A Greeley girl who is a good friend of missing Kayleah Wilson said today the girl had never talked about running away or going to California to see her father.
Wilson, 12, lives in south Greeley, and left her home last Sunday afternoon to walk to a friend's birthday party. She never arrived at the party and never returned home.
Dozens of Greeley police officers and FBI agents have been working the case, interviewing and re-interviewing friends and relatives. No trace of the girl has yet been found, although that also means investigators haven't found any evidence of foul play.
Some family members have speculated that Kayleah may have run off to California to see her father.
Jessica Thompson, 12, attends a different school than Kayleah, but they attend church together at Abundant Life Fellowship. She's a great friend, Jessica said this morning. She's a lot of fun to hang out with at the mall or go to movies. I was going to ask her to spend the night at my house, but then... Jessica's voice trailed off when she spoke of her friend's disappearance.
Jessica said she found out about her missing friend early this week when a police officer came to Heath Middle School with a picture. I asked him, Is that Kayleah?' and he said it was, and asked some questions about her.
Kaylea's father is in California and hasn't seen his daughter for several years. Some family members speculated she may have gone to California to see him, but police have been in constant touch with the father and he denies knowing anything about the disappearance.
Kayleah apparently had a boyfriend who may be 17 years old, but Jessica Thompson said Kayleah never said anything to her about a boyfriend.
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