12/02/2022
โWe are asking everyone to search their ๏ฟผbarnsโฆ.. Search their property or their carsโฆ. for Athena.โ
Wise county sheriffs office is asking everyone within a 20 mile vicinity of Paradise, Texas to look for the missing 7-year-old who disappeared Wednesday evening from her home.
Police say all s*x offenders in the area have been questioned - that has not given police any clear leads.
The Wise County Sheriff's Office says they are transitioning from a search with an investigation to an investigation with a search as they look for Athena Strand.
Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin says at this time they do not suspect foul play, but it could be a possibility.
"We have to keep looking, we have to keep digging and following up on every lead," said Chief Deputy Craig Johnson.
Athenaโs biological mother showed up to Fridayโs news conference. She didnโt want to talk on camera but says sheโs desperate to have her daughter home.
Now, the focus of the case has shifted to an investigation with some targeted searching as leads develop.
Sheriff Akin says that means his office will have more resources.
"The FBI is helping us with digital resources and investigative support," he said.
Akin says the girl's stepmother was the only adult home at the time of her disappearance. The father was on his way to South Texas for a deer hunting trip when he was told what happened.
The Wise County Sheriff's Office says both of the girlโs parents and the stepmother have cooperated throughout the process. Akin said he did not recall any previous calls to the home.
It sure sounds like they have covered a lot of ground in this investigation but police have very few, if zero, leads.
Police need a break in this case!!
A 7 year old just doesnโt go out at night alone and disappear!!
So so troubling.
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