Name: Krista Daniel
Age: 42 years old
Last Seen: April 22, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Status: Still missing
Case Information
42 year old Krista Daniel was last seen crossing 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan on the night of April 22, 2020. Krista hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
Background
Krista’s husband died a month before she went missing. Described as compassionate and intelligent by loved ones, she has five children between the ages of 2-17 years old.
Disappearance
At 7:30 pm on April 22, 2020, Krista Daniel was captured on surveillance video leaving Olar’s party store and walking across the west bound lanes of 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. She was heading back to her house on Hawthorn.
Krista hasn’t been seen or heard from since. She was reported missing to the Detroit Police Department after she failed to return home.
Investigation
Krista went to Olar’s party store on the night of April 22 to get some money from a family friend, and had planned to head back home after.
Police believe Krista may have been beaten, shot, and put in the back of a car in the area of 8 Mile Road and Hawthorne Street.
Krista’s mother told CBS News she believes her daughter was murdered, and that people with information are too afraid to come forward.
“I’m 70 years old. I need to find my daughter and bury her. And know she’s safe. And her children need a place to mourn her.”
Whereabouts
The location of Krista Daniel, as well as the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, remains unknown.
Appearance
White female with grey/partially grey hair and green eyes. Krista stands 5’4 and weights 130 pounds.
Krista has a mole on her left eyebrow, a scar on her right arm, a linear scar on her abdomen, and a tattoo of “Charlie” and a cross on her right ankle.
Clothing & Accessories:
Krista was last seen wearing a teal winter coat, a brown hoodie, blue jeans, and brown boots. She was carrying a blue bag.
She was last seen with her hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Krista Daniel please contact Detroit’s 11th Precinct at (313) 596-1140, or Crime Stoppers at (800) SPEAK-UP.
Crime Stoppers if offering a $2,500 reward for information in her case. Your tip can remain anonymous.
Resources & Further Information
Krista Lynn Daniel – NamUS
Media Links
Search Continues for Missing Woman Detroit Police Believe May Have Been Assaulted, Shot – FOX2
Family Searching For Answers 1 Year After Woman’s Disappearance in Detroit – Click On Detroit
Search Parties Continue For Missing Detroit Mother of 5 Last Seen Crossing Eight Mile – FOX2
Michigan Mom Pleading For Answers 3 Years After Her Daughter Went Missing – CBS News
Videos & Flyers
Did she collect money that was due to her , or that she had to repay a loan from a loan shark , and how much was involved ? .
What makes her mother believe that she was murdered , and for what reason ? .