Lakeisha Nichole Archie was 22 when she vanished in Sidney, Ohio, after walking from her residence near Park and Buckeye streets to her mother’s home on Pomeroy Avenue on the evening of August 5, 2002. She left after borrowing movies and last told her mother she loved her; that was the last confirmed sighting.

Her family grew concerned when regular calls stopped and she failed to show up for work. The borrowed movies were never recovered and there were no obvious signs of foul play at her apartment. Law enforcement has described the disappearance as suspicious and the Sidney Police Department continues to list her as missing.

At the time she disappeared Lakeisha was described as a Black female, 5 feet 5 inches, about 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes and distinct tattoos including Lakeisha on the right side of her neck, a black panther on her left forearm, and claw marks on each breast. Investigators have interviewed acquaintances including an on-again, off-again boyfriend but no direct connection to the disappearance has been established.

If anyone knew Lakeisha, saw her on August 5, 2002, or has information that could help, please come forward to the Sidney Police Department.