Kalaysia Eppert, a 15-year-old Black female from Mount Vernon, Illinois, was reported missing with her last known sighting listed as January 1, 2026. Public child-safety alerts identify her as having black hair and brown eyes and associate her with NCIC number M818704586, but they do not describe where in Mount Vernon she was last seen, who she might have been with, or what she was wearing.

Alerts from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Stop Child Abuse direct tips to NCMEC’s hotline and the Mount Vernon Police Department. The Mount Vernon Police Department lists 618-242-2131 as its non-emergency number and provides an investigations line and a Crime Stoppers tip line for reporting information; emergency calls should go to 911. There is no public information that she has been found.

The publicly released details are limited, leaving several unanswered questions about Kalaysia’s last movements and circumstances. If anyone saw Kalaysia on or after January 1, 2026, or has information about her whereabouts, please contact NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678 or the Mount Vernon Police Department at 618-242-2131.