Relisha Rudd: The Little Girl Who Disappeared From a Homeless Shelter

Eight-year-old Relisha Tenau Rudd disappeared while living with her family at the D.C. General Family Shelter in Washington, D.C. In early 2014, Relisha stopped attending Payne Elementary School. Adults gave school personnel explanations that she was ill and supposedly receiving care from a person identified as “Dr. Tatum.” When the explanation was checked, school staff learned that Tatum was not a doctor. He was Kahlil Malik Tatum, a shelter janitor who had become familiar with Relisha and her family.

Surveillance footage later documented Relisha with Tatum at Washington-area hotels. March 1, 2014, remains her last confirmed sighting. As police searched for Relisha, Tatum’s wife, Andrea Tatum, was found fatally shot in Maryland. Tatum was later found dead in the Kenilworth Park area before investigators could question him about Relisha’s disappearance. Searches did not locate Relisha or establish what happened after the hotel footage.

MPD continues to investigate, and the FBI continues to offer a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to Relisha’s location and return.

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YES OR NO: Could earlier verification of Relisha’s absences have changed the investigation??????