As posted in the Detroit Free Press, by staff writer Tammy Stables Battaglia, dated November 8, 2011:Detroit Police investigators are searching for a transgender teen who has been missing for two weeks.
Henry Hilliard, Jr., 19, also known as Shelley or Treasure, was last seen at 1:20 a.m. Oct. 23 in the 900 block Longfellow wearing a silver dress, according to request for help issued by the Detroit Police Monday.
A cab driver that Hilliard often used for rides dropped Hilliard off at a home where three men were waiting for her, his mother, Lyniece Nelson, said today.
But Hilliard immediately called the driver back, voicing concern about the situation, Nelson said.
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| Henry Hilliard, Jr., 19, also known as Shelley or Treasure, was last seen at 1:20 a.m. Oct. 23 in the 900 block Longfellow wearing a silver dress, according to request for help issued by the Detroit Police Monday, November 7, 2011. / DPD |
The driver "started to hear her say, 'What are you doing,' then scream out loud 'No,' then her phone dropped, a few muffling noises, then the phone went dead," Nelson said. "By the time he got back around the corner, there was no one in sight."
Hilliard, who models and does hair, hasn't contacted family members or posted on Facebook, both which typically happen every day, Nelson said.
Hilliard has a piercing on the left eyebrow and several tattoos including a design of cherries on the upper right arm, according to police.
We at KICK humbly request that anyone with information pertaining to the disappearance of Shelley aka Treasure please come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detroit Police at
313-596-2200 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
