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

 

[GrandmaBear]

No. Again, it's poor writing. The last confirmed sighting has not changed.

It's just over a mile to the parking lot that they're using. It makes sense that they would use this public parking lot near a wooded area to search, IMO.

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It is the closest wooded areas to her apartment complex.

This parking lot is also very near the area where the FBI was searching last week with their dive teams.

The focus of the FBI search was up in the upper left corner of this map. (End point is still the parking lot where they're meeting for this search.)

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Thanks. This is what I was looking at last night too so it confirms I was looking at the right med center. It made it clear to me that the mention that the mother saw her disappear from sight at the apartments cannot be the same place as this med center sighting and that's what I was trying to understand--which came first and what was last or if they were referring to the same sighting, which they are not.

It may not be far but it was clear to me no one at the apartment complex would be able to see this medical center or Linda from the apartment complex as it is too far for that. It's also a very long way for a child to walk and boy I wish we knew her age because for instance a 6 year old might think they know enough to try to go somewhere and to follow a street or path but a 3 year old is not so likely to know a route.

There has been no mention of vehicles has there?

I still wonder who saw her or how she was seen, when and if she was alone. Forgive me if this is known and/or I missed it but I saw no information that answers those questions.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I still wonder who saw her or how she was seen, when and if she was alone. Forgive me if this is known and/or I missed it but I saw no information that answers those questions.

She was NOT seen at/near the medical center.
There is no information to answer those questions because she was not seen there.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Lina was last seen, by her mother, playing at the playground of her apartment complex.
She may have actually been seen running up/down stairs and/or near a parking lot of her apartment complex.

The medical center is "near" Lina's apartment complex, 1-2 miles, depending on which area of the medical center.
Therefore, Lina being seen at her apartment complex IS being seen "near" the medical center.
There is NO information that Lina was actually seen at or very near the premises of the medical center.
The article I posted was poor writing / poor reporting to use the words like that.

Other searches have been done "near" the medical center because it is the largest wooded area close to Lina's apartment complex.
It is being used as a landmark.
"Where did she disappear from?" - - "Her apartment complex." - - "Well, where's that??" - - "Oh, it's near the medical center."

 

[GrandmaBear]

She was NOT seen at/near the medical center.
There is no information to answer those questions because she was not seen there.

Well then I give up because I think I had it straight until I saw this in the article quoted in post #130 right at the outset:

"It's now been nearly a month since 3-year-old Lina Khil was last seen near the medical center." Emphasis added by me. Not by the apartment complex, not by the street, the playground, etc. but by the medical center. And of course they said "last seen" as well. Of course this stood out and when finding out it was how far away it made less sense. So it's not true at all then?

This is what totally threw me off of what I thought I had a good handle on. That's not even poor reporting then if not true, it is p*ss poor incorrect and irresponsible reporting.

The funny thing is there have been people calling for the med offices and buildings, etc. to be searched and that was some time ago so where did that come from? Probably similar remarks in news reporting I'd now have to guess.

 

[RoundPeg]

Well then I give up because I think I had it straight until I saw this in the article quoted in post #130 right at the outset:

"It's now been nearly a month since 3-year-old Lina Khil was last seen near the medical center." Emphasis added by me. Not by the apartment complex, not by the street, the playground, etc. but by the medical center. And of course they said "last seen" as well. Of course this stood out and when finding out it was how far away it made less sense. So it's not true at all then?

This is what totally threw me off of what I thought I had a good handle on. That's not even poor reporting then if not true, it is p*ss poor incorrect and irresponsible reporting.

The funny thing is there have been people calling for the med offices and buildings, etc. to be searched and that was some time ago so where did that come from? Probably similar remarks in news reporting I'd now have to guess.

If we're talking about the same article it says near (not that far away) the medical center. If you read down it says she was seen on the playground.

 

[Guess Who]

Well then I give up because I think I had it straight until I saw this in the article quoted in post #130 right at the outset:

"It's now been nearly a month since 3-year-old Lina Khil was last seen near the medical center." Emphasis added by me. Not by the apartment complex, not by the street, the playground, etc. but by the medical center. And of course they said "last seen" as well. Of course this stood out and when finding out it was how far away it made less sense. So it's not true at all then?

This is what totally threw me off of what I thought I had a good handle on. That's not even poor reporting then if not true, it is p*ss poor incorrect and irresponsible reporting.

The funny thing is there have been people calling for the med offices and buildings, etc. to be searched and that was some time ago so where did that come from? Probably similar remarks in news reporting I'd now have to guess.

except underline the word "near". She lives near it. It doesn't say "at" the medical center.

