On April 30, 2017, 34-year-old Keir Johnson and her 8-month-old daughter Chloe Johnson were last seen leaving for Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia. Keir had told her mother she planned to meet a friend, but neither she nor Chloe arrived at the beach and Keir’s regular contact with family ceased. The pair were reported missing the next day and an AMBER Alert for Chloe issued on May 11, 2017.

Keir’s black 2013 Kia Optima was found abandoned in a Newport News trailer park on May 14, 2017, and Newport News police took over the investigation. Searches around the vehicle turned up no sign of mother or child, and the AMBER Alert was canceled about a week after it was issued. Investigators compiled an extensive file while the case went cold.

In February 2025 Carlos Johnson Jr., Chloe’s father and Keir’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested during a traffic stop and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; court filings allege he had been a person of interest and had made concerning internet searches in the months before the disappearance. The bodies of Keir and Chloe have not been located. If anyone knew Keir, Chloe, their movements on April 30, 2017, or saw the Kia Optima in Newport News, please share what was seen.