Update: Abigail Lawless has been found and is safe. Her mother, Leah Lawless, posted on Facebook late last week that her daughter had been found and was in their custody. She said her daughter was "safe and healthy" and that she would not be sharing details of the investigation or details of what happened while Abby was missing. "We are just SO thankful to have Abby back safe!" she wrote.
Original story:
Leah Lawless is pleading with anyone who has information about her missing daughter to please share it so she can bring her home.
Lawless says her 17-year-old daughter Abigail Lawless went missing from their home in the south-central Missouri town in the middle of the night on August 17 after the rest of the family went to sleep. Lawless says she’s afraid her daughter may have traveled to Virginia with an unknown individual she met online. Abigail hasn’t left home before and hasn’t tried to contact family or friends since she vanished, which her mom says is extremely unlike her. She sent a message in a news release that she hopes will reach her daughter. It reads "We all love and miss you so much, please come home. We just need to know that you are okay and safe."
Abigail Lawless is 5’9”, weighs 160 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information about her disappearance, contact the Howell County Sheriff’s Office at 417-256-2544 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-THE-LOST.
Abigail’s poster is being featured on the Ring’s Neighbors app in an effort to bring more attention to her case. The app is a partnership between NCMEC and Ring.
