Jaquilla Scales.

MUS-2026-0350

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

Jaquilla Evonne Scales, 4, vanished from her bed overnight in Wichita on September 5, 2001. There were no signs of forced entry or struggle, and the case is described as having gone cold by December 2001. No arrest or conviction has been found in search results, and police were unsure if she was abducted.

1. 2001

   On September 5, about 12:30 a.m., Jaquilla was last seen in bed at the home on the 1600 block of North Volutsia Street, where her great-grandmother Mattie Mitchell was watching her and her two-year-old brother Marcus.

2. 2001

   On September 5, about 3:00 a.m., Mattie woke to find Jaquilla gone; there were no signs of forced entry or struggle, the family dog had not barked, and the back door was broken and could not lock.

3. 2001

   On September 10, Jaquilla's brother Marcus was removed from the great-grandmother's home and placed in protective custody.

4. 2001

   By December the case had gone cold; coverage notes the September 11, 2001 attacks bumped her story from headlines and reduced leads.

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