Above: Kamelia Spencer in 1999 (left) and an age-progressed image to 14, circa 2011 (right)

Kamelia Marie Spencer

Last seen in Palmdale, California on December 20, 1999

Vital statistics: Biracial (white/unknown) female. Born on January 7, 1997. Brown hair, brown eyes. Was two at the time.

NCIC number: M-920676479

Circumstances: She was abducted by her non-custodial father, Derek Spencer, and her non-custodial paternal grandmother, Helen Barbara Gruning. Photos and vital statistics for them are posted below. She was in foster care at the time of her abduction; she was abducted from a carnival on a supervised visit. FBI warrants for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution were issued for both of them on October 27, 2000. They may be in Las Vegas, or they may have left the country. Caution is advised.


Above: Derek Spencer in 1999

Vital statistics: White male. Born on July 16, 1972. Sandy blond hair, green eyes. He has his first name tattooed on his forearm or left shoulder. He may use the last name "Gruning." Was twenty-seven at the time. CAUTION ADVISED - DEREK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.


Above: Helen Gruning in 1999

Vital statistics: White female. Born on April 24, 1947. Red hair, green eyes. She often wears wigs. Was fifty-two at the time. CAUTION ADVISED - HELEN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

If you have any information as to Kamelia's whereabouts, please contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 323-890-5500. Any information received can be kept confidential.


Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
The Doe Network
Los Angeles County Missing Children
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
California Missing Persons Registry
Our Missing Children

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