When Lina Sadar Khil went missing in San Antonio in December 2021, the story of the 3-year-old girl’s disappearance made national news. CBS News, ABC News and the Washington Post all reported on Lina’s last known whereabouts on December 20. Popular gossip blogger Perez Hilton also added a write-up on his website.
Now, Investigation Discovery, an American multinational television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Discovery, Inc., was the latest to highlight Lina’s case on March 1. The network focused on how the reward for information leading to finding Lina has been increased to $250,000.
The Islamic Center of San Antonio increased its reward for information leading to her return home to $250,000 in February. In addition to the center, San Antonio Crime Stoppers said it will give a guaranteed $50,000 reward, for this case only, for information resulting in the arrest or indictment of a suspect accused of any involvement in Lina’s disappearance.
Lina was last seen at a playground at her family’s apartment complex on the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road. She was wearing a red dress, black jacket, and black shoes. Her mother told police she left Lina playing at the playground for a short time in the early evening hours. When she returned, her daughter was gone. Police said other adults and children were around when her mother left.
The FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team searched a creek at the 5700 block of Babcock Road on January 5, but didn’t find anything conclusive, according to a news release.
The San Antonio Police Department is still searching for missing 3-year-old girl Lina Sadar Khil.
SAPD
On February 13, a volunteer group came up empty when searching for Lina along a San Antonio greenbelt. Nonprofit the Eagles Flight Advocacy and Outreach said it was a “bittersweet ending” in the search.
San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said the department was still focused on finding Lina. SAPD is asking anyone with information about Lina’s disappearance to call the Missing Persons Unit at 210-207-7660.
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