Six Missing Girls Raise Urgent Concerns for Families and Law Enforcement

Aniya Lewis

Nina Joielle Baker

Marloni Richards

Fredericka Sanders

For any parent, the nightmare of a missing child can be unbearable. When children disappear, countless dangers exist from getting lost to becoming victims of a crime. Experts stress that children go missing for a variety of reasons, including running away, abduction, or exploitation.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) highlights how common runaway cases are across the country. According to the organization, “In 2023, of the nearly 29,000 reports of children that NCMEC received, 93% were of children who ran away. In 2023, 74% of endangered runaways reported to NCMEC were between 15-17 years old; 48% were recovered within a week of going missing.”

But advocates warn that not every missing child case is a runaway situation. Criminal exploitation and trafficking remain very real threats. Shockingly, federal law only formally criminalized human trafficking in the United States in 2000, when the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was passed.

Business Insider has also reported, “New York, and Queens in particular, is a documented destination for trafficking, because of its location on the eastern corridor, as well as being close to rural areas like Vermont.”

Now, Western New York authorities are urgently searching for six missing girls who vanished in recent weeks:

1. Aniya Lewiss

   -NCIC#: M148564565

   -Missing Since: August 15, 2025

   -Missing From: Rochester, NY

   -Age Now: 17

2. Fredericka Sanders

   -NCIC#: M798535539

   -Missing Since: August 10, 2025

   -Missing From: Buffalo, NY

   -Age Now: 15

3. Zymere Wise

   -NCIC#: M908528701

   -Missing Since: August 4, 2025

   -Missing From: Rochester, NY

   -Age Now: 14

4. Marloni Richards

   -NCIC#: M788587456

   -Missing Since: July 30, 2025

   -Missing From: Buffalo, NY

   -Age Now: 17

5. Nina Joielle Baker

   -NCIC#: M048521838

   -Missing Since: July 29, 2025

   -Missing From: Buffalo, NY

   -Age Now: 15

6. Xyaira Ringo

   -NCIC#: M758497536

   -Missing Since: July 28, 2025

   -Missing From: Rochester, NY

   -Age Now: 14

Law enforcement and family are urging anyone with information about these cases to immediately contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Tips can be submitted through the NCMEC CyberTipline here: https://report.cybertip.org.

Six Missing Girls Raise Urgent Concerns for Families and Law Enforcement