It has been over a decade since there was any news or developments in the investigation, with it seeming to entering the pantheon of cold cases which will likely never be truly solved. She didn't want to miss any potential calls from Kia. Akia Shawnta Eggleston was last seen May 3, 2017. pic.twitter.com/KgrjYz2OMd. In the probable cause statement, authorities allege that hours after withdrawing $450 in cash from the bank on May 3, Eggleston at the time a single mom with a 2-year-old daughter halted her frequent social media posts and contacts, including contact with her daughter. Robertson also did not show up to her baby shower and was instead at a hotel with his other 22-year-old girlfriend, identified as Hali Pomeroy, investigators said. Then, when her family and former-sheriff Sam Riley got involved, they realized that the initial reward fund - which had been established for information - had remained untouched for around two decades. It was this apartment complex where, on a Sunday evening in the middle of May, everything seemed right with the world. That afternoon, Eggleston unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw cash twice from an ATM at a Wells Fargo location downtown. He spoke about the skull as well, stating about his communication with the Newberry County Sheriff's Office: "We were in contact with them yesterday and we will be in contact with them again today. While living in a maximum security prison in South Carolina, Smith, a survivor of sexual assault, continues to assert that it was past trauma that led her to murder her own children. In October 2017, after a local TV station ran a report on Egglestons disappearance, Robertson searched on Google about trash or dumpster pickup schedules in Baltimore, Mosby said. Eggleston's family members who joined law enforcement officials at the news conference included her aunt, Sanobia Wilson. It's hard not to compare the crime to that of Tiffany Nelson, a nine-year old that went missing from Augusta, Georgia in June of 1994. ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff's Office says a missing 10-year-old boy . He was accused of intentionally drilling the holes to Peep on unwitting victims, and arrested shortly after this was discovered. Wilkinson said he feels the pain every day. MR GAMBLE WAS RIDING A MOUNTAIN BICYCLE TO THE SPINX CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE FIVE FORKS AREA OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. MR. GAMBLE NEVER RETURNED. He was described as being between thirty-five and forty years old, with slender ad pointed facial features. It was only about 14 of us. "Domestic violence is real and when it happens, we need to address it," Wilkinson said. Sending it off for testing, they had to hope that they could uncover any evidence that could help lead them to the culprit. We do not give up on the victims of crime in Baltimore City. We had no help, no resources. He was more than willing to continue talking, even answering questions about his prior sexual assault conviction from 1981. He also had scars along his right arm and stomach, which matched up with what one of the younger victims had described. We're scraping the bottom right now.". As Hampton prepared for his five-year sentence, he was facing investigations and charges from four separate states. Just a couple of blocks from this airport are a number of apartment complexes - all of which are a few miles out from downtown Greenwood. Investigators allege that Akia Eggleston who was featured in a September 2021 PEOPLE cover feature on missing moms was misled by her boyfriend, Michael Robertson, into believing they were on the verge of moving in together. Bernetta, the girls' mother, began looking around the apartment complex for eight-year old Kia. They had reason to believe that Hampton had been responsible for some truly terrible crimes, but they had no prove any of them. Hampton would plead guilty to his original felony Peeping Tom charge, meaning that he would be spending the next five years in state prison. Malakia Zali Logan, most commonly called by her nickname, Kia, was born on August 1st, 1979. This would come up later in the story, so please keep that in-mind. She could find no sign of her, but they would later find Kia's bike overturned just outside of the apartment office. They all lived in housing close to the highway in-question, and they were all abducted from one location and led to another. You can also contact the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at (803) 737-9000. On the day of Eggleston's shower, family members said they found her apartment nearly cleaned out. He voluntarily provided blood and hair samples. According to Mosby, phone records show a telemarketer tried to call Eggleston at 6:57 p.m. At that time, both her phone and Robertson's were located downtown, she said. The message we should be sending far and wide is not one emphasizing our public apathy, but one which loudly reveals that the people of Greenwood County will not sit idly by while our children disappear! Egglestons phone, while in the same area as Robertsons, was then disabled or turned off after an unanswered call possibly from a telemarketer. By