Nationwide — Jahnay Bryan, a 23-year-old African American graduate of Cornell University, has been missing for more than two months, and her family fears that she may be in danger. She was last seen in Los Angeles, California on October 16, shortly after she said she was afraid of going missing.Bryan, who recently moved back home to Pennsylvania after graduating last year, began losing contact with friends and family in the months leading up to her disappearance. Her sister, Jahque Bryan-Gooden, recalled that Jahnay had often expressed fears of going missing.
“Like, being a Black girl and getting trafficked, or someone kidnapping her, or her going missing,” her sister said, according to People. “She had vividly shared to a friend, like, ‘If something ever happens to me, find me.'”
In April, Jahque requested a wellness check at the home where Bryan was living with their mother, but the police found no issues. In August, Bryan sent an email to her ex-boyfriend, saying she was moving to a new city.
Her final known communication was another email sent on the day she vanished, telling her ex-boyfriend, “I think we should get married, and I think we should work in industry. I was just in contract with the Commissioner of the Department of Water Management in a city. It’s a brilliant idea.”
Bryan was reported missing on November 13, leading the LAPD to issue an Ebony Alert. Her sister, frustrated by the slow progress, has found multiple witnesses who claim to have spotted Bryan in Los Angeles. Despite the tips, Bryan’s case has received less media attention than others. Her sister believes Bryan didn’t disappear on her own and fears she may be in danger.
“She had just graduated from Cornell and had all these ambitions, it is incredibly unlike her to just completely go off the grid,” Bryan-Gooden emphasized. “And so that, as well as a call that was received that really kind of put more fire under my feet was indicating that my sister could be in danger.”