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15, Police say woman in viral TikTok video is not missing Arkansas girl
15, Authorities confirm girl in viral TikTok video is not Cassie Compton 14, TikTok video goes viral after some say it may depict missing teen Cassie Compton
National Missing and Unidentified Persons Registry, accessed Sept. 15, Police: Woman in TikTok video not missing Arkansas girl Cassie Compton The FBI and Stuttgart police concluded the video does not show Compton after investigating it and speaking with the woman in the video. We rate the claim that a TikTok video shows missing person Cassie Compton FALSE, based on our research. "Everybody wants answers and from all the investigating that the department has done, there just aren't any conclusive answers to give," Mahfouz said. There have been no updates on the case since the January investigation into the video.įact check: Viral posts falsely claim animals escaped zoo in New Jersey amid Ida "Big letdown for people around here that have really been wondering what's happening to her." It really got a lot of people's hopes up," Mahfouz said. Though disappointed by the finding, Mahfouz said local authorities continue to look for the missing girl. Mahfouz told USA TODAY that the Stuttgart Police Department, the FBI and the Arkansas State Police collaborated on an investigation into the video.Īfter locating and interviewing the young woman in the original TikTok video, authorities confirmed she was not Compton, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported on Jan. And this is my phone and I am real and this is a real account.” USA TODAY reached out to Phillips for comment. 14, a young woman who identified herself as Haley Grace Phillips posted a story on Instagram saying that she was the person in the TikTok video and addressing questions about the bruises under her eyes, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported. ARKANSAS COUNTY ( KNWA/KFTA) Cassie Compton, then-15, went missing in September of 2014, and today authorities are taking a close look at a TikTok video that may possibly be the missing. It even briefly convinced Compton's mother it was her, THV 11 reported. The video caught the attention of a private investigator who has long searched for Compton, according to Arkansas news station KATV. 13, when users began commenting that it showed Compton, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported.Īccording to Mahfouz, the resemblance to Compton was uncanny. The TikTok video gained national attention on Jan. Multiple law enforcement agencies and the woman actually in the video confirmed the clip does not show Compton, Stuttgart police spokesperson John Eric Mahfouz told USA TODAY. Police said TikTok does not show Cassie Compton A spokesperson for the City of Stuttgart Police Department, which has led the investigation into Compton's disappearance, told USA TODAY that the case is still unsolved. However, several law enforcement agencies determined the video does not show Compton. On Twitter, several asserted that the child in the video was actually another youngster named Haley Grace Phillips and not Cassie Campton.
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14.įact check: False claim that TV meteorologist was wearing an ankle monitor A TikTok video allegedly surfaced online recently showing a little child who resembled Cassie Compton, the missing daughter, according to a news report. Her stories were recorded and shared on TikTok, but she has since taken down her Instagram account.Nearly 50,000 people have shared the post since it was first published on Jan. Read More: The FBI and the DOJ are investigating 'significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy' after the Capitol riotĭespite what appeared to be a promising lead for the case, another girl posted Instagram stories claiming to be the person in the video. The Little Rock bureau's public information officer did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. A TikTok video allegedly surfaced online recently showing a little child who resembled Cassie Compton, the missing daughter, according to a news report. The FBI field office in Little Rock told KATV, a local ABC affiliate network, that the agency was "following up on the video and taking all investigative steps," but could not elaborate due to the nature of the active investigation. A public information officer for the Arkansas State Police confirmed to Insider that "agents are aware of the video and its circulation through social media," but could not comment on "whether the video is being used in the continuing investigation." In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Stuttgart Police Department said that it was "working diligently" with Arkansas State Police and the FBI in the ongoing investigation. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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