September 15th, Kia had been missing for four months. Sheriff Foster continued: "We are reasonably sure, at this point, the skull was not dug from a grave." At about 5:22 p.m., Eggleston sent a friend an invite to her baby shower on the following Sunday, Mosby said. MS. NEBLING IS KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE TRAVELERS REST AND MARIETA COMMUNITES. "For nearly five years the people of Baltimore have searched, hoped and mourned with Akia's family and friends, but they never gave up, and neither did we," Thomas J. Sobocinski, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Baltimore office, said in a news release announcing Robertson's arrest. A little after nine o'clock that evening, Kia was reported missing to the Greenwood County Sheriff's Department. Let today serve as a reminder to the people of Baltimore City that your States Attorneys Office will never give up in our fight for justice, Mosby said in a statement. At the time of his arrest, he was forty-four years old, and was driving a white 1986 Dodge 600. In the weeks since Kia had gone missing, Bernetta struggled to leave the phone for any prolonged period of time. They sent it off for continued testing at the University of South Carolina, where a forensic anthropologist was able to tell investigators that the skull belonged "to a six-to-eight-year-old African American.". for weeks or months at a time between interviews," according to the statement of probable cause. Police first thought this was a clue that she walked off on her own. Susan Smith was convicted of killing her two little boys on July 22, 1995 a tragic event that sparked worldwide attention, rage, and confusion. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A new report states South Carolina currently has 184 open missing persons cases. We split up into four groups and walked through the woods, through trash, through dirt, Wilson explained. For keeping hope for our family that we would find her alive. "We're also looking for a faded dark blue or black Monte Carlo, a mid-70's model. Moments later, Eggleston messaged Robertson on Facebook, "I called u I got the money order.". "I hope wherever she (Kia) is, she's safe and alive and she'll be home soon. In-between the apartment's basketball court and her front door, this little girl had disappeared. An individual charged is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial., At Thursdays press conference, Baltimore States Attorney Mosby said, I give a special thanks to the family of Akia Eggleston, for never giving up in their pursuit of justice for Akia and her unborn child., Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald with FBI-Baltimore also spoke. The case continues to generate national media coverage, but there are still no answers as to what happened to the 22-year-old mom. There were six victims in total, all of whom - save for one - were young black girls between the ages of five and nine. Both of these generated more leads of possible sightings of Kia Logan and suspects bearing a resemblance of the composite of a man wanted for questioning. One of the most intriguing and promising leads in this investigation came on that Wednesday night, May 18th, when a composite sketch of a potential suspect was aired on the evening news. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- It has been four years since Akia Eggleston was last seen in Baltimore on May 3, 2017. Marshals, officials said at a press conference. We are also following up on similar situations that occur in this area and nationwide.". On Thursday the states attorneys office released the full statement of probable cause in Akias case. All calls are toll-free and confidential. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the last time anyone saw Akia alive was on the afternoon of May 3, 2017. It hasn't been updated with any of his current information. "Normally there would be a family get-together in Saluda. Eggleston vanished in May of 2017. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of Eggleston and her unborn child. Police also found actual pairs of children's underwear in his laundry, which then sent in for forensic testing. Based on her pattern of life, the time passed, extensive publicity, multiple searches, and monetary reward for information in this case, the fact that Eggleston has not returned to her family or been electronically or physically located overwhelmingly indicates that she is in fact, deceased. He had been previously terminated due to unexcused absences and excessive tardiness, but that didn't stop him from getting into trouble. But we can't prove it. This meant that investigators now had half-a-decade to try and work out a case against him. They're going to search for other skeletal remains in identification.". Authorities have arrested Michael Robertson and charged him with murder in the 2017 disappearance of Akia Eggleston, a woman with whom he was having a child who went missing just days before her . He included details, some of which convinced police that he had involvement, but others they viewed skeptically. The father of a missing pregnant Baltimore womans unborn child has been arrested on murder