TX LINA SARDAR KHIL: Missing from San Antonio, TX - 20 Dec 2021 - Age 3

AMBER Alert issued for 3-year-old San Antonio girl

Lina Sardar Khilwas was last seen around 5 p.m. in the 9400 Block of Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio.

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AMBER Alert issued for 3-year-old out of San Antonio​

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl out of San Antonio on Monday.

San Antonio police are asking for the public's help in finding Lina Sardar Khil who was last seen around 5 p.m. at the 9400 Block of Fredericksburg Road before she was abducted.

Police said Khil has straight, shoulder-length hair and was last seen in a ponytail with a black jacket, red dress, and black shoes.

AMBER Alert issued for 3-year-old girl missing from San Antonio

Lina Sardar Khil was last seen around 5 p.m. Monday night in the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road.

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AMBER Alert issued for 3-year-old girl missing from San Antonio​

Authorities are searching for a three-year-old girl missing from San Antonio.

According to an AMBER Alert issued Monday night, Lina Sardar Khil was last seen around 5 p.m. on the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road. Authorities said she was last seen wearing a black jacket, a red dress, and black shoes. She has straight, shoulder-length hair, last seen in a ponytail.


MEDIA - LINA SARDAR KHIL: Missing from San Antonio, TX since 20 Dec 2021 - Age 3

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Tip from Marshals' Most Wanted fugitive led police to last week's search for Lina Khil

The sudden search last week for the remains of Lina Sadar Khil took most, including her family, by surprise. from afar, we have all watched the digging and se

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Tip from Marshals' Most Wanted fugitive led police to last week's search for Lina Khil
The sudden search last week for the remains of Lina Sadar Khil took most, including her family, by surprise. From afar, we all watched the digging and searching that ended Friday with no body.

Just days before her birthday, a sudden break in the case. FOX San Antonio has uncovered why investigators brought the search for Lina to this greenbelt near where she disappeared.

FOX San Antonio found out through law enforcement sources and friends of the inmate that he's in the Bexar County Jail on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The man, whom we are not identifying since he has not been charged, is no stranger to FOX San Antonio viewers.

Back in 2019, we ran him as the Most Wanted Fugitive for that week after he skipped town following 15 months in prison for smuggling undocumented immigrants. Then on Jan. 30, he was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Back when Lina disappeared, the suspect was living at the same apartment complex with his girlfriend. We are told he would often walk here. On Feb. 14, eyewitnesses reported seeing a prisoner out here with authorities. The next day law enforcement was out in the same area digging. Two days later, equipment was brought in to dig in two locations.

A press release sent later that day stated:

"After two days of following up on a potential lead received, San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) and our partners have exhausted all resources and have determined that the tip was not credible. There are no further updates on this active missing person’s case. SAPD will continue to follow up thoroughly on every tip received, as we continue the search for Lina Khil. SAPD still encourages anyone with any information that might lead us to finding Lina Khil, to come forward and contact our Special Victim’s Unit at 210-207-2313.


But for now, the search at this spot is over. We don't know if SAPD and the FBI are still working with the suspect who, according to sources, who has been worried about being linked to Lina's case for a long time.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Hmm. Would seem a very likely suspect. Smuggling illegals. AGGRAVATED SA of a child. Evil. Awful. And living there.

But then nothing came of it? Did he just want a day out?

One who was on the lam for a year or more and the assaulted a child. Wow. Not someone you'd want in the free world.

I've said before that I read a lot of reviews on this complex. He'd fit right in.

Not a place to leave your kids outside alone and hoping no one does these days.

This family needs answers. Lina needs to be found.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Vanished San Antonio toddler Lina Khil featured in new docuseries

Paramount Plus highlighted missing San Antonio girl Lina Khil in the docuseries, 'Never Seen Again.'

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Missing San Antonio toddler Lina Khil featured in new documentary​

Paramount Plus highlighted the case and investigation of missing San Antonio toddler Lina Khil in the docuseries, Never Seen Again. Lina has been missing since December 20, 2021, last seen at the playground at her family's apartment complex on the city's Northwest Side.

The docuseries Never Seen Again features cases of individuals who simply disappear. Each 30-minute episode includes interviews with family members relieving the final moment before their loved one went missing. For Lina, the series released two episodes regarding her case on March 12.

In the first episode "No Safe Haven P1," the series shared Lina's last moments before going missing and questioned if her disappearance was a mere wandering or sinister abduction. "No Safe Haven P2" explained how Lina's case stalled and shed light on a witness who saw her at the playground.

