Spotsylvania, VA – The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its call for information today as the community marks 10 years since the disappearance of Katelin Michelle Akens, a 19-year-old woman who vanished on December 5, 2015.
According to the sheriff’s office, Akens was scheduled to travel from the Partlow area of Spotsylvania County to Reagan National Airport for a flight home to Arizona. She never checked in for that flight. Two days later, on December 7, her luggage was found along River Road in Spotsylvania County—an unsettling development that deepened concerns and launched a years-long investigation.
Authorities say the case remains open, and detectives continue to review information as it comes in. “Katelin is not just a missing person,” the sheriff’s office said in its public appeal. “She is a daughter, a friend, and a young woman with dreams and a future that was tragically interrupted.” Officials added that her family has faced a decade without answers, and the department remains committed to uncovering the truth.
The sheriff’s office urges anyone with information—no matter how small or seemingly insignificant—to come forward. Investigators say a single tip could help solve the case and bring long-awaited closure to Akens’ family and friends.
Tips can be submitted anonymously through:
🔹 www.p3tips.com
🔹 Spotsylvaniacrimesolvers.org
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