charges nearly five years after her disappearance, authorities said Thursday. On Thursday, February 3, 2022, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby held a press conference to announce the arrest of a suspect in the case of missing Maryland woman, Akia Eggleston. Does it not bother you, as it does me, that our community, with a few exceptions, seems to be showing little aggressive concern over the mysterious disappearance of one of our children, Kia Logan? UPDATE: Arrest Made In Disappearance Of Pregnant Mom Akia Eggleston; Missing Since 2017. I knew something was wrong then.. During an interview on June 15, 2017, he claimed he last saw Eggleston on Monday, May 1. He was a former Department of Transportation employee, who lived in Clarke County, Georgia, and worked at the rest stop at Hard Labor Creek State Park as a maintenance man. Scary. Family of Akia Eggleston who disappeared in May 2017 near the Inner Harbor have taken the story national. VON CANNON IS A WHITE FEMALE, AGE 43, 5'7, 190 LBS. They were both prepared to pursue the death penalty in the upcoming criminal trial, which they were allowed to for any kidnapping or sexual assault charges when the victim was eleven years old or younger. MS. NEBLING IS A WHITE FEMALE, BLOND HAIR, 5'5 AND SLIM BUILT. The Newberry County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement and volunteer agencies, conducted searches in the area where the skull had been found. "As a result of interviews we are now looking for two men and two vehicles. It was her last known communication. Riley, a famously tight-lipped officer, stated: "We're treating it strictly as a missing persons report. The woman who was eight months pregnant at the time was last seen alive four days earlier, Mosby said. I am not criticizing the authorities, who are working hard to solve the case. THEY BELIEVE SHE WAS HAS UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BUT THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. They had no evidence that he had actually committed the crime, but they had his confession on-record, and at the very least, he had lied to investigators and caused them to waste valuable time by pursuing him as the suspect. On Tuesday at 4 p.m., in Muskegon, Michigan, officers arrested Michael Robertson for the murder of 22-year-old Akia Eggleston, and her unborn child, Mosby announced from the podium where she was joined by Akias family, Baltimore Police Department detectives and Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald of FBI-Baltimore. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Authorities have arrested Michael Robertson and charged him with murder in the 2017 disappearance of Akia Eggleston, a woman with whom he was having a child who went missing just days before her baby shower, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday. Unfortunately for them, as soon as Hampton went to jail for Peeping Tom, he stopped cooperating with investigators. I'm going down today and make my donation and I challenge you, be you a parent, citizen or business, if you're really concerned about what happens to the children of the Greenwood Community, go down to any office of the County Bank and make your donation. Hampton plead not guilty almost instantly. Donna Shareen Wright Endangered Missing from Beech Island, South Carolina since June 28, 1989 Age: 17 -- Height: 5'6" -- Weight: 120 lbs -- Hair Color: Black -- Eye Color: Brown Donna, a child of 13 siblings, was last seen in Beech Island, South Carolina on June 28, 1989. It was a Sunday in Greenwood, South Carolina - a small town roughly an hour north of Augusta, Georgia and about an hour-and-a-half west of Columbia, South Carolina. Unfortunately, the searches came up with no sign of Kia, or any clue as to what had happened to her. Akia was reported missing by family members on May 7, 2017, after she failed to show up to her own baby shower. Titled "The Malakia Z. Logan Reward Fund," it hope to incentivize anyone with information to come forward. She was not looked at as if she mattered to anybody, but she mattered to us., Alex Murdaugh Faces Life In Prison For Allegedly Killing His Wife & Son, Morgan Doughty Filed A Lawsuit Against The Murdaugh Family, Curtis Cousin Eddie Smith Claims Alex Murdaugh Made Him A Fall Guy, Buster Murdaugh Testified For The Defense At His Fathers Double Murder Trial, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. ", First published on February 3, 2022 / 11:30 PM. Robertson, 41, was arrested Tuesday in Michigan, where he moved in late 2017 accompanied by another woman with whom he already had two children, authorities said. We would have found some clues, but we were not given those resources, because Akia is an African-American, young, single, mother of two. He openly confessed to committing several of the child abductions, providing explicit details of the subsequent sexual assaults. In most cases, they were sexually assaulted before being abandoned in a public setting, but at least one of the girls wasn't she was simply abducted and then dumped off at a gas station, where she was able to call for help. Speaking about the indictment, longtime Greenwood County Sheriff Sam