 

[kdg411]

Search continues for missing 3-year-old, Lina Khil

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About 50 volunteers joined up with the group Search and Rescue SATX Saturday morning wearing heavy gear, ready to search creek beds in the Medical Center while enduring cold and strong winds.

“Unfortunately the wind is too high to bring our dog out so it’ll just be boots on the ground searches,” said Nina Glass, Co-director, Search and Rescue SATX.

 

[GrandmaBear]

except underline the word "near". She lives near it. It doesn't say "at" the medical center.

I get all that but when they say near the medical center a mile away versus near her own apartment complex or playground where she was(!) it puts her nearer to one than the other or it is a pretty stupid thing to say and way to put it. So she LEFT the complex area? But I'm told she didn't and I'm wrong. Then they shouldn't say that. I can't always explain right but these are reporters that make it sound like she left the apartment complex and was closer to something a mile away.

Even though we don't know much or much is verified, I had no such confusion until seeing that. I figured oh, they know something, they learned something new, I was excited that they had a direction, sighting etc., and that's not the case? I know what is a mile away from here is and I know how many places I would have to pass.

I get the staging searches, etc. there, I do not get placing her there if she wasn't or they don't know that.

Where I am at is a city only 2 miles long. I know how far half of that would be and that's significant for a child. It is as much as saying she wandered quite a ways from the apartment complex and let's not forget, a 3 year old right.... Yah.

Just irritated that a child is missing and the info put out is not even correct!! In Linda's first video and those of others, THEY pointed out that giving an age of 3 might have some people who saw her dismissing it if they thought the child they saw was older. And now this. Is it so much to expect reporters to get it a bit more accurate?

This isn't at you or anyone, I just despair sometimes with it all. So news covers it, often it is upset they don't get it out there or cover it, but then they do this... It isn't only this case. And it isn't only this country...

ANYWHO, man the Bills are kicking the Patriots ARSE. I LOVE THAT.

 

[Regina]

Thank you. So she wasn't seen last at the playground. And not last when the mom saw her disappear from sight then either but by this med center was last. This is what I was trying to determine. And second would be how she was sighted by the med center (i.e., camera or person, etc.).

It is confusing and that gets me stuck (clearly) not understanding but trying to.

Yeah, they still say too that S. Morphew went missing on a bike ride (the news) when there was no bike ride. Of course though in that case I know the case well so it doesn't confuse me. This one I don't know as well and it's a newer case with info just coming out. I wish they wouldn't keep on with narratives that are not fact.

You know, I do seem to remember something about searches associated with a medical center and so that- together with the “near where last seen” does stir my curiosity, and you’re right that we don’t know the ‘how or by whom’ of the last sighting...I mean, there’s the mother’s last sighting but then it sounds to me like it’s some other way that it’s known she went at least as far the parking lot...

 

[GrandmaBear]

You know, I do seem to remember something about searches associated with a medical center and so that- together with the “near where last seen” does stir my curiosity, and you’re right that we don’t know the ‘how or by whom’ of the last sighting...I mean, there’s the mother’s last sighting but then it sounds to me like it’s some other way that it’s known she went at least as far the parking lot...

Thank you. Yes, there seems to be information filtering in or something from somewhere in, for instance, the news, that is not to my knowledge from nor confirmed by LE. It is confusing and yet stated like it is fact. I keep thinking I missed something and I put it down to that, but I don't think it is me. I've never seen it confirmed what the last sighting of her was nor by whom or what. Nor where for that matter. Other than first, she went missing from the playground. And now the statement of "near the med center" being last and supposedly that is not correct. And last sightings often change as investigation continues and video cams are looked at etc.

I imagine a med center has video cams. Maybe that has something to do with something but something still led that way if so imo.

Here is what I've come to. There is something about this medical facility and a possible or actual sighting near there, not near the apartments. It has not been officially stated but is leaking out somewhere by someone or to someone OR is rumor news is picking up from somewhere. And I don't mean as a staging area.

I give up for the moment of trying to figure it out as it is frustrating. It does, if true, give some hope that they know something further that is not being "officially" shared.

 

[Regina]

Thank you. Yes, there seems to be information filtering in or something from somewhere in, for instance, the news, that is not to my knowledge from nor confirmed by LE. It is confusing and yet stated like it is fact. I keep thinking I missed something and I put it down to that, but I don't think it is me. I've never seen it confirmed what the last sighting of her was nor by whom or what. Nor where for that matter. Other than first, she went missing from the playground. And now the statement of "near the med center" being last and supposedly that is not correct. And last sightings often change as investigation continues and video cams are looked at etc.

