Pregnant Graham woman, 20, missing since December

GRAHAM — Authorities say they have no evidence to indicate foul play in the case of a missing young pregnant woman, but are asking the public’s help in locating her.

Candice Shields, 20, was last seen Dec. 10 at her grandparents’ home in Graham, Lt. James Reeves of the Graham Police Department said Friday.

Her family reported her missing on Dec. 15.

"We have no indication that her disappearance was anything other than voluntary," Reeves said.

Family members told investigators that Shields was three months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.

Reeves said Shields had no known mode of transportation.

Shields’ parents have distributed hundreds of fliers in the hopes of generating tips. Reeves said they have received numerous reports of her whereabouts, but have not been able to substantiate any of them.

Police have described Shields as 5 feet 3 and weighing approximately 130 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 940-549-1212. – Marty Sabota

 

Comments

[Jackson Mekhoff]

Anytime a person is nefariously taken and subjected to God-knows-what fate, it is a tragedy but I have to ask, why are you calling her a "girl"? Isn't it just to provoke a more emotional response from your readers? Obviously, being unmarried and three months pregnant, we understand that she was anything but wholesome and pure but playing with words won't make her disappearance any worse than it already is.

[Anna Green]

You are pretty judgmental, Mr. Mekhoff. Does it really matter what she is called, as long as her family gets the word out that she is missing?

[JohnQ]

@Jackson Mekhoff: Are we reading the same article? I have read it twice and nowhere in it the young woman referred to as anything but a young woman. And the article does not state the police believe there was foul play involved as you are insinuating. However it would help if there were a photo of the young woman with the story to help concerned citizens such as you and I recognize her and report her whereabouts to the authorities.

[Kathy Vetter, Star-Telegram]

From the editors: We changed the headline from "girl" to "woman" as per our style. The initial headline was in error. I apologize for failing to note the correction in the post so that @Jackson Mekhoff's comment would make sense.