{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66f36463d9f78989f2a01ae0/695be25b29db57949e6a5b7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Disappearance of Relisha Rudd: How an 8-Year-Old Vanished from a D.C. Shelter","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66f36463d9f78989f2a01ae0/1767629294403-92cf35ab-0bfa-454d-8b58-c7b58910224c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In March 2014, <strong>8-year-old Relisha Rudd</strong> vanished while living with her family at a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C. What began as a routine school attendance concern quickly unraveled into a devastating missing-child investigation involving conflicting family accounts, institutional failures, and a shelter employee who was not who he claimed to be.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we walk through the <strong>confirmed timeline</strong> of Relisha’s disappearance — from the last verified sightings, to surveillance footage, police findings, and the disturbing discoveries that followed. We separate what is <strong>documented and verified</strong> from what remains disputed, and examine how Relisha slipped through the cracks of multiple systems meant to protect her.</p><p>Relisha Rudd has never been found.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have any information, please review her official missing persons poster and contact authorities.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <a href=\"https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/remembering-relisha-rudd-10-years-missing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Relisha Rudd – National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/remembering-relisha-rudd-10-years-missing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong></a>&nbsp;</p><p>📞 <strong>Tip lines:</strong></p><ul><li>&nbsp;Metropolitan Police Department (D.C.): 202-265-9100</li><li>&nbsp;NCMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)</li><li>&nbsp;FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI</li></ul>","author_name":"Hayley "}