Ashani Karin Creighton was 4 years old when she was last seen in Orlando, Florida, on March 21, 1997. She had been sent to visit her grandparents, Ernest and Kaia Jackson, who then refused to return her to her mother. The grandparents, who have also used the names Ernest and Abiola Anderson, subsequently abducted Ashani.

In August 1998 the Jacksons moved from Florida to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with their other children; Ashani was not seen again after the move. Authorities later treated the grandparents as prime suspects. Investigators believe Ashani may have been killed in 1999 and that her body could be buried in the Tulsa area. Searches of specific locations near Tulsa were conducted in 2012 but did not locate remains.

The Jacksons faced serious criminal cases for abuse of other children: Kaia Jackson received a 35-year sentence for child abuse, and Ernest Jackson was convicted on separate charges involving another child in New Jersey; neither has been charged in Ashani’s disappearance. Anyone with information about Ashani’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.