I imagine a med center has video cams. Maybe that has something to do with something but something still led that way if so imo.

Here is what I've come to. There is something about this medical facility and a possible or actual sighting near there, not near the apartments. It has not been officially stated but is leaking out somewhere by someone or to someone OR is rumor news is picking up from somewhere. And I don't mean as a staging area.

I give up for the moment of trying to figure it out as it is frustrating. It does, if true, give some hope that they know something further that is not being "officially" shared.

Well, I’m disappointed with LE as to what has shared. Specifically, at the first press conference, the chief stated that the“preliminary” info is (basically) the mother left, came back, no Lina. In the second press conference, never mind clarification or changes to that info, the matter of how events unfolded wasn’t even addressed...
Bottom line, you’re not alone; I’m also confused and frustrated!

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

'It's urgent' | Volunteer team searches northwest side creeks for missing girl

Nearly four weeks have passed since three-year-old Lina Sardar Khil was last seen at her northwest side apartment complex.

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'It's urgent' | Volunteer team searches northwest side creeks for missing girl​

A San Antonio father is not giving up hope and joins in the exhaustive search for his missing daughter.

On Sunday morning, volunteers searched in green belts on the northwest side in Leon Valley trying to find missing three-year-old Lina Sardar Khil.

Lina was last seen at the Villas Del Cabo apartment complex at Fredericksburg and Bluemel Road on December 20.


The volunteer group searched an area about three miles away from where Lina was last seen.

Nearly four weeks have passed, and despite no sign of Lina’s whereabouts, volunteers keep trying.

“The weather, the elements, everything adds up to...we’ve got to find her. It’s urgent, extremely urgent,” Frank Trevino said. Trevino has led several searches for Lina Sardar Khil since she went missing.

Trevino and many others have walked alongside Lina’s father Riaz—hoping to bring this little girl home.

“I think the city pretty much has adopted Lina, mentally, physically, they’re providing support and doing what they can,” he said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

New clue in search for missing three-year-old Lina Sardar Khil

Lina's family shared a photo taken the day the girl disappeared, almost one month ago.

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New clue in search for missing three-year-old Lina Sardar Khil​

There is a brand-new clue in the case of a missing 3-year-old. A representative for the family, Pamela Allen, shared a new photo with KENS 5. She said the photo was taken of Lina Sardar Khil the same day she vanished.


"I hear the chief saying we are not looking at her as a criminal investigation yet," she said. "I appreciate that. However, the fact she hasn't been found would lead me to believe that it needs to be looked at as a criminal investigation. Almost the proof of not finding her is proof that something has gone wrong."

As for the picture, Allen said that was the outfit Lina was wearing along with the jewelry. The bracelets are blue plastic and gold-tone. She was wearing an article around her neck known as the 'taweez' that has verses from the Quran.

Missing Lina Khil seen wearing red dress, photo taken day of disappearance

SAN ANTONIO -The 3-year-old little girl has been missing for almost a month after disappearing from playground of the northwest side apartment complex where she lives with her family. Search continues for missing 3-year-old, Lina Khil. Capture. PNG. New photos of Lina Khil were shared by her...

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New photos of Lina Khil were shared by her family on Tuesday, one photo (on the left) was taken on the tragic day the innocent girl went missing.

The image of the toddler shows Lina in a red dress she was wearing when she went missing. She was also wearing blue and gold tone plastic bracelets, a necklace, earrings, and a gold hair clip.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well, I’m disappointed with LE as to what has shared. Specifically, at the first press conference, the chief stated that the“preliminary” info is (basically) the mother left, came back, no Lina. In the second press conference, never mind clarification or changes to that info, the matter of how events unfolded wasn’t even addressed...
Bottom line, you’re not alone; I’m also confused and frustrated!

I so agree. To this day, her age is debated, last sighting and more. It doesn't help imo. It is confusing and very frustrating as you say.

The pic in the red dress I saw a couple of days ago. People were speculating if the bracelets were real gold and more and perhaps it was why she was taken (theft/gold). I note in here they say they are plastic. It just goes to show the confusion that results when info is not shared, at least BASIC info. Not that the investigation should be compromised but some things held back don't help in some cases imo. I'm sure erring on the side of caution the general way for some is to withhold all info but it can create more confusion, false tips, etc. imo. At least give some BASIC info. NOW it is said the bracelets are plastic... I'm not one who wondered but I saw a lot of conversation about it. It also makes it sound as if this picture was just released today but it is not the first time I have seen it. And I don't even go look anywhere for cases or at them lately, I don't have the time so if I encountered it, it just goes to show it's been out and about already if I came across it.

