Caleta White, 18: Boarded A Bus To See BF In 2006 & Vanished
Her boyfriend, a man with a criminal history, reportedly gave inconsistent statements to police.
By the time they were months into the investigation into Caleta White, it was reported that authorities were already confronted with inconsistent information from people who knew the missing 18-year-old. On August 21, 2006, Rhonda White last saw her daughter, who told her she planned to take a bus from Auburn, Washington, to Tukwila, approximately 20 minutes away. Caleta was on her way to visit her boyfriend, and according to authorities, she was seen riding Metro Bus No. 128. What happened later remains a mystery.
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Caleta’s Mother Pleads For Answers
Caleta was reportedly close with her loved ones, who insisted she wasn’t the type of person who didn’t check in. When she didn’t call her mother, Rhonda became worried.
“She gave me a kiss and a hug and told me, ‘I’ll see you, Mom. I love you. I’ll call you.’ It’s been hard, very hard,” Rhonda said. “I’m still waiting for her call. I still hope to hear her voice again. I know that she is still alive. All I’m asking for is for someone to bring her back to me. I know she is still out there. I’m not giving up hope.”
More About Caleta’s Boyfriend & Their Dispute
The teen was reportedly looking forward to her senior year at Auburn High School, and according to her mother, she lived on her cell phone just like other kids her age. According to authorities, there was no movement or activity on her mobile phone, and reports stated that investigators believed Caleta White met with foul play.
“She got a phone call from her boyfriend, and left the home after that on a metro bus to the home in the Tukwila area. That was pretty much the last time she was seen by family,” explains Detective William Sundqvist with the Auburn Police Department. Sundqvist told Q13 Fox News in 2014 that Caleta met her boyfriend five months before her disappearance while waiting for a bus home.
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“He befriended her, they started talking, she became smitten with him,” he said. “She hadn’t really had a boyfriend before. He was a little bit older, she was eighteen, and they became boyfriend and girlfriend.” Then, just two months before Caleta White disappeared, police received a 911 call regarding a dispute between the teen and her boyfriend.
“During this dispute, it came out that her boyfriend was actually acting as her pimp, prostituting her in downtown Seattle,” said Sundqvist.
Details Are Unclear, & The Boyfriend Remains Unnamed Publicly
While there are several reports about Caleta White and her missing-person case, it is still unclear whether she made it to Tukwila to see her boyfriend. He has not been named in reports, but it has been noted that he has a criminal history, and police claimed he gave them inconsistent statements about the teen’s whereabouts. It was also included that Caleta may have traveled to Detroit, Michigan, or Tacoma, Washington. Foul play is suspected, but the boyfriend hasn’t been named as a suspect or a person of interest publicly.
A Facebook Page was set up for Caleta White and her missing person case; you can visit that here.
Caleta White: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Caleta White stood 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 83 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair with red tips and brown eyes. Her nose and both ears are pierced. Caleta’s nickname is “KK,” and she was last seen wearing a yellow Adidas jacket, blue jeans, yellow boots, and earrings. She would be 33 years old at the time of this publication.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Auburn Police Department at (253) 931-3080, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST), Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or their local authorities. Her APD agency case number is 06-10671.
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Sources
Seattle Times
Facebook Page
NamUs
The Charley Project
Case Number: 06-10671
Agency: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Phone: 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
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