WV WV - Alyssa Renee Smith, 25, Chelyan, NamUs #MP95426 , 1 Feb 2022

[maslewis]

Alyssa Renee Smith​

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Smith, circa 2022

• Missing Since02/01/2022
• Missing FromChelyan, West Virginia
• ClassificationMissing
• SexFemale
• RaceWhite
• Age25 years old
• Height and Weight5'4, 105 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionPossibly carrying a backpack with personal items inside.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Smith's ears and tongue are pierced. She has two small scars on each hip bone from previous piercings.

Details of Disappearance​

Smith was last seen in Chelyan, West Virginia sometime in early February 2022. She was homeless at the time of her disappearance and frequented the Chelyan, Marmet, Crown Hill, Belle, and Witcher Creek areas of Kanawha County. She has never been heard from again.
Her sister reported her missing on August 3, about six months after her disappearance. She stated Smith would usually contact her about once a month, but the contacts ceased in February. Authorities stated they were concerned for Smith's safety. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department 304-357-0556

Source Information​

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Alyssa Renee Smith – The Charley Project

Missing Persons in the Tri-State

Law enforcement throughout our region work continuously to solve missing persons cases, some of whom have been missing for years or even decades. In some of these cases, authorities reach out to th…

www.wowktv.com

Deputies concerned for missing Kanawha County woman’s safety

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—A Kanawha County woman is still missing. The sheriff’s office says that 26-year-old Alyssa Smith was reported missing on Aug. 3, and since so much time has passed wi…

www.wowktv.com

 

[borndem]

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[Caring1]

September 18, 2024

Remains found in Boone County WV in the fall of 2022 were sent for DNA. Looks like Alyssa has been identified. Still investigating the details surrounding her death.

DNA testing leads to break in 2022 missing persons case

Alyssa Smith was reported missing in August of 2022.

www.wsaz.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Alyssa Smith, a 25-year-old who went missing almost three years ago, is one of two unidentified remains that the commission has been able to identify.

“At what point do you stop looking, and once the remains are found, do you stop looking for answers?” Emily Smith, Alyssa Smith’s sister, said.

“I feel like to waiting three years to get answers is substantial … Three years is a really long time,” Emily Smith said. “You always hold out hope until you get a little bit of concrete evidence, and then you have closure for whether they’re alive or not, but we don’t really have closure yet for what actually happened.”

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/west-virginia-forensic-genealogy-commission-backlog-catches-attention-of-lawmakers/

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

September 18, 2024

Remains found in Boone County WV in the fall of 2022 were sent for DNA. Looks like Alyssa has been identified. Still investigating the details surrounding her death.

DNA testing leads to break in 2022 missing persons case

Alyssa Smith was reported missing in August of 2022.

www.wsaz.com

That seems inexcusable. She was found within months of being reported missing, one county over, and it took 2 years to ID. There aren't THAT many cold cases in Kanawha and Boone Counties to compare to.