This child in this pic looks about 7 to me. She could be the far side of 5. Not that a person can accurately say. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion.

5 is far enough from age 3. 7 is a far cry from people watching for a sighting of a 3 year old. So again, has LE even tried to narrow down or make the age a bit clearer? Height? Etc.?

They also seem to have no leads at least insofar as they have not found her and there is no hint of a perp after almost a full month.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

One-month mark since Lina Kihl's disappearance leads to sad anniversary for family

SAN ANTONIO - Three-year-old Lina Khil disappeared from the Villas del Cabo apartments on Fredericksburg Road exactly one month ago today - on Dec. 20th. Today, friends came up with an idea to help distract her father, Riaz, from the sad anniversary.

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One-month mark since Lina Kihl's disappearance leads to sad anniversary for family
Three-year-old Lina Khil disappeared from the Villas del Cabo apartments on Fredericksburg Road exactly one month ago today - on Dec. 20th.

Today, friends came up with an idea to help distract her father, Riaz, from the sad anniversary.

"In order to get him to not focus on that and not be so sad, I asked him and other members of the Afghan community to come and help me take some stuff out of storage," says Pamela Allen, CEO of Eagles Flight, which has helped organize search parties for Lina.

"I knew today was going to be hard. We’re at the month mark and still no Lina and no leads, nothing as to her disappearance."

That's what prompted Allen to spring into action.

"He’s helping me deliver furniture to other Afghan families on this anniversary of his daughter’s disappearance," she says.

Lina turns four on Feb. 20. The family hopes she's home safe before then, but they're prepared to search for as long as it takes.

"It’s a very bad situation," says Riaz Khil through interpreter Lawang Mangal. "We don’t have any happiness. We don’t enjoy anything. We are in a state of sorrow and sadness."

Riaz Khil can barely remember what life was like before Lina vanished.

"Our life has totally changed," he says before helping load chairs and a desk onto a truck. "Lina was the light for our family."

There's still $150,000 in reward money available for information leading to an arrest in this case.

The family has this message to share with the community: "Pray for Lina to come back home."

The Khils are also expecting a baby in five months. They desperately want the newborn to know their oldest child - and issued this plea to anyone who might have been involved in her disappearance:

"Feel our pain and give us our child back to us."

 

[GrandmaBear]

My heart 100 percent pours out to her family.

I wish it would be clarified however as to her age and if it is verified and now a birth date too? Can LE in this case at least do that? Here we are with now we do have a birth date and a claim she will be four years old NEXT month so she is three? This child as has been discussed does not look anywhere near this age and again, putting that out there will perhaps have someone dismissing a sighting as not her. Perhaps this is her accurate age, we can't be sure I guess through now, but if it is, LE needs to confirm that to the public imo as most think otherwise.

 

[Regina]

I so agree. To this day, her age is debated, last sighting and more. It doesn't help imo. It is confusing and very frustrating as you say.

The pic in the red dress I saw a couple of days ago. People were speculating if the bracelets were real gold and more and perhaps it was why she was taken (theft/gold). I note in here they say they are plastic. It just goes to show the confusion that results when info is not shared, at least BASIC info. Not that the investigation should be compromised but some things held back don't help in some cases imo. I'm sure erring on the side of caution the general way for some is to withhold all info but it can create more confusion, false tips, etc. imo. At least give some BASIC info. NOW it is said the bracelets are plastic... I'm not one who wondered but I saw a lot of conversation about it. It also makes it sound as if this picture was just released today but it is not the first time I have seen it. And I don't even go look anywhere for cases or at them lately, I don't have the time so if I encountered it, it just goes to show it's been out and about already if I came across it.

This child in this pic looks about 7 to me. She could be the far side of 5. Not that a person can accurately say. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion.

5 is far enough from age 3. 7 is a far cry from people watching for a sighting of a 3 year old. So again, has LE even tried to narrow down or make the age a bit clearer? Height? Etc.?

They also seem to have no leads at least insofar as they have not found her and there is no hint of a perp after almost a full month.

