Dezi Whittingham, a 16-year-old Black female from the Bronx, was reported missing after she was last seen on May 31, 2025. She was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a purple shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an alert saying she might still be in the local area.

Dezi’s disappearance was one of five teenage girls reported missing from a Castle Hill group home between May 14 and June 7, 2025, a pattern that prompted a police investigation into the circumstances at the foster facility. If anyone has information about Dezi’s movements around the end of May or knew her routines at the group home, please come forward.