SC Kinsley Wherry, 12 years old , missing 1/17/26 Conway SC

[swanniee11]

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MISSING/RUNAWAY TEEN -Kinsley Wherry
On Saturday, January 17th, 2026, the Conway Police Department opened an investigation into a missing/runaway teen. Kinsley Wherry is a 12 year-old white female, who stands 5’08” tall weighing 120lbs. She has blue eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen at approximately 3:55 p.m. around the 1600 block of 3rd Avenue. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and maroon/orange shorts.
If you have any information, contact the Conway Police Department, (843)248-1790
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[ChatteringBirds]

Rooting for her to be located safe today. Is there a chance this is a custody issue?

 

[lonetraveler]

Conway, SC forecast is rainy and dropping to twenty's tonight. Not good.

 

[swanniee11]

Rooting for her to be located safe today. Is there a chance this is a custody issue?

It appears both parents are pleading for help on FB IMO

 

[ChatteringBirds]

This is a very concerning case then. I hope she's found before nightfall.

 

[lonetraveler]

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MISSING/RUNAWAY TEEN -Kinsley Wherry
On Saturday, January 17th, 2026, the Conway Police Department opened an investigation into a missing/runaway teen. Kinsley Wherry is a 12 year-old white female, who stands 5’08” tall weighing 120lbs. She has blue eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen at approximately 3:55 p.m. around the 1600 block of 3rd Avenue. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and maroon/orange shorts.
If you have any information, contact the Conway Police Department, (843)248-1790
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I have a real "beef" with her being listed as a "runaway" teen. This is a 12 yr old girl. She's also listed as wearing clothing like a young girl would wear to bed, not in cold weather. I live about 35 miles from Conway, there is no way she would have been wearing summer clothing in the weather here.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I have a real "beef" with her being listed as a "runaway" teen. This is a 12 yr old girl.

I agree. A 12-year-old should not be described as a teen. They are children. There is a small chance they "run away" and go hide somewhere, or have an accident somewhere, but IMO it's more likely they are lured away.

there is no way she would have been wearing summer clothing in the weather here.

Occasionally we do see cases of kids or teens who leave their homes at night wearing pajamas, which is sad.

 

[swanniee11]

Her sister Kelsey Wherry 15 is missing now as of 1/18/26. These 2 sisters went missing back in Oct/Nov 2025 as well. Pics show the same porch. Log into Facebook Darlington county sheriffs office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/18/2025
Subject: Missing Juvenile

Sheriff August is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile.

On January 18, 2026, Darlington County Deputies responded to a call in reference to a missing juvenile.

Kelsey Wherry, a 15 year old white female, was reported missing on January 18, 2026. The juvenile was last seen on Apache Drive in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. The juvenile was last seen wearing black leggings, a black hoodie, and black slippers.

If you have any information, please contact the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office at 843-398-4501.

I think we had a thread on the two before but was removed when they were located. I am going to report my post to see if we can add her to the title even though there are 2 missing dates.

 

[reasonableguess]

Darlington is about an hour from Conway by car.

 

[caradana]

Things are way off the rails here. I pray they are both safe, that they surface and are afforded a lot of support and care by social services agencies in South Carolina and more broadly. MOO: I see this as a family system intervention opportunity. I was not born into a perfect one either. A certain amount of generosity of interpretation and caring is due here, as these girls need a new environment urgently.

 

[Emerald1328]

Her sister Kelsey Wherry 15 is missing now as of 1/18/26. These 2 sisters went missing back in Oct/Nov 2025 as well. Pics show the same porch. Log into Facebook Darlington county sheriffs office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/18/2025
Subject: Missing Juvenile

Sheriff August is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile.

On January 18, 2026, Darlington County Deputies responded to a call in reference to a missing juvenile.

Kelsey Wherry, a 15 year old white female, was reported missing on January 18, 2026. The juvenile was last seen on Apache Drive in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. The juvenile was last seen wearing black leggings, a black hoodie, and black slippers.

