Sixteen-year-old Janiah Smith was last seen on Karl Road in Columbus, Ohio, on the evening of October 5, 2024. She was wearing a purple jacket, black pants and flip-flops. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issued an endangered missing child advisory; authorities describe her as a Black female, 5 feet 2 inches, 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Investigators expanded the search based on leads that she might have traveled toward Cleveland, specifically near East 118th Street, and the Ohio Attorney General’s office became involved to help coordinate public tips. Despite search efforts in Columbus and Cleveland, concrete information about her whereabouts remained scarce and the case stayed open and active.

If anyone saw Janiah after October 5, 2024, or has information about her movements around Karl Road or East 118th Street, contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.