Mariana Christian, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was last seen on July 19, 2025, near her apartment in Wichita, Kansas. Concern grew when a friend arrived on July 21 to pick her up for work and she was not there; at the apartment the friend met 31-year-old Kyle Bearden, who was living with Christian but not on the lease. Bearden told the friend Mariana had left with an unknown man and woman on July 18 and said he was worried about her.

After the friend reported her missing to the Wichita Police Department on July 21, investigators identified Bearden as a person of interest. Human remains were found in Cottonwood Park in east Wichita on July 29, and evidence of foul play was discovered inside Christian’s apartment. The Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center later confirmed the remains were Mariana Christian and determined she had been fatally shot. It is reported that Christian had once experienced homelessness and had been helping Bearden by letting him stay with her.

Does anyone have information about Mariana’s last known movements near her apartment on July 18–19, or about contacts she may have had in the days before she disappeared?