okay. Yeah, don't say anything.
Let us know if she leaves.
And could you give me
a call back if she leaves?
- She's there now?
- Yes, ma'am.
I need to call Dad.
- He's gonna be so excited.
- Yeah.
Hey, good morning. This is Deputy Nations.
How, um
So, we have located Mom and daughter.
Um, and we're wondering if you're
available to come to get her yourself.
I'm definitely available
to come get my daughter.
Right.
- All right, we're en route.
- All right.
All right, thank you. Bye-bye.
There's just a lot of things
going through my head.
How's her mind state, you know?
Will she be happy?
Will she be upset?
I have so many plans
in preparation for her return.
Everything's gonna be all right.
Kids are very smart,
so at ten years old, she probably
knows exactly what's going on right now.
We don't want to take
this child from her mom.
But at the end of the day,
we have to do what's best for the child.
I'm starting
to get anxious, y'all.
Okay, let's go get her.
All I want
is my daughter back home.
- I want her in school.
- Right.
This is This is very important.
I'm just trying to do the best I can
as a father. That's it.
- When I get her, it's gonna be all good.
- Right.
- She has maybe a day or two.
- This is Molly. Hey.
Nina, this is not them.
This was a different lady
here with a different child.
- With two kids.
- Two kids.
And the lady says, "Oh, I didn't know."
"I thought that maybe
she had a different last name."
So we're at square one.
I don't even know what to think right now.
- Why would she say that?
- I don't know.
Wasn't them.
I'm like,
"You're freaking kidding me."
So the names didn't match up?
Nothing! The No! The
This lady says, "Neither one
of my daughters' names is Amirah."
I'm so sorry.
I am so sorry.
She just
wants to sink my whole ship.
She's been at it.
She wants to take the whole ship down
and she don't care who's on it.
Yeah.
All right. All right. Get up, son. Yeah.
Hey, let's go ahead
and notify the federal agencies.
This case needs to go national.
Richland County
Sheriff's Department's
are asking for your help
to find a missing South Carolina girl.
Ten-year-old Amirah Watson disappeared
after a weekend visitation
with her mother, Tynesha Brooks.
There is now a warrant for Brooks' arrest.
Joining us to talk about this case
is Investigator Molly Nations
from the Richland County
Sheriff's Department.
Amirah was supposed
to be returned to her father,
who is the primary custodian.
Law enforcement has not
been able to make contact with her
or her mother, Tynesha, since.
At this time they could be anywhere.
Amirah, if you're
out there watching, I want you to know
we're never gonna stop looking for you.
We're praying that you're found safe.
I just want you to know I love you.
I'll always love you
and I'll always be here for you.
When I was a kid, we played cops.
But, now, I'm not playing.
This is real.
And while we resolve
the majority of our cases
in a short time span,
sometimes you get that one case
where you have to turn up the heat.
And when you have every
law enforcement agency in the country
looking for your missing person,
it's only a matter of time
before the game is over.