Anonymous Donation Adds $100,000 to Reward Fund to Find Missing Evansdale Cousins

An anonymous donor told authorities they will add $100,000 to a reward fund set aside for anyone who provides information that leads to finding missing Evansdale cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins.

The two girls, believed abducted, were last seen riding their bikes near Meyers Lake in Evansdale on July 13.

The donation triples the previous reward fund of $50,000.

“The provision of this additional funding makes it clear to the public and to the perpetrators that the citizens of Black Hawk County are duly vested in getting these children back unharmed.” says Captain Rick Abben, Public Information Officer for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office. “We certainly appreciate the donation of additional funds and pray that this will aid in bringing closure to this case and finally return these girls to their families.”

Anyone with any information on the missing cousins should call the public tip-line at (319) 232-6682 or email OurMissingIowaGirls@dps.state.ia.us. They can also contact these tip lines: Crime Stoppers Hotline at (855) 300-8477, FBI tipline at (402) 493-8688, DCI tipline at (515) 725-6010.

Authorities have also released a list of factors the public should consider that could help find the girls.

For more information on the search for the missing girls, read previous coverage.