Henrico Police: Indiana woman who believed she could be missing Henrico child isn’t
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An Indiana woman who believed she might have been the child reported missing from Henrico County in 2000 isn’t, Henrico Police said Friday.
The woman, Kaylynn Stevenson, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, came forward last June with information she claimed could prove that she was Brittany Renee Williams, a 7-year-old girl reported missing from Henrico nearly 22 years ago. In October, she told NBC-12 that she had certified DNA testing results that would prove she was in fact Williams.
But Friday, police said that with the assistance of the Richmond division of the FBI, they determined that Stevenson’s DNA was not a match.
“After a thorough investigation, we have concluded that the person who came forward is not Brittany Williams,” police said in a statement. “Law enforcement came to these findings after a robust review of medical records, adoption records, consultation with Infectious Disease physicians, dozens of interviews, and DNA analysis.
“We are still very much looking for leads and new information into the disappearance of Brittany Renee Williams.”
Police continue to collaborate with the FBI and Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Anyone with information about Williams’s disappearance should to contact Henrico County Police at (804) 501-5000. Tips also may be provided anonymously through Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or online at p3Tips.com.