SAPD said the department will continue to follow up thoroughly on every tip received.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Age progression photo shows missing girl Lina Khil at 6 years old

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children posted a new age progression image of Lina Khil, who disappeared three years ago.

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Age progression photo shows missing girl Lina Khil at 6 years old​

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children posted a new age progression image of Lina Khil, who disappeared three years ago.

The image shows Khil at the age she would be now, 6 years old.


Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $55,000 for information resulting in the arrest or indictment of a suspect accused of any involvement in her disappearance.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Sadly I see no reasons at all to lean in any direction on this one. I also recall the questions of if the age she was reported to be was even correct.

If I lean any direction at all and I really don't, it is that it happened right at the complex and whether that means taking he from there elsewhere or into an apt. or even family and occurred in the complex, I don't know.

The place sounds pretty bad/not so great from back THEN even and I recall a resident pretty darned upset with uncontrolled children mad enough to write a review. Haven't read them since but I think I recall cockroaches, refrigerators not working, and just an overall not great impression of the place.

Naivete maybe to let an alleged THREE year old child be left alone. Family may well be innocent. But family may well also have been highly stressed and all we hear from is dad, never mom.

BUT she may well have been taken. Into a car, into an apartment, who knows.

It could also be someone THEY knew and associated with.

This isn't a world anywhere any longer you can leave a child, especially a three year old, alone for a second. Especially in a place like this and in San Antonio, TX. Or a nine year old. Or 13. Etc. For that matter.

Not a judgment just a sad frickin' fact.

I don't think we've once heard from mom have we? Even through an interpreter in an interview?

There is not enough here to lean any direction. Never has been imo.

 

[Mel70]

Vanished San Antonio toddler Lina Khil featured in new docuseries

Paramount Plus highlighted missing San Antonio girl Lina Khil in the docuseries, 'Never Seen Again.'

www.mysanantonio.com

Missing San Antonio toddler Lina Khil featured in new documentary​

Paramount Plus highlighted the case and investigation of missing San Antonio toddler Lina Khil in the docuseries, Never Seen Again. Lina has been missing since December 20, 2021, last seen at the playground at her family's apartment complex on the city's Northwest Side.

The docuseries Never Seen Again features cases of individuals who simply disappear. Each 30-minute episode includes interviews with family members relieving the final moment before their loved one went missing. For Lina, the series released two episodes regarding her case on March 12.

In the first episode "No Safe Haven P1," the series shared Lina's last moments before going missing and questioned if her disappearance was a mere wandering or sinister abduction. "No Safe Haven P2" explained how Lina's case stalled and shed light on a witness who saw her at the playground.

SAPD said the department will continue to follow up thoroughly on every tip received.

Thank you @SheWhoMustNotBeNamed. I will watch it.

 

[Mel70]

Sadly I see no reasons at all to lean in any direction on this one. I also recall the questions of if the age she was reported to be was even correct.

If I lean any direction at all and I really don't, it is that it happened right at the complex and whether that means taking he from there elsewhere or into an apt. or even family and occurred in the complex, I don't know.

The place sounds pretty bad/not so great from back THEN even and I recall a resident pretty darned upset with uncontrolled children mad enough to write a review. Haven't read them since but I think I recall cockroaches, refrigerators not working, and just an overall not great impression of the place.

Naivete maybe to let an alleged THREE year old child be left alone. Family may well be innocent. But family may well also have been highly stressed and all we hear from is dad, never mom.

BUT she may well have been taken. Into a car, into an apartment, who knows.

It could also be someone THEY knew and associated with.

This isn't a world anywhere any longer you can leave a child, especially a three year old, alone for a second. Especially in a place like this and in San Antonio, TX. Or a nine year old. Or 13. Etc. For that matter.

Not a judgment just a sad frickin' fact.

I don't think we've once heard from mom have we? Even through an interpreter in an interview?

There is not enough here to lean any direction. Never has been imo.

It is sad you can't let kids out of your sight. Like "Mikelle Biggs". She was abducted in broad daylight in 90 seconds. She was never found. Abducted 1999.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Experts explain what goes into age-progressed photo of missing San Antonio girl

Lina Khil disappeared in San Antonio in 2021. An age-progressed photo of Lina, who would now be six, hopes to help bring new leads to the case.

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Experts explain what goes into age-progressed photo of missing San Antonio girl​

NCMEC says their forensic imaging artists use Photoshop to create age-progressed photos.

