Overview
- Authorities confirmed late last month that Joniah Walker, who vanished from Milwaukee as a 15-year-old in June 2022, has been found safe after nearly four years.
- Ring doorbell footage from June 23, 2022, remains the last publicly known sighting and shows Walker carrying a large green backpack as she walked to meet her father.
- Milwaukee police have not disclosed where Walker was located in late May or whether she was with anyone when found, and officials have provided no update on her physical or mental condition.
- Walker's family has long criticized the original investigation for not treating her as a critical missing person, and they have asked for privacy now that she has been recovered.
- The case helped drive local advocacy and a legislative push for a Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls task force, a development that could shape future reviews of how missing-person cases are handled.