UPDATE: Investigators in Baltimore, Md. confirm they have found the body of missing N.C. student Phylicia Barnes. Phylicia’s body and another unidentified male body was located Wednesday floating in the Sesquehanna River. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Stay tuned as more develops in this tragic case…
BACKGROUND: Phylicia’s North Carolina high school is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the teen’s whereabouts. She was an honor student at her school before she disappeared in Baltimore while visiting her sister over Christmas. Authorities are planning another large scale search to find the missing teen.
Five facts about this case:
- Phylicia Barnes (missing)
1) Phylicia Barnes, 16, disappeared on the afternoon of Dec. 28 from a Northwest Baltimore apartment.
2) The FBI has joined the case to help find her, and investigators are leaning toward foul play.
3) Authorities focused their search efforts earlier in the week on Leakin Park. Unfortunately, no clues from that search have led them to Phylicia. More than three dozen locations have been searched.
Just like an Amber Alert is issued for a missing child, a 
