UPDATE 5/20/10: Des Moines Police emailed us today with word that Ileah Darby has been located. According to the DM PD, she called her mother to report that she is fine.

Here’s the announcement:

On May 7th the Des Moines Police department sent out a press release requesting assistance in the locating of Ileah Darby (28 year old female).  Ms. Darby has called her mother to report she is fine.  Our case number is 10-0963.  Ms. Darby is no longer considered missing and endangered. We believe the media’s assistance in incident led Ms. Darby to call.

The Des Moines Police Department would like to thank each agency for whatever assistance you were able to provide regarding this case.

PREVIOUSLY: On Friday (May 7), the Des Moines Police Department announced that it is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing pregnant woman named Ms. Ileah Darby.

According to a bulletin:

Ms. Darby is a 28-year old African American with black hair and brown eyes.

She is 5’02 and weighs 140 pounds.

She is six months pregnant and has a seizure disorder. She is not on medications.

Ms. Darby is known to frequent Pacific Highway in the South King County area. She is also known to stay in homeless camps and may be in the company of her boyfriend, a Dashawn Burrell. Mr. Burrell walks with a noticeable limp.

Ms. Darby was last seen in her mother’s home in Des Moines on April 18th, 2010.

Here’s a photo provided by the DM PD:

Anyone who has information as to the whereabouts of Ms. Darby is asked to call 911 or the Des Moines Police Department at 206-878-3301.

Over two months ago, on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, Des Moines resident Edith M. Claver, 47, went missing when she walked away from the Ukrainian Christian Center in Renton.

We posted our most recent update on Dec. 29th (here) but Edith is still considered a missing person.

As we reported Dec. 4th, according to Renton Police Chief Kevin Milosevich, Claver was last seen around 7pm Nov. 27th in Renton, wearing a blue pullover jacket, blue jeans, and tennis shoes.

The day after she went missing, an employee of the church discovered items belonging to her near a dumpster on the north side of the property, located at 221 Hardie Ave NW in Renton.

WLB Reader Toni Spears sent us more photos of Edith, which we’ve posted below, as well as more info in hopes of revitalizing search efforts:

Margaret had a stroke in her early 30′s and suffered amnesia from it.

The last time I saw her she said she was having some mental problems so I don’t know if she suffered another stroke (she had high blood pressure) or maybe a nervous breakdown.

She also told me she had been going to Pentecostal churches and she wasn’t going back because they had kept her against her will. She said they also told her witchcraft had been put on her and she needed to go to all these churches for healing. When she doubted what they were telling her she said they told her she was possessed by the devil. I told her then it sounded like a cult and to stay away from them and she said she would.

The night she came up missing she was with these people again. I have contacted friends and family and no one has seen nor heard from her. She was not close to her family so they hadn’t heard from her in aver a year. She was closer to her friends but no one has talked to her since the end of November. I made up fliers and have been posting them in Des Moines, Renton, and Tacoma.

Her name is Edith but she went by Margaret.

If anyone sees her they can contact me at 206-992-2943.

She did have a friend, Virginia, in Oregon but I don’t know where she lived. Thank you for all your help.

I do believe she is still out there but I am concerned about her health and safety.

• Height: 5’4″
• Weight: 150 pounds
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Auburn but darker in the winter

Sincerely,
Toni Spears

In January, Renton Police said that they had no new developments despite interviewing Edith’s friends. Her name was entered into a national computer database as a missing person.

Here are some photos of her:

Anyone with information about this missing woman is asked to call Renton Police immediately at 425-430-7500.

We got an email Friday afternoon from Lisanna Fox, who says that her niece Tayvaunna Milam, 15, is missing, and that she “…may be in the South Park, White Center, and Burien area. Can you please post her information on your site?”

So we made some calls, checked with the Washington State Patrol, spoke with her Mother Lydia, and confirmed that this is a legit runaway case, so if you’ve seen Tayvaunna (pictured, left), you are urged to contact the Seattle Police Department at (206) 684-5582, or the WSP Missing Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678 immediately.

Here’s the email request we received from Lisanna:

My name is Lisanna and I have a 15-yr-old niece that has been missing since the 25th of November. Her name is Tayvaunna Milam. The case has been reported to the SPD, WSP, as well as The Center For Missing And Exploited Children. We have been posting fliers throughout Seattle and the surrounding areas. There has been info relayed to us that she may be in the South Park, White Center, and Burien area. Can you please post her information on your site. The information has been approved by all of the above agencies..thank you for any help that you can offer with getting the word out!! Every little bit helps and I think that it is important that our children know that we care and will go to great lengths for them. Again thank you and Happy Holidays.

Here’s the poster from the Washington State Patrol (download a PDF here if you’d like to post it):

Some helpful links:

• Help The Children Profile Page On Tayvaunna
• PDF Poster from the Washington State Patrol
• Web page & poster from MissingKids.com

Here’s info directly from a poster:

TAYVAUNNA SHAKAYLA LERONIQUE MILAM
Case Type: Endangered Runaway
DOB: Mar 15, 1994	Sex: Female
Missing Date: Nov 25, 2009	Race: Biracial
Age Now: 15	Height: 5’5″ (165 cm)
Missing City: SEATTLE	Weight: 140 lbs (64 kg)
Missing State : WA	Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States	Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1136240
Circumstances: Tayvaunna was last seen on November 25, 2009. She is American Indian, Black, and White. Tayvaunna’s ears are pierced.