NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It’s been seven years since 34-year-old Keir Johnson and her eight-month-old daughter Chloe Johnson vanished from the peninsula.
Like her family and many people in our community, I’ve often thought about what could have happened to the new mother and her precious baby girl. So, as the anniversary of their disappearance approached this year, I sought answers from Newport News police— and Chief Steve Drew talked to me about the case in a candid, emotional and somewhat guarded interview.
“Until there’s resolve, we will keep pushing forward. We owe that to [Keir Johnson] and that little girl,” said a visibly emotional Chief Drew, who explained that investigators regularly update him on the case. “It absolutely matters to me.”
Hampton Police DepartmentOn April 30, 2017, Johnson and her baby girl were supposed to meet up with friends at Buckroe Beach in Hampton— but they never showed up. Their family reported them missing, and eleven days later, the Hampton Police Department initiated an AMBER Alert.