Finding out my niece was using black tar heroin was devastating to our whole family but you can't imagine how heartwrenching it was when she was reported missing by her husband. Seeing the missing person poster on Facebook made everything more real and us more desperate to find her.
We didn't know if she was dead or alive. Maybe she overdosed and nobody found her body yet. We just didn't know. Sharing the poster online and door to door helped get her image of there just in case. At the time the missing person poster was created my niece was being raped by the first of 7 johns. She was forced into prostitution to protect her children. Rueban continuously told her he knew where she lived and would hurt the children if she tried to run. My niece was a victim of human trafficking. Her perpetrators was so called friends.
Not knowing was the worst part. She resurfaced almost 70 hours after she was reported missing. Our family went through 96 hours of hell but considering what she went through she was the lucky one. I still search Backpage and see these young women with empty expressions. How many are in situations like my niece was? Is their face also on a missing person poster somewhere?
It was heartwarming seeing friends and relatives share her picture on their wall. The more her face was out there the more likely she would be found. So now when I come across a missing person poster online I look at it and share it because maybe I can help by saving a life by sharing. My niece and family was lucky, we got her back. She is almost 4 weeks heroin free now and has her kids with her. She is safe and well.
I made a promise that I would no longer bypass a missing person poster and I'm keeping that promise.
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