MUS-2026-0180
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MUS-2026-0180
Missing person
- Incident
- 1996
- Indexed
- Oct 10, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Willingboro Township Police Department
- Location
- Willingboro NJ
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Celina Mays, 12 and nine months pregnant, vanished overnight from her aunt's home on Crestview Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, after going to bed around 11 p.m. on December 15, 1996. Pillows were arranged under her blankets to look like she was still sleeping; her purse and prenatal vitamins were left behind. Her baby was due around December 29, 1996. NCMEC released a new age-progression photo in September 2017. No one has ever been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1996
Celina Mays, 12, vanishes overnight from her aunt's home on December 15.
- 2017
NCMEC releases a new age-progression photo.
- 2026
No one has been charged and the case remains unsolved.
Key people
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12, of Willingboro, New Jersey. Last seen December 15, 1996. Nine months pregnant.
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