Plenty of times, in retrospect, I’ve wondered why LE hadn’t been more forthcoming with info. I mean, I think all of us here understand that some info should be kept confidential, but I’m at a loss as to why LE wouldn’t share everything they’ve learned about the last sightings of a missing child!
Speaking of sightings and the video of the neighbor who said she saw Lina playing when she got home from work, as I recall, the neighbor was standing near an especially large tree, and so I wonder whether that’s the same “big” tree referenced in the article, ‘A Piece of My Heart’. Bigger question, was this sighting before or after the mother’s?

 

[GrandmaBear]

Plenty of times, in retrospect, I’ve wondered why LE hadn’t been more forthcoming with info. I mean, I think all of us here understand that some info should be kept confidential, but I’m at a loss as to why LE wouldn’t share everything they’ve learned about the last sightings of a missing child!
Speaking of sightings and the video of the neighbor who said she saw Lina playing when she got home from work, as I recall, the neighbor was standing near an especially large tree, and so I wonder whether that’s the same “big” tree referenced in the article, ‘A Piece of My Heart’. Bigger question, was this sighting before or after the mother’s?

Exactly. I'm sure everyone here understands and never wants an investigation compromised, especially with a missing child, but they often don't even give out basic harmless information that they have!! I think they go overboard in releasing nothing, some of them anyhow when they should be imo saying what info can we put out that is harmless but may help the case so why not? I also don't think they ask themselves if I do release this info, COULD it help find/him her?

I think this age thing is HUGE. I'm going to tell you a true story and it may seem minor but it bothers me greatly. This summer I saw a girl who looked to me like one missing that we all know of here. I wasn't close enough to see eye color or anything but let's just say there was something about her looks that not all children would share although it is nothing entirely unusual but certainly not everyday or typical either. It was a glimpse, not just a second but not a minute either, maybe 15 or so seconds tops and she was moving away as that time passed. She wasn't with anyone or restrained in any manner. In fact I felt maybe someone should be with her as she was alone but it was at an event and there will always be parents who let a kid/s go off to the bathroom or to get an ice cream by themselves thinking there are kids and people all over at a local event, they will be fine. But she was fine and seemed to be heading back towards an area of people/campers.

I thought no, no way. You see I decided she was I thought a bit taller and likely just a bit older than the missing girl. She also was in the wrong state far away from home and in no way restrained.

I can still tell you what she was wearing for the most part although specifics not so much. Her hair was right but I wasn't sure if it was how it would look six months later and photos we have seen on YT etc. are debatable as to when they were taken. Time had passed also, six months approx. Her height I wasn't sure entirely but we can't see these children, just photos, and quite often they give a height of what fits most that age... The place was wrong but the event I was at, well it's hard to explain but I thought it might make sense, just an off far fetched chance though... It also was a people filled event and she caught no one else's notice so I'm probably wrong and it's not like I had glasses on or could see details. She wasn't next to me but not a mile away either. I told myself it couldn't be. To be continued in another post...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Representative for Lina Sardar Khil's family urging people to continue spreading the word of her disappearance

Pamela Allen with Eagles Flight has been a representative for Lina's family. SAPD, the FBI and local search organizations are still on the case.

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Representative for Lina Sardar Khil's family urging people to continue spreading the word of her disappearance​

The Amber Alert for Lina Sardar Khil is no longer in effect, but the FBI, the San Antonio Police Department and local search organizations are still on the case.

Pamela Allen with Eagles Flight has been a representative for Lina's family. She joined us on Eyewitness News This Morning, sharing the importance of how people should continue spreading the word about the missing 3-year-old girl.

When we asked about Lina's family, Allen said, "They're not doing very well. Every day is another day without their baby. Every day they are having to deal with this loss."

Lina's father described her as the "light of the family and there's just darkness and sadness in their home," Allen said.

Volunteers are continuing to aid in the search. Allen said the community's response has been "tremendous" as "Americans, Afghanis, all joined together."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Nothing found in Fredericksburg after SAPD receives new tip in Lina Khil’s disappearance, officials say

The hope is that sharing details about the specific clothing and jewelry she had on can help in the search.

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Nothing found in Fredericksburg after SAPD receives new tip in Lina Khil’s disappearance, officials say​

The search for missing 3-year-old Lina Khil extended to Fredericksburg after San Antonio police say they received a tip regarding her disappearance.

On Friday, SAPD told KSAT that it had reached out to police in Fredericksburg to follow up on the tip, but nothing was found.

The department released the following statement:

“SAPD’s Missing Persons Unit received a tip regarding Lina. The Unit contacted law enforcement in Fredericksburg to advise them of the tip and to seek their assistance in looking into the tip. Unfortunately, nothing was found and Lina continues an active missing persons case.”