We don't have a thread for her anymore but some may remember.
James Branton was the last person to see 19-year-old Katelin Akens alive in 2015.
www.wusa9.com
A Virginia stepfather was arrested for multiple sex crimes going back to 2006 on Wednesday, more than 10 years after
19-year-old Katelin Akens went missing.
James Branton, 46, is now facing two counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of taking indecent liberties with child in a custodial relationship, two counts of indecent exposure of a child and two counts of child cruelty. The offense dates start in June 2006, according to police.
Branton was the last person to see Akens before she went missing on Dec. 5, 2015. She was supposed to fly out that day to visit her fiancé in Arizona, and Akens' mother, Lisa Sullivan, dropped her off at Branton's home so he could drive her to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, she told WUSA in 2021.
Akens never got on the plane.
Two days after Akens disappeared, her luggage was found in a ditch by a Virginia Department of Transportation employee. Her wallet and ID were inside the blue rectangular suitcase with a broken wheel.