Authorities are not giving up on Nefertiri Trader, who has been missing since late June.
A witness claimed to see her being forced into her car in the early hours of Monday Jun. 30, 2014 by an unknown individual. This took place outside her home on the unit block of Freedom Trail in New Castle in the community of Saddlebrook. The vehicle, a 2000 Acura RL with Delaware registration, left the scene soon after. Police as well as her family are continuing the search for the missing mother of three.
“Her kids want their mother back,” says Nefertiri’s mother Denise Trader who describes her daughter as “a very nice and easy-going people person.” The two spoke for the last time four hours before the abduction, discussing the BET Awards.
According to Denise, the search has covered New Castle as well as other parts of the Delaware area like Wilmington and Newark. She is hoping to get a search team up from the Florida-based
KlaasKIDS Search Center for Missing & Trafficked Children.
The Detective in charge of the investigation, Matthew DiSabatino could not divulge where police are looking.
“Revealing any specific geographic locations being searched may compromