Written by: Sonam Sunner - 27017, Grade VIII
Posted on: 23 January, 2023
The disappearance of a young 15 year old girl on the 16th of march, 2012 is a case that will shock you. A tragic story of Sierra LaMar. Who’s sudden disappearance on the way to her bus stop.
In the morning of 16th march, 2012, Sierra was about to go to the bus stop while her mom was at work. Before she left her house, she posted a quick selfie and posted it online. She got ready and left for the bus. But after not coming home, her mom reported her missing. Sierra LaMar went missing. Then the police searched the surveillance cameras and it showed that Sierra LaMar never reached the bus stop which means Sierra LaMar was kidnapped while leaving her home.
The police then investigated and they found Sierra LaMar’s phone on the side of the road plus a taser from the Safeway attacks. They found all her clothes she was wearing in a bag. The bag was by a house so they talked to the man living there. They did a DNA test on him and found his DNA on the taser and on Sierra clothes. The officers questioned him, asked him what he was doing that day. He simply replied he was fishing and also took the road Sierra LaMar did. He also said after fishing he went to the bank.
So then the officers checked the surveillance cameras and showed him leaving in the morning and the time matched perfectly for Sierra’s kidnapping. They checked the bank's camera and it showed he arrived with mud on his pants. Then the police searched his car. He had a rope in there and the rope had Sierra’s DNA on it and Sierra’s DNA all over the car as well.
After this, the man was sentenced to life in prison. He still won't admit what he did to her nor will he say where she is. So no one really knows yet where Sierra is.
This was a case that really shocked me. How can a person be this heartless? This was a tragic story of Sierra LaMar.