"They spend maybe six to eight hours with each age-progressed photo, and they get quite attached, our forensic imaging artists, to the child and to the case as they pore over and create these age-progressed photos," Leemie Kahng-Sofer, director of case management with the Missing Children Division at NCMEC, said.

There are a couple of different ways they do them.

"If we're able to collect them, we collect what are called reference photos. Those are photographs of close family members, usually parents, siblings, and they're photographs taken at the age the child would be at the time that we're age-progressing the photo," Kahng-Sofer said.

There are techniques they can use even without reference photos.

"They're going to look at the eyes, the ears, the nose and features, and ultimately, what it is, it's not an exact science, but it is an estimate. It is an estimate really designed to spark recognition," she said.

NCMEC usually does photos every two years after a child goes missing until they turn 18, then every five years. The hope is cases won't be forgotten.

"It's to really keep that community engagement and keep them aware that this little girl is still missing," Kahng-Sofer said.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Experts explain what goes into age-progressed photo of missing San Antonio girl

Lina Khil disappeared in San Antonio in 2021. An age-progressed photo of Lina, who would now be six, hopes to help bring new leads to the case.

www.fox7austin.com

Experts explain what goes into age-progressed photo of missing San Antonio girl​

NCMEC says their forensic imaging artists use Photoshop to create age-progressed photos.

"They spend maybe six to eight hours with each age-progressed photo, and they get quite attached, our forensic imaging artists, to the child and to the case as they pore over and create these age-progressed photos," Leemie Kahng-Sofer, director of case management with the Missing Children Division at NCMEC, said.

There are a couple of different ways they do them.

"If we're able to collect them, we collect what are called reference photos. Those are photographs of close family members, usually parents, siblings, and they're photographs taken at the age the child would be at the time that we're age-progressing the photo," Kahng-Sofer said.

There are techniques they can use even without reference photos.

"They're going to look at the eyes, the ears, the nose and features, and ultimately, what it is, it's not an exact science, but it is an estimate. It is an estimate really designed to spark recognition," she said.

NCMEC usually does photos every two years after a child goes missing until they turn 18, then every five years. The hope is cases won't be forgotten.

"It's to really keep that community engagement and keep them aware that this little girl is still missing," Kahng-Sofer said.

Probably another thing AI will take over.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

'Frustrating': SAPD denies assistance from retired investigators on Lina Sardar Khil case

NCMEC's Team Adam is comprised of retired law enforcement professionals. San Antonio police say they can't share sensitive information with outside organizations.

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'Frustrating': SAPD denies assistance from retired investigators on Lina Sardar Khil case​

A national nonprofit is offering assistance with a local missing child case. However, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is only accepting limited help.

It’s been nearly three years since Lina Sardar Khil disappeared from a playground at her apartment complex in the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road.

Lina was 3-years-old when she vanished, which means she has now been missing almost as long as she's been with her family. In February, the FBI and San Antonio police followed up on a tip that was ultimately deemed "not credible."

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has provided age progression images and social media awareness over the years, but family advocate, Pamela Allen, says she recently learned the nonprofit wanted to be more involved.

“What is just very daunting is looking at the fact that a national agency is asking to be involved in this case and that SAPD is shutting them down … and therefore not allowing the family to use their voice in this case,” Allen said.

NCMEC’s “Team Adam” is made up of retired law enforcement professionals with local, state and national experience. The group works with law enforcement departments on missing person cases to help vet leads, recommend investigation strategies, and offer equipment and resources.

“At this point, Lina’s family is very leery about anything the SAPD is saying,” said Allen. “It's frustrating. They are hoping for fresh eyes to come upon this, they are hoping for new investigators to get involved.”

SAPD denied assistance from Team Adam early on. A spokesperson for the department told KENS 5 they do not share sensitive information about any active missing person case with outside organizations and groups. This policy is meant to protect the integrity of their investigations, SAPD says.

“The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have been helping on this case for a while now. They help distribute information, they assisted with age progression images, etc.,” said the SAPD spokesperson in a statement. “To date, however, we have not requested the help of Team Adam, as this is still an active and open case. Our detectives still follow-up on every lead that comes in.”

Allen believes Lina’s case could benefit from the outside perspective of trusted and experienced law enforcement agents, even if they are retired.

“SAPD did say this is still considered an active investigation,” said Allen. “In the eyes of Lina’s parents, they feel there is nothing active about this. I think it’s time for our laws to be amended so that families now have the ability to say who can be involved and who can’t. Of course, we are looking at agencies who have been vetted that have all this experience in investigations.”

SAPD says two detectives are dedicated to Lina’s case, but they are also supported by the Missing Persons Unit.