Keir Johnson & 8-Month-Old Daughter: Vanished Before Beach Trip In 2017
Keir's car was found abandoned two weeks later.
*Update* Keir’s ex-boyfriend, 46-year-old Carlos A Johnson, Jr., was arrested in February 2025 (they happened to share the same last name but were not married). Carlos is the father of Chloe. The case is ongoing, and Keir and Chloe remain unlocated.
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A quick trip to the beach has been at the center of two missing persons cases in Virginia. It’s been years since the family and friends of 34-year-old Keir Johnson have seen her or her eight-month-old daughter, Chloe Johnson. There aren’t many details available about the case as it is reportedly still an ongoing, active investigation, but let’s unpack the little we do know about the missing mother and daughter duo.
It was April 30, 2017, when Keir and Baby Chloe were all set to take a trip to Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia. Keir shared with her mother that she was taking Chloe to meet up with a friend at the beach. However, the friend told authorities that they waited for Keir, but she never arrived.
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A Family’s Panic Sets In
When Keir’s mother didn’t hear from her daughter, she reported her and Baby Chloe missing the next day. It was uncharacteristic of Keir to disappear, especially with Chloe, without telling someone where she was going and when she could be expected to return.
Investigators received a clue when Keir’s 2013 Kia Optima vehicle was located at a trailer park in Newport News, Virginia, less than 20 minutes from Buckroe Beach. The vehicle had been abandoned, and it’s unclear what was found inside.
“The only thing I will say is I want my sister back,” Keir’s twin, Teir Pettway, said at a press conference a year after his sister went missing. “I was born with my sister, I was created with my sister, and I want my sister with me. I want my niece back with me.” Teir added, “I believe it’s someone she knows. I just feel in my heart someone she knows.”
Keir Johnson: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Keir Johnson stood 4 feet 11 inches tall and was 140 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Keir’s hair is described as being shoulder-length and straight because it was processed, meaning she used a relaxer, so it was not her natural texture.
Both of her ears are pierced, her left foot is smaller than her right foot, she has a scar on her left thigh, and she has scars on her abdomen from having her gallbladder removed. She was not wearing any jewelry or accessories. Keir Johnson was last seen wearing a t-shirt (of an unknown color), blue jeans, and black, flat, slider shoes (known as “slides”) with Nike in pink letters. She also wears prescription glasses, but it’s believed she didn’t have them with her, or at least she wasn’t wearing them when she went missing with her daughter.
Chloe Johnson: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Chloe Johnson was 2 feet 5 inches tall and 20 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Both of her ears are pierced.
There is a reward for information regarding the whereabouts of both Keir and Chloe.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Newport News Police Department at (757) 247-2500, Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887), or their local authorities.
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Agency: Newport News Police Department
Phone: (757) 247-2500
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