Friday, December 20, 2019
Disappearance of Arianna Fitts
Arianna Fitts and her mother Nicole Fitts were reported missing on April 5, 2016, in San Francisco, California. However, Nicole Fitts was last seen on April 1, 2016 and Arianna had not been seen since mid-February 2016. Arianna Fitts is still missing, while her mother's body was discovered buried in McLaren Park on April 8.
The Fitts: Both mother and daughter have ties to San Mateo, Oakland, Fresno, Santa Cruz and Silcon Valley and regularly visited Southern California.
Background: Family members of the Fitts alerted San Francisco Police on April 5, 2016 that Nicole and Arianna Fitts were missing and Nicole Fitts was last seen on April 1. She was believed to have traveled from her job at a Best Buy store on Harrison Street via a Municipal Railway Vehicle on the Third Street Corridor around 9:45 pm, wearing a blue Best Buy shirt. Her daughter Arianna, was last seen in late February in Oakland, California. On April 8, a gardener in the John McLaren Park discovered a large piece of wood resting behind a clump of ivy covered bushes with an odd silver character painted on it. Underneath the wood, the body of Nicole Fitts was discovered in a fetal position, in an uncovered, but previously covered by the wood, shallow grave. After her body was discovered, police focused their attention on the individuals who watched Arianna while her mother commuted 2 hours to go to work.
Search for missing child: Efforts are ongoing to locate the missing toddler. The police investigated homes in Emeryville, Oakland, and Daly City, California and cited that those who had last seen Fitts were uncooperative with the initial interview process. Police identified three people of interest at a press conference, who were named as Helena and Devin Martin and Siolo Hearne. The sisters of Nicole Fitts told media outlets that they still believe that Arianna is alive, and one told reporters that she believed; "Someone wanted Arianna as their own." The family created a website to highlight the search, and offered a $10,000 USD reward to anyone with information that may help them locate Arianna. Best Buy also offered a $10,000 USD reward for direct information regarding Arianna.
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