MUS-2026-0092
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MUS-2026-0092
Missing person
- Incident
- 2014
- Indexed
- Oct 5, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- Location
- Washington DC
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.
Relisha Rudd, 8, vanished from the D.C. General family homeless shelter in early 2014. Shelter janitor Kahlil Tatum was seen with her at area hotels; her absence went undetected for 18 days until a school counselor raised the alarm. Tatum's wife was found shot dead on March 20, 2014, and Tatum's body was found days later in a Kenilworth Park shed, an apparent suicide. Relisha was never found and no one was ever charged in her disappearance.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2014
Surveillance captures Rudd with Kahlil Tatum at a Holiday Inn Express on February 26, 2014.
- 2014
On March 19 a school counselor reports her 18-day absence.
- 2014
On March 20 an Amber Alert is issued and Tatum's wife is found shot dead in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
- 2014
On March 31 Tatum's body is found in a Kenilworth Park shed, an apparent suicide. Rudd is never found.
Key people
The people in the file.
8, of Washington, D.C. Last seen with shelter janitor Kahlil Tatum in early 2014; never found.
FBI involved; $25,000 reward. Contact details change over time; confirm the current assignee before publishing.
Investigating agency
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