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(CLEVELAND) - Cleveland police and the FBI are offering a $22,500 reward for information on the disappearance of 14 year old Alianna Defreeze. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says remains of a young black girl recovered from a home on Sunday at 9412 Fuller Avenue have not yet been positively identified as those of Defreeze.
Alianna was last seen on video surveillance on Thursday, January 26, at approximately 6:50 a.m. exiting a Regional Transit Authority bus at E. 93rd Street and Kinsman Avenue. Alianna’s mother contacted police after being notified by the school that her daughter was not in attendance that day. Around 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, officers searched an abandoned home on Fuller Avenue and located the body of a young black girl. Police said the remains are consistent with the description of Alianna.
Police are asking that anyone who was in the area of East 93rd Street and Kinsman Avenue, including residents, passing motorists or pedestrians, who may recall seeing Alianna is asked to contact law enforcement immediately at 216-623-5464 or Crimestoppers at 216-252-7463 (or text message: text TIP657 plus your message to Crimes 274637). Tips may be provided anonymously.