NEED TO KNOW
- Arkansas teen Hannah Osborn disappeared in Bradford on Aug. 9 shortly before her 18th birthday
- Her parents have since shared several pleas for information on Facebook and with local news outlets
- “It’s an unbearable pain that I would not wish for anyone,” said Hannah’s mom, Crystal
Just before her 18th birthday, an Arkansas teen went missing. Her parents just want to know if she’s alive.
Hannah Osborn was last seen in Bradford on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 9, according to NBC affiliate KARK and ABC affiliate KATV. Her parents, Crystal and Wesley Osborn, have not heard from her since, and have shared several pleas for information.
Hannah is 5’9” with blonde hair, and she was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, jeans and carrying a black and orange backpack, per KATV.
“We want to be able to see her,” Crystal told KARK. “I mean, she’s just a few days from 18. We understand that, but we just want to see her and know that she’s safe.”
“It’s an unbearable pain that I would not wish for anyone,” the worried mom added. “It’s been a terrible deal.”
Crystal also told KARK that despite her daughter almost being an adult, vanishing without a word is very unlike her. “This is way out of her character,” she said of the 17-year-old. “This is not Hannah.”
Describing Hannah to KATV, Wesley said his daughter is a “beautiful” and “caring” person. “She’s got a big heart, just beautiful on the inside and out,” he added.
“She’s a great person,” he told the outlet. “We just want our daughter back. We would like to have her back home. But more importantly, I just need to know she’s alive and okay.”
Echoed Crystal: “I’m not going to try to force her to come home. I just need to know she’s okay. I just need to know she’s alive. She’s not being held against her will, and that we love her.”
Wesley has also shared several pleas for Hannah’s safe return on Facebook since her Aug. 9 disappearance, requesting any information be directed to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. He has also shared photos of the vehicles he told KATV were “spotted on my road about the time that she left.”
On Aug. 10, he wrote: “Hannah I love you, and i miss you, and i really need you to just come back home.”
The following day, Wesley shared a longer update on Facebook, this time stating that he had “been out another night, fighting to find your beautiful light,” and sharing the following plea: “I don’t care what you’re doing, or where you have been, i just need some assurance that this isn’t the end.”
He also shared a cryptic message about how he is “not perfect” and stating that Hannah is “upset and probably mad.” In an Aug. 14 post, he echoed: “If you are out there and upset with us or whatever the case may be just know that you’re not in trouble.”
“It’s been the hardest 5 days of our lives not knowing where you are or what may have happened to you,” Wesley wrote in part. “We have turned this country upside down searching for you, following every single lead without hesitation hoping we would see your beautiful face at the end of each one!”
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The concerned dad’s most recent post was shared Aug. 16. “It’s been a whole week since i’ve seen your beautiful face!” he wrote alongside a father-daughter selfie. “I’m coming and i’m bringing Hell with me! I know, they know, and everyone will know soon enough! Bring my baby girl home or give her a phone so she can call me!”
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