UFC heavyweight Walt Harris appeals for help locating missing daughter

Aniah Haley Blanchard, 19, was reported missing on October 24th. The last person known to have had any contact with Blanchard is a friend…

By: Tim Bissell | 4 years ago
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris appeals for help locating missing daughter
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Aniah Haley Blanchard, 19, was reported missing on October 24th. The last person known to have had any contact with Blanchard is a friend who spoke with her before midnight on the 23rd. Blanchard is the daughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris.

Harris took to twitter and instagram last week to publicly appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of Blanchard.

In his post Harris wrote:

Please help!!!! Any info message me on here or call the Auburn police (334) 501-3140 Please!!! BOLO: Black 2017 Honda CRV Tag: 49BS356 My daughters name is Aniah!

According to 11 Alive, a news station based in Atlanta, GA, Blanchard is from Homewood, AL and is a student at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, AL. That report describes Blanchard as, “light-complexioned black female, 5’-6” , 125 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair and was last seen wearing a black dress, tan duck boots with black stockings.”

On Friday night Blanchard’s vehicle, a black Honda CRV, was located at an apartment complex on the 6100 block of Boardwalk Boulevard in Montgomery, AL. The vehicle was discovered with damage to the front passanger side door and wheelwell. It is believed that that damage did not exist prior to Blanchard being reported missing.

Blanchard’s parents have stated via social media that they have not authorized the creation of any gofundme accounts and have asked that people do not donate to any gofundme accounts that claim to be in the interest of finding Blanchard. Blanchard’s parents stated that there is a paypal account which people can donate to if they wish to support search efforts to find Blanchard. That paypal account is FindAniahBlanchard@gmail.com.

Anyone with information regarding Blanchard or her whereabouts or the whereabouts of her vehicle between the 23rd and 25th are urged to contact Auburn Police Division Detective Section at 334-501-3140, the anonymous tip line at 334-246-1391 or the 24-hour non-emergency number at 334-501-3100.

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Tim Bissell
Tim Bissell

Tim Bissell is a writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. He has covered combat sports since 2015. Tim covers news and events and has also written longform and investigative pieces. Among Tim's specialties are the intersections between crime and combat sports. Tim has also covered head trauma, concussions and CTE in great detail.

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