If you have any information, please contact the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office at 843-398-4501.

I think we had a thread on the two before but was removed when they were located. I am going to report my post to see if we can add her to the title even though there are 2 missing dates.

Someone needs to listen to these girls when they are found this time.

 

[TenaciousTBacon]

Were these sisters in different homes? Was one away for the holiday weekend? The locations seem to be quite a long way from each other. How can they get to each other, if that's what they're trying to do?

I hope they are safe, and warm, and fed.

 

[swanniee11]

I honestly don't know the living arrangments, it took me a bit to figure out these were the same girls that went missing. I saw posts but the area didn't match, pics looked somewhat different ( hair color) but that porch picture made me beleive that those posts were correct IMO

 

[truthfinder2019]

Her sister Kelsey Wherry 15 is missing now as of 1/18/26. These 2 sisters went missing back in Oct/Nov 2025 as well. Pics show the same porch. Log into Facebook Darlington county sheriffs office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/18/2025
Subject: Missing Juvenile

Sheriff August is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile.

On January 18, 2026, Darlington County Deputies responded to a call in reference to a missing juvenile.

Kelsey Wherry, a 15 year old white female, was reported missing on January 18, 2026. The juvenile was last seen on Apache Drive in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. The juvenile was last seen wearing black leggings, a black hoodie, and black slippers.

If you have any information, please contact the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office at 843-398-4501.

I think we had a thread on the two before but was removed when they were located. I am going to report my post to see if we can add her to the title even though there are 2 missing dates.

That alert had a better photo:

https://www.facebook.com/100068980427360/posts/pfbid02Yhi2suLrBALJhWup5MzgGbzmjYUhFohAMLrALYfu54GtwPXBpfdxArxPTVF6dWTel

 

[truthfinder2019]

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[ChatteringBirds]

Her sister Kelsey Wherry 15 is missing now as of 1/18/26. These 2 sisters went missing back in Oct/Nov 2025 as well.

Are they going to a non-custodial relative then? Just a theory. I hope they are found safe today.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Are they going to a non-custodial relative then? Just a theory. I hope they are found safe today.

Cps vibes to me
JMO

 

[ClueFinder1031]

A few notable points that I researched regarding this. Where Kinsley's last appearance was (the 1600 block of 3rd Avenue), it looks like a pretty desolate spot for a 12-year-old to be. So, I looked at the area, found out there's a restaurant on that street called "Shelly's Seafood Market." Which is where I believe she was sighted. Right near the restaurant is a store called Conway Air Conditioning. The only thing is, I don't know when the restaurant was open. I see that it's permanently closed now, but I've seen them reopen and close before, from what old posts about the restaurant stated, which I found online.

I also looked back at the missing records of when both girls went missing back on November 1st, 2025. Stated both of them disappeared on Falcon Rd. I put all three roads as destinations on Google Maps: the 1600 block of 3rd avenue, Falcon Rd., and Apache Drive. I looked at houses on Apache Dr. and Falcon Rd. to see if any of the porches matched the ones in the missing photos, but all the houses that I looked at didn't appear to have a grey wooden porch. There is one house on Apache Dr. that is blurred, which could also possibly be the house they initially ran away from. There are a few houses on Falcon Rd. too, but none that I could see very well using Google Maps.

My theory is that both of them ran away from the house in the missing pictures, which was on Falcon Rd, which was back in November. I'm assuming that they got placed in different homes; one was in Hartsville, and the other was living in Conway. They both ran away again, resulting in two different locations where they were last seen. I hope they get found soon.

 

[GraceG]

There's multiple facebook profiles for a young girl with that name in South Carolina. Based on photos, all the same young person. First one just a photo. Facebook The second FB page has that same photo but a few more posts - looks like all of her "friends" are in South Carolina. Kinsley Wherry More FB profiles with more photos of her face to match against the missing pictures. Certainly would pass for older than her age IMO. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078164599122 and Facebook