Found Safe Alison Chao, 15-year-old girl Missing in San Gabriel Valley Last seen 7/16/24

[Inthedetails]

She might also be new(er) to riding a bike, or riding that particular bike. Not all kids learn to ride a bike when they're little.

Or nervous not because she's a shaky bike rider but because of the situation, whatever that situation was. Could be the backpack, too.

jmo

 

[TexLil]

Are we to expect that the Alison’s Path Tracker map may slow down due to all new information going through the Monterey Park Police first through their dedicated tip line and email? Am I understanding the situation correctly?

It was moving so fast in the beginning, but even though there was volunteer searchers out yesterday, I see no change on the tracker map yet.

To my knowledge the tracker has not been updated since the initial 'we're on hold" type of message came out.

My gut tells me:

- there have been more sightings identified but not listed;
- LE have narrowed their focus to a house/area/individual (& don't need addl video)

Hoping for good news soon.

MOO

 

[Diavola]

Any chance Alison might have harmed herself?

 

[TexLil]

Two media-ish questions:

1) Anyone hear more details on today's press conference featuring Alison's father?

2) Anyone know how to confirm topics for tonight's Nancy Grace show?

Thank you!

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Do we know if the aunt is the mother's or father's sister ?

Which aunt? The destination she was headed in San Gabriel is dad's sister.

But sisters of mom have been helping her with setting up the insta, website, contacting social media.

In other words there are many aunties involved- in this case I think it's aunts in the western sense who are siblings of Alison's mom or dad, not "aunts" in the amorphous community sense..

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Two media-ish questions:

1) Anyone hear more details on today's press conference featuring Alison's father?

2) Anyone know how to confirm topics for tonight's Nancy Grace show?

Thank you!

Search for 15-year-old girl missing from Monterey Park for nearly a week continues

Allson Jillian Chao, 15, was last seen on Tuesday at around 6:20 p.m. in the 4400 block of Collis Avenue in the El Sereno area, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

www.cbsnews.com

"Her father is expected to speak to the public at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday downtown Los Angeles"

Downtown is an interesting choice... a few miles from Monterey Park. Perhaps in front of the Courthouse???

 

[Firstsnow4]

Any chance Alison might have harmed herself?

I had questioned this earlier with regards to any known mental health issues. I truly hope not.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Any chance Alison might have harmed herself?

I think that is what is worrying people at this point ...

It's been 6 days. Almost 7. Her bike and backpack (which looked full) have not been located... which points to less likely to be an accident or kidnapping.

Can she hide out for this long? Where and with whom? Is someone harboring her? (This is my hope.)

Did she have self harm ideation? Where could she have done anything?

It's a very very urban area for miles and miles. You cannot just be a 15 yo child (who looks much younger) wandering around alone and not be noticed by people driving around.

 

[LAhiker]

Towards the end of this NBC Los Angeles video, the reporter says that the father's press conference is expected to be at 1:00 or 1:30pm today.

 

[slowpoke]

I don’t know where in the El Sereno area the woman in the article lives, but she is one who provided video of Alison riding past her house, it says. But then, it says this:

“The new video trail throws a loop into the investigation, as Chao can be seen riding in the opposite direction of where her family member lives. Some sources say that the trail is heading towards a different home, also owned by her father.”

Search for 15-year-old girl missing from Monterey Park for nearly a week continues

Allson Jillian Chao, 15, was last seen on Tuesday at around 6:20 p.m. in the 4400 block of Collis Avenue in the El Sereno area, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

www.cbsnews.com

(Are they talking about another home in the El Sereno area than the one we heard about, so that there are two different homes owned by the father’s family side in El Sereno, or are they referring to the San Gabriel home where they say she was riding in the opposite direction? Now I’m confused, after thinking about it.)

 

[weedemout]

Do you mean, the video of when she's initially setting out from what I believe to be her father's place on N Ynez Ave? While it's certainly possible that she doesn't ride often, if Alison was upset and was running away, possibly to escape a difficult family situation, mightn't that affect how she was riding? (She also might have been carrying more than usual.)

