Families of 3 who disappeared bond in anguish as FBI ties cases to human trafficking

The Brief

  • Cases of 3 women who went missing now linked to each other and to human trafficking.
  • The FBI is working with Oakland and Antioch police and Butte County sheriff’s office.
  • Investigators believe a trucker could be linked to cases.

OAKLAND, Calif. Their voices breaking, their faces crumpled in anguish, the families of three young women who went missing bonded together in anguish Tuesday after being told by law enforcement in Oakland that the cases are likely linked to each other and to human trafficking.

“Our family has not given up on you, Heaven. We’re gonna search high and low until we get you back home,” said Alicia Hughes-Hill, whose niece, Heaven McGee was 20 when she disappeared more than a year ago. She’s filled with worry and anguish.

“We aren’t the only ones hurting here. We have other people that feel the same way we feel,” Hughes-Hill said.

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