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Relisha Rudd | Missing from DC

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4.64.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In 2014, a social worker attempted to make contact with a doctor in a homeless shelter where a little girl named Relisha Rudd lived with her family. The doctor claimed to be treating Relisha for an unspecified neurological condition that caused her to miss a lot of school. But when the social worker arrived at the homeless shelter, he learned this “doctor” was actually a janitor at the shelter and Relisha’s mother couldn’t remember the last time she saw her daughter. 

If you have any information relating to the Relisha Rudd case, call D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department at DC Police at 202-265-9100 or NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST.

This case is *unsolved*


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Thank you. at audible.com slash wonder why UK. In 2014, a social worker attempted to make contact with a doctor in a homeless shelter

1:09.6

where a little girl named Relisha Rudd lived with her family. The doctor claimed to be treating Relisha for an unspecified

1:16.3

neurological condition that caused her to miss a lot of school. But when the social worker

1:20.4

arrived at the homeless shelter, he learned this doctor was actually a janitor at the shelter,

1:24.5

and Relisha's mother had conflicting stories about when she last talked to

1:28.4

her daughter. I'm Charlie, and welcome to Crime Lines. Hello and welcome to Crime Lines. Today's case is one

1:40.6

that was really big news at the time because the Washington Post picked it up.

1:45.6

And a lot of people know of the case, but as often happens, it has faded from the headlines

1:51.2

and is relegated now to mostly anniversary coverage, which is unfortunate because it really

1:56.9

does need more awareness as it remains unsolved.

2:06.8

For those who listen to my old podcast, I did cover this case back in 2018.

2:11.9

So I took the old research that was doing no good just sitting there on my Google Drive, redid the episode, and now I'm presenting it, getting it out there, getting it in front

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