In subsequent sightings, she appears determined to go where she was heading.

JMO

true. good points.

 

[Curiousobserver]

That video of her riding the bike looks staged. I only say that because I am a bike rider and she is a very shaky rider. That says to me that she doesn't ride often. So why does someone who doesn't ride often choose to go a good distance in rush hour traffic?

I had the same feeling- she is riding in the middle of the road most of the time.

 

[charminglane]

I had the same feeling- she is riding in the middle of the road most of the time.

Perhaps she is crying hard as she rides?

 

[TexLil]

I had the same feeling- she is riding in the middle of the road most of the time.

Could you provide the link to the video where she's in the middle of the road? That's scary.

In the still photos she appears to be staying in bike lanes and to the side.

Praying Alison is somewhere safe.

 

[Curiousobserver]

Could you provide the link to the video where she's in the middle of the road? That's scary.

In the still photos she appears to be staying in bike lanes and to the side.

Praying Alison is somewhere safe.

As in this post and others:

CA - Alison Chao, 15-year-old girl Missing in San Gabriel Valley Last seen 7/16/24

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/southern-california-girl-15-vanishes-while-biking-to-relatives-home/

www.websleuths.com

 

[TexLil]

I don’t know where in the El Sereno area the woman in the article lives, but she is one who provided video of Alison riding past her house, it says. But then, it says this:

“The new video trail throws a loop into the investigation, as Chao can be seen riding in the opposite direction of where her family member lives. Some sources say that the trail is heading towards a different home, also owned by her father.”

Search for 15-year-old girl missing from Monterey Park for nearly a week continues

Allson Jillian Chao, 15, was last seen on Tuesday at around 6:20 p.m. in the 4400 block of Collis Avenue in the El Sereno area, according to the Monterey Park Police Department.

www.cbsnews.com

(Are they talking about another home in the El Sereno area than the one we heard about, so that there are two different homes owned by the father’s family side in El Sereno, or are they referring to the San Gabriel home where they say she was riding in the opposite direction? Now I’m confused, after thinking about it.)

I believe there is just one home owned by father's family in El Sereno.

When it says 'opposite direction of where her family member lives,' i believe they mean Alison's aunt (father's sister).

 

[TexLil]

As in this post and others:

CA - Alison Chao, 15-year-old girl Missing in San Gabriel Valley Last seen 7/16/24

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/southern-california-girl-15-vanishes-while-biking-to-relatives-home/

www.websleuths.com

Thank you! I didn't see a video there but I did see this picture. When i saw it the first time I noticed she appears to be navigating a parked car. What a tricky bike ride this brave girl took. Please let her be safe.

 

[TexLil]

Two media-ish questions:

1) Anyone hear more details on today's press conference featuring Alison's father?

2) Anyone know how to confirm topics for tonight's Nancy Grace show?

Thank you!

Replying to my own post as I just saw this from Nancy Grace's X account - she will cover Alison's disappearance tonight.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815805577270030616

 

[slowpoke]

Thank you! I didn't see a video there but I did see this picture. When i saw it the first time I noticed she appears to be navigating a parked car. What a tricky bike ride this brave girl took. Please let her be safe.

Yeah,I looked on Google street view, and this is the view in the direction Alison was biking. Parking isn’t allowed on the other side of the street, and maybe there’s often a good number of parked cars to navigate around on the side Alison was riding on. JMO

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Replying to my own post as I just saw this from Nancy Grace's X account - she will cover Alison's disappearance tonight.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815805577270030616

Unfortunately with NG needing some lead time before her stuff goes out (she herself usually isn't knowledgeable of minute details about the case itself since she has research staff), I wonder if it will even be updated with info from the press conference set to start at 130pm Pacific time (=430pm Georgia/CNN studio time.)

I'm glad it'll be covered by her for exposure I guess but with this now seen as more of a runaway case vs an abduction- it worries me that the focus was wrong all this time.