Where is Katelin Akens? Dropped Off at Metro, Then Gone

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA- Law enforcement and families members are trying desperately to find a missing 19-year-old Spotyslvania woman last seen an hour north of here on Saturday, Dec. 5.

She was reportedly at the Franconia-Springfield Metro station, and she possibly planned to stop at the mall down the street. She was then expected to get on the train to make a flight at Reagan National Airport.

Katelin Akens never made it to her destination. Her luggage was found in a roadside ditch near Fredericksburg on Monday, somehow making a trip in the opposite direction.

Her family told WRIC that Akens’ wallet, ID, credit cards, cash, phone charger — and that plane ticket — were still in the bag.

“It’s very unusual. She texts me millions of times a day, calls us. It’s unusual for her not to text us,” said her sister, Gabrielle Akens.

Her cell phone hasn’t been turned on since she went missing, according to NBC12.

Sheriff Roger L. Harris said Monday, “The circumstances surrounding this case are suspicious enough to warrant our full investigative efforts, in attempting to locate Miss Akens.”

Anyone with information concerning Akens’ whereabouts can call the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Solvers. The information can be left anonymously.

• 1-800-928-5822 or 1-540-582-5822
• spotsylvaniacrimesolvers.org
• Text a tip: Text SEE911 to CRIMES (274637)