Crime & Safety

Important Details in the Nevaeh Wylie Abduction [VIDEO]

The Cleveland Police and the FBI have released specific details and a surveillance video that they hope will lead to an arrest.

The Cleveland Police Department and the FBI are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect wanted in the abduction of 6 year-old Nevaeh Wylie.

Wylie was abducted early Saturday morning in the 3000 block of West 104th Street. She was held by her captor for approximately 17 hours before being released in the West 104th Street and Lyric Avenue area.

Cleveland Police and the FBI released information in a press conference on Tuesday that they hope will help identify and capture her abductor.

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Through interviews with the young Ms. Wylie, police were able to glean information that could be helpful. Much of the information is very unique and specific, please pay careful attention to items highlighted bold:

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  • The suspect is described as a white male with light brown hair and a neatly trimmed beard, approximately 5’10” tall. The suspect had a least one tattoo and was wearing a red or maroon hoodie. The suspect may have been seen in the area of the abduction, West 104th and Western Avenue, a week prior to the abduction (see video below).
  • Do you know anyone that resides in a brick house with a white door and black front porch railings? The suspect arrived early at the residence, approximately 5:00am, likely spent the entire day in a room in the residence, and left the residence on Saturday evening.
  • Do you know anyone that has some type of mural/wallpaper/picture on a bedroom wall that contains moose or deer with grass and trees?
  • There are two witnesses who likely did not realize what was going on in the home they were in on Saturday. Our victim advised a black man and a brown woman were also located in the residence where she was taken. However, the victim was likely concealed when she was taken into and from the residence and she does not believe these adults saw her. According to our victim’s recollection, the woman was cooking on Saturday and knocked on the bedroom door telling her abductor that she was cooking. The 6 year-old was told to hide while the suspect was interacting with the other adults in the residence.
  • We believe it is very likely these adults, again described as a black male and brown female, in a residence with a white male with a beard, have no knowledge of the victim being in the bedroom. We are asking them to call law enforcement immediately.
  • Along with the black male and brown female, the victim also described two dogs, one white and one brown, located in the residence where she was held.
  • We also want to speak to anyone located in the vicinity of West 104th and Western Avenue on Saturday morning between 3:30 and 4:30am as well as individuals in the vicinity of Lorain and West 140th around 9:15pm on Saturday night. If you were driving or walking, in those areas around those specified times please call.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has dedicated a tip line specifically to this case. Anyone with information is asked to call 216-622-6842 .

— Matt Wright (@mattwrighttv) May 24, 2016

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