TX WILLOW SIRMANS: Missing from Grand Saline, TX - 11 May 2020 - Age 14 *Found Safe*

UPDATE: 14-year-old Van Zandt teenager found safe, suspects arrested on kidnapping charges

UPDATE (5/14, 9:45 P.M.) – Willow Sirmans was located in Louisville, Kentucky, according to Matthew DeSarno Special Agent in Charge with the FBI Dallas field office. Officials also said they …

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AMBER ALERT: Van Zandt County deputies searching for teenage runaway believed to be with man she met on social media

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old teenage runaway who the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office is asking the for public’s help in finding her.

Willow Sirmans went missing from her home early Tuesday morning and is believed to have left with Austen Walker, 21.

Willow is three feet tall, weighing 75 pounds, and has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. She also has braces.

Walker is 5’9″, weighs 140 pounds, brown hair and green eyes. He also has a tattoo on his left and right arm and a scar on his right arm.

However, a family member told KETK News they believe she may have met up with a man through social media and that Willow told a friend he was coming to get her.

Authorities have been in contact with federal law enforcement and have warned that anyone assisting Willow could face prosecution for harboring a runaway.

AMBER ALERT: Officials searching for missing 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl

An Amber Alert was issued for a Texas teen Wednesday evening after she was reported as a runaway Tuesday, according to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office. Late Wednesday night, officials released a photo and description of a person of interest in the teenager’s disappearance.

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AMBER ALERT: Texas officials release photo of person interest in 14-year-old’s disappearance

An Amber Alert was issued for a Texas teen Wednesday evening after she was reported as a runaway Tuesday, according to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office. Late Wednesday night, officials released a photo and description of a person of interest in the teenager’s disappearance.

Tuesday it was reported to officials that Willow Sirmans, 14, had possibly left her home in Grand Saline, Texas with friends and traveled to either Chandler or Brownsboro, officials wrote on social media. At the time, the information provided didn’t meet the criteria to issue an Amber Alert, Van Zandt County officials said.

As the investigation continued, an Amber Alert was issued Wednesday evening for Willow, who is described as having blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 3 feet tall and weighs about 75 pounds, officials said.

Late Wednesday night, the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office posted an update with information about a person of interest in Willow’s disappearance.

“Austen Walker continues to be a person of interest in this case and is described as a White Male, 5’ 09” tall, 140 pounds with Brown Hair and Green Eyes,” officials wrote. “He has a Tattoo on both arms and a scar on the right arm.”


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AMBER ALERT: Officials searching for 14-year-old girl

GRAND SALINE, Texas — UPDATE: This Amber Alert has been discontinued. Police have released new information regarding the Amber Alert issued for missing 14-year-old last seen in northeast Texas. Acc…

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Police have released new information regarding the Amber Alert issued for missing 14-year-old last seen in northeast Texas.

According to Zandt County Sheriffs Office, the suspect, Austen Walker, is thought to be driving a white 2012 Toyota Camry with the Texas License Plate LGH 9294.

Authorities have also identified a second person of interest, Courtney Odum in the investigation.

 

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AMBER ALERT: Officials searching for 14-year-old girl

GRAND SALINE, Texas — UPDATE: This Amber Alert has been discontinued. Police have released new information regarding the Amber Alert issued for missing 14-year-old last seen in northeast Texas. Acc…

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Police have released new information regarding the Amber Alert issued for missing 14-year-old last seen in northeast Texas.

According to Zandt County Sheriffs Office, the suspect, Austen Walker, is thought to be driving a white 2012 Toyota Camry with the Texas License Plate LGH 9294.

Authorities have also identified a second person of interest, Courtney Odum in the investigation.

Courtney Odum (photo's posted in comments by the sheriffs office)

 

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Sirmans Was Reported Missing the Day After She Was Believed to Have Left Home With a Friend

Sirmans was last seen around 10 p.m. on May 11, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, in the 3000 block of VZ County Road 1712 in Grand Saline, Texas.

Sirmans was listed with the Texas Crime Information Center as a runaway at the beginning of the investigation. Deputies said the case “did not meet the criteria to issue an Amber Alert” initially. But now officials say Sirmans could be in “grave or immediate danger.”

Deputies Identified a Married Father, Austen Walker, as a Person of Interest

Investigators began the search by checking homes in Henderson County, where Chandler and Brownsboro are located. Sirmans was not found at any of the addresses deputies had identified. The Van Zandt Sheriff’s department said they had an idea of who Sirmans may have left her home with but deputies could not locate those people, either.

Walker’s relationship with Sirmans is unclear. Walker got married in 2019 and lives in Fruitvale, Texas. In December 2018, Walker shared a photo of the engagement ring and wrote, “Been best friends since age 4 and now it’s a life time. She said yes. I proposed at Christmas!!!” Walker also has a 5-year-old daughter, according to his Facebook page.

Courtney Odum Was Listed as a Person of Interest Because Walker Is Believed to Be Driving Her Vehicle

The Van Zandt Sheriff’s Office says Walker is thought to be driving a white 2012 Toyota Camry. The vehicle has Texas license plate LGH 9294.

Investigators say the vehicle belongs to Courtney Odum, who officials are describing as a second person of interest. Deputies said they believe Odum may be traveling with Walker in the vehicle.

Deputies shared a photo of Odum to social media but did not elaborate on how Odum may be connected to Walker and Sirmans. According to Odum’s Facebook page, she has a baby son. Her most recent post was shared during the evening of March 12, after investigators had begun the search for Sirmans.

