Found Safe TN - Michaelle Van Kleef, 19, Mount Juliet, 30 Oct 2022

I'm so sorry for her parents and family. I wonder why they are so sure this is an abduction when that is one of the least likely scenarios. I'm glad they've got TBI involved, I guess the lack of local search efforts (although they may be happening and it just isn't getting reported) could indicate LE also has reason to suspect abduction. I hope she is found safe soon.
 
NOV 4

Michaelle’s mother, Amanda Van Kleef, says Michaelle loves to eat, write music, and perform in the band that she’s in with her sister called “Grafted Culture.”

Michaelle had been in Mt. Juliet working towards her dog training certificate so she could help people with service dogs keep up with their training for free.

Amanda says the last time she spoke with her daughter was Sunday night, and everything seemed fine.

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More at 'We feel so dead': Family of missing Mt. Juliet girl desperate for help
 

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) — UPDATE (Nov. 4 around 4 p.m.): The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced Friday afternoon that they found Michaelle Van Kleef who was reported missing out of Wilson County.

She was found safe, TBI confirmed.

Michaelle's family gave the following statement after receiving the news that she had been found safe:


It is with grateful hearts that we thank the community for lifting our family up in their prayers. We never could have survived this without you. Michaëlle wants time to rebuild her life and prepare for her future.
- The Van Kleef's
 

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — After searching for a missing teenager out of Wilson County for nearly a week, the 19-year-old was found safe in another state.

The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said they found her Friday with someone she knew.

Last week, the sheriff’s office told News 2 many resources and manpower were used after issuing an Endangered Child Alert.

Sheriff Robert Bryan said this case received a lot of attention across the state.

The teenager was reported missing from a home she was staying at in Mt. Juliet. The sheriff’s office said what made this case suspicious is that she left behind her cellphone.

Authorities searched around the clock from the ground, to the water, to the sky.

Sheriff Bryan said the sheriff’s office was flooded with tips and they followed them all.

“You have to. There were people questioning if she was abducted, so any leads we were getting, we had to follow up on, but we were getting leads because there was publicity on this which is a good thing. We were getting leads from over the state, even from other states,” Sheriff Bryan said.

According to Sheriff Bryan, the teenager arranged to leave the state with someone she knew.

The sheriff’s office said nearly $10,000 dollars were spent on this search. Sheriff Bryan said the cost falls on the county and they are looking for ways to be partially reimbursed.
 

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