ALABAMA — The Auburn Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Aniah Haley Blanchard who was reported missing by her family on October 24, 2019.
Auburn and Montgomery Police as well as nine other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies working on the case are operating as a task force. Evidence from within Aniah Blanchard’s vehicle, recovered in Montgomery, was examined by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and has ‘now determined that she was harmed and is considered to be a victim of foul play,’ police said Thursday.
She is the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris.
On Friday, Oct. 25, at 6:15 p.m., Aniah Haley Blanchard’s vehicle was located at an apartment complex in the 6100 block of Boardwalk Boulevard in Montgomery, Alabama. Members of the Auburn Police Division, as well as the Montgomery Police Department, responded after receiving notification from a citizen. While the vehicle has been recovered, Blanchard has not been located. The investigation continues regarding her disappearance.
Upon the vehicle’s recovery, damage had occurred from the time it was last seen on Wednesday, Oct. 23, just before midnight in Auburn and its recovery in Montgomery on Oct. 25. Anyone having information regarding the whereabouts of the vehicle between the 23rd and the 25th or witnessed an accident or other collision involving this vehicle is urged to contact the Auburn Police Division Detective Section at 334-501-3140 or the anonymous tip line at 334-246-1391.