 

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Sirmans Was Reported Missing the Day After She Was Believed to Have Left Home With a Friend

Sirmans was last seen around 10 p.m. on May 11, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, in the 3000 block of VZ County Road 1712 in Grand Saline, Texas.

Sirmans was listed with the Texas Crime Information Center as a runaway at the beginning of the investigation. Deputies said the case “did not meet the criteria to issue an Amber Alert” initially. But now officials say Sirmans could be in “grave or immediate danger.”

Deputies Identified a Married Father, Austen Walker, as a Person of Interest

Investigators began the search by checking homes in Henderson County, where Chandler and Brownsboro are located. Sirmans was not found at any of the addresses deputies had identified. The Van Zandt Sheriff’s department said they had an idea of who Sirmans may have left her home with but deputies could not locate those people, either.

Walker’s relationship with Sirmans is unclear. Walker got married in 2019 and lives in Fruitvale, Texas. In December 2018, Walker shared a photo of the engagement ring and wrote, “Been best friends since age 4 and now it’s a life time. She said yes. I proposed at Christmas!!!” Walker also has a 5-year-old daughter, according to his Facebook page.

Courtney Odum Was Listed as a Person of Interest Because Walker Is Believed to Be Driving Her Vehicle

The Van Zandt Sheriff’s Office says Walker is thought to be driving a white 2012 Toyota Camry. The vehicle has Texas license plate LGH 9294.

Investigators say the vehicle belongs to Courtney Odum, who officials are describing as a second person of interest. Deputies said they believe Odum may be traveling with Walker in the vehicle.

Deputies shared a photo of Odum to social media but did not elaborate on how Odum may be connected to Walker and Sirmans. According to Odum’s Facebook page, she has a baby son. Her most recent post was shared during the evening of March 12, after investigators had begun the search for Sirmans.

Whatever this married father and this owner of the car mother, I doubt it is anything good or they would call in and clear things up.

 

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UPDATE: 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl found safe, suspects arrested on kidnapping charges

Willow Sirmans, 14, was located in the Louisville, Kentucky, area.

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UPDATE: 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl safe, suspects arrested on kidnapping charges

A Van Zandt County girl who was at the center of an AMBER Alert issued on Wednesday is safe with authorities.

CBS19 was the only station on scene when the announcement was made during a press conference at the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office just before 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Willow Sirmans, 14, was located in the Louisville, Kentucky, area and Austen Walker, 21, has been arrested for kidnapping, according to the VCSO.

Officials say the second person of interest, Courtney Odum, was interviewed in the Missouri area and her information was critical in locating Sirmans and Walker. Odum was also taken into custody on kidnapping charges.

Authorities say Sirmans will be medically evaluated, as it is standard practice in these types of situations.

 

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Thank you for doing the right thing and helping track these two down Courtney Odum!

 

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UPDATE: 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl found safe, suspects arrested on kidnapping charges

Willow Sirmans, 14, was located in the Louisville, Kentucky, area.

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UPDATE: 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl safe, suspects arrested on kidnapping charges

A Van Zandt County girl who was at the center of an AMBER Alert issued on Wednesday is safe with authorities.

CBS19 was the only station on scene when the announcement was made during a press conference at the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office just before 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Willow Sirmans, 14, was located in the Louisville, Kentucky, area and Austen Walker, 21, has been arrested for kidnapping, according to the VCSO.

Officials say the second person of interest, Courtney Odum, was interviewed in the Missouri area and her information was critical in locating Sirmans and Walker. Odum was also taken into custody on kidnapping charges.

Authorities say Sirmans will be medically evaluated, as it is standard practice in these types of situations.

Thank goodness she is alive and safe!!

I note three distinctly different areas--she left from Texas, was found in Kentucky and Odum was in Missouri.

 

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Woohoo! Found safe!!

 

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Arrest affidavit alleges Van Zandt County girl kidnapped to Kentucky for ransom

A Van Zandt County kidnapping victim thought she was being taken to Louisiana and California, but instead ended up in Kentucky against her will, according to arrest paperwork.

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Arrest affidavit alleges Van Zandt County girl kidnapped to Kentucky for ransom

A Tatum man conspired with three others to kidnap a Van Zandt County girl in order to use her to collect a ransom, according to an arrest affidavit.

KLTV has obtained probable cause affidavits in the arrest of Courtney Michelle Odum, 21, of Tyler, and Kenneth Dewayne Odum, 46, and Ashley Erin Mills, 39, both of Clarkson, Kentucky. They are accused of separate parts in the May kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl with a disability.


According to arrest affidavits, Walker and Courtney Odum lured the girl from her home after the girl indicated she had access to the family safe.

According to an affidavit, the girl’s mother contacted the sheriff’s office on May 12 and said her intellectually disabled daughter was missing. The mother said she last saw her daughter on May 11 and her daughter had packed clothing and taken $2,000 from the mother’s safe.


An affidavit states Walker destroyed his own and the child’s cellphone to prevent the child from calling her parents after they left.


Courtney Odum has been extradited to Van Zandt County Jail, where she is being held on a kidnapping charge and $500,000 bond. Walker had been booked in the Oldham County, Kentucky, Jail until Tuesday. Records show he is now in federal custody and also faces Van Zandt County charges. Kenneth Odum and Mills remain in the Hardin County, Kentucky, Jail and face Van Zandt County charges of engaging in organized criminal activity.


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