Samantha Ellison, 17, went missing from her Tacoma, Washington home on February 22, 2026. She is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, about 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Samantha left on a morning her mother remembers as ordinary, saying she was going shopping, but did not return.

Samantha’s car was found parked at the end of her street with the keys inside. A note in her room said she was leaving and would one day return. About a month after she disappeared, Samantha’s mother received a phone call in which Samantha said she was fine and told her mother not to look for her and to call off the police. Similar messages came from Samantha’s social media accounts, but no verifiable sightings have been confirmed.

Authorities say Samantha could be in the local area or out of state, with Minnesota mentioned as a possible location. If anyone has information on Samantha’s whereabouts or saw her around February 22, 2026, please come forward.