Riley stated: "There was no relationship between him and Kia. So, she was not valued. Let's send the message forth: "Greenwood County folks get right upset when one of their children is criminally abused. ", According to the probable cause statement: "Multiple searches for Eggleston's remains have been conducted in several areas of Baltimore with negative results. That evening, Eggleston had shared a sonogram picture on Facebook. I feel confident such an impressive reward, with the proper publicity, will help the authorities solve this mystery AND our community may well have made the solution possible. However, three - which took place in the middle of this crime spree - took place on a Thursday. Most concerning, though, were torn out magazine images of children - a discovery that made investigators think that there might be more to this deviant than meets the eye. However, Kia lived with her mother, Bernetta Logan Baylor, who was a teacher at a nearby middle school. Here, the skull would be confirmed as belonging to Kia Logan, with the FBI forensic investigators theorizing that Kia had originaly been killed in Greenwood County and then later dumped in Newberry County. They searched pretty exhaustively for around three weeks, unable to locate any more remains other than the skull. She hopped on her bike and began riding back to her mother's apartment - a distance no greater than three-hundred yards. They reconnected in 2016 and began dating. Even though the evidence says something different -- that shes not. TV show Missing Word Star (year) One Tree ____ James Lafferty (2003) NC _____ Banks: Chase Stokes (2020) NC _____ R.F.D. Police were able to link Hampton to a farm owned in northern Georgia, which was owned by a friend of his. February 03, 2022. Charles Wade Hampton later plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges, which stemmed from him lying to investigators. Kia was dead. Greenwood's Emergency Preparedness Director Herbert Vaughn spoke to the local press, and talked about the searches his department had helped conduct in the area on Monday and Tuesday. The FBI is also involved and is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the case. On May 30th, over two weeks after Kia had disappeared, investigators were still optimistic. When her sister, Renee, went home approximately twenty to thirty minutes later, she was surprised to find out that Kia had not yet returned. The wooded area he was in, just off of Mount Pleasant Road - also known as S.C. 34 - is about four miles northeast of Newberry and thirty-five miles east of Greenwood, where Kia Logan had disappeared from. The composite, for all of its intrigue, led to no real suspects in the surrounding area. Hours later, Robertsons next call was made near Egglestons home and investigators believe they were together at her apartment that afternoon. You see, despite being let go, he was arrested in 1996 after drilling some holes in the wall of the women's bathroom. Over the next week, the letter written by Dr. Wiggins inspired many to pledge support to the Malakia Z. Logan Reward Fund. After this discovery, interrogators circled back around to Hampton. That day - Monday, May 16th - approximately seventy-five people helped conduct a search around the apartment complex. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. When it was finally time for Hampton to be released, he was immediately re-arrested for a warrant investigators had planned. Soon, the one-year anniversary of Kia's disappearance had come-and-gone. Despite that, police wouldn't have any real leads to follow up on until October of the next year, 1990. From Akia's FBI missing person's page: "If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI's Baltimore Field Office at (410) 265-8080, the Baltimore City Police . "I am missing a daughter and you know where your loved ones are," he said. I'm thinking in terms of fifty or a hundred thousand dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible a reward made up of contributions from those who really care, in amounts affordable to them parents, concerned citizens and businesses. But, rather, because he has said some very damning things about himself and committed some criminal acts, none of which would paint him as a flattering neighbor. At that time, very little was known about Akias movements in the days before she disappeared. He later moved to Michigan after being interviewed by cops at the time. Carolyn Kelley, the apartment/property manager that lived in the apartments with her daughter and granddaughter, had noticed a complete overhaul of the environment. Despite this overwhelming sadness experienced by Bernetta and her family at this moment in time, the article had a profound effect on the community. The 22-year-olds case is featured in HBOs new docuseries Black and Missing. Robertson was interviewed several times during the investigation, but "notably has displayed a consistent pattern of hiding or avoiding police contact ON AUGUST 15th, 2015 PHILLIP GAMBLE LEFT HIS MOTHER'S RESIDENCE AT 709 CIRCLE ROAD GREER, S.C. . HER FAMILY IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HASN'T CONTACTED ANYONE IN SOME TIME. But they never gave up, and neither did we. Buchenwald added that while Akias body still hasnt been found, we hope this arrest brings a level of comfort and closure to Akias family., Members of Akias family also addressed the media Thursday. