The disappearance of Alicia Navarro

Something that isn’t talked about enough in this world is missing children. There are thousands and thousands of missing children all over the United Stated with no trace to be found whatsoever. One of these kids are Alicia Navarro.

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Eugene Harris, Journalist

Tim Burosh
Have you heard of the case of the disappearance of Alicia Navarro? Alicia Navarro is a high-functioning Autistic 14-year-old who randomly left her home in Glendale, Arizona in the early morning hours of 9-15-19. She is an honor roll students with no history of running away she is also a huge fan of gaming. She left a little note for her parents that she was leaving but would return. She has since not shown up to school or contacted known friends or family. She is still missing to this day, like many other kids in the world.
Her mother, Jessica Nunez, has been trying any way to find her daughter since her disappearance. She went to many many events and did podcast to spread awareness about her missing daughter. It’s been a little over a year and her mother hasn’t given up. She even went to popular social media platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. According to NBS News, Jessica said, “We just need to find her. And I need to know that she is safe,” Jessica said tearfully. “My girl is out there alone, without me, and now this virus… it’s horrible. I just need her back home.”
Alicia’s mother Jessica turned to TikTok to try and help her and spread awareness about her missing daughter. She currently makes videos explaining how her daughter looks and how she sweet of a person she is and begging for help and for people to spread awareness about her daughter’s disappearance. Jessica’s videos have recently gained popularity and have even gotten over 1.8 million likes with 7o thousand followers within a month of being on the app. Her mother has made the hashtag #findalicianavarro to help and it’s currently getting more known day by day.
Since TikTok is more of a teen app, many teenagers have started their own pages trying to find Alicia as well. The account is only about the disappearance of Alicia Navarro and the account name is “find Alicia Navarro”. The account has 42 videos and most went viral. One of the videos is a clip of Alicia Navarro’s birthday being celebrated with just her mother because Alicia is still missing. That shows her family hasn’t stopped thinking about her and wants her home.
Why did she leave? Nobody knows why she left. Her mother believes she was lured on the internet. TikTokers believe she was kidnapped and forced to write the letter she left before her disappearance. Besides all of that, her mother is staying strong. There is also a $21,000 reward as well. 
Always keep a eye out for things on the internet and don’t ever think it can’t happen to you  because it can happen to anyone. 
Have you seen Alicia Navarro?