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Police have long theorized that the abduction - and later murder - of Kia Logan was a crime of opportunity. Her father, Shawn Wilkinson, told WJZ in 2019 "[t]here were no signs that any of us saw that she would just want to pack up and leave.". Unknown Missing Active Chaka Jay Wood Last Seen: February 15, 2017 City: Gaffney State: South Carolina United States Urgent Unknown Missing Active Alexis Ware Last Seen: January 30, 2022 City: Anderson State: South Carolina USA Urgent Endangered Child Active Jada Cunningham Last Seen: August 24, 2021 City: Columbia State: South Carolina USA In July 2017, a police spokesman said investigators had come to believe that foul play may have been involved. Prosecutors, once-confident that the case against him was looking rock-solid, were now worried about not having enough evidence against him. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. A follow-up news article stated how employees of the local K-Mart, so moved by Wiggins' battle cry, raised $650 within an hour. Cellphone data, text messages and other evidence tracked the movements of Robertson and Eggleston in what prosecutors allege were her final hours on that day. She withdrew money for a down payment from a Baltimore Inner Harbor bank on May 3, 2017. Unfortunately, none came, and the next day, they had to begin investigating Kia's disappearance in earnest. In particular, they went after him for comments he had made between his 2000 release from prison and his 2002 re-arrest, in which he had confessed to the 1995 abduction of a five-year old girl from Richland County and the subsequent sexual assault. He did not live here. Two years have passed since a 22-year-old Baltimore woman seemingly vanished a few days before her baby shower, but FBI investigators say the missing persons case has not gone cold. "I do have a small glimmer of hope that she could still be alive," said Wilson. It had been nearly five years since the original indictment was filed, accusing him of the abduction and murder of Kia Logan. Police were beginning to become certain that Hampton had simply been lying to them in order to obtain special privileges: such as trips outside of jail, meals, coffee, and cigarettes. It's like a depression has set in.". They were still investigating new avenues, but none of them led anywhere. Police said at the time they had invested more than 1,000 man-hours into the case. When they searched his home, they found several photographs of children in underwear, as well as various photos of nude adults - including pictures of Hampton himself. Eggleston's phone activity ends there, indicating the device was either turned off or disabled, Mosby said. Investigators need your help. They tried to use the dental records and skull reconstruction techniques available to them, in an effort to determine if the skull was Kia's, but nothing was positively confirmed. "There were no signs that any of us saw that she would just want to pack up and leave," Wilkinson told WJZ back in 2019. One of the missing persons cases explored in the show is that of Akia Eggleston, a 22-year-old who went missing from Baltimore, Maryland in 2017. As of this episode's recording, the abduction and murder of Malakia Zali Logan remains unresolved. Akia Shawnta Eggleston was reported missing on May 7, 2017. Sam Riley, who had been a Major in the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, had recently been elected Sheriff. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Needless to say, Charles Hampton was now on their radar. Michael Robertson has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Check out more on my resume below. But that optimisim would be short-lived, as weeks began to bleed into months. "We'd like to say, domestic violence is real and when it happens, we need to address it. "The murder kidnapping and criminal sexual misconduct charges have been dropped. Her older sister and friend stayed at the basketball court for a little while longer. Georgetown has always been a family-type community. It's a reminder of unfinished business.". Eggleston was 22 years old, eight months pregnant and the mother to a 2-year-old daughter when she disappeared in May 2017. If they wanted to try him for any of those crimes, they needed a more definitive smoking gun. It's a town of roughly 20,000 people - a population level that hasn't really changed in over thirty years. Duck hunter Tyler Doyle has. Speaking Thursday, Wilkinson thanks local and federal law enforcement agencies and made a plea to address domestic violence. In fact, police noted that he might have been a little TOO eager at times. The results were testing alongside DNA taken from Kia's parents, Bernetta and Richard, and this time, it proved consistent. The 22-year-old, who was eight months pregnant, was reported missing when she failed to show up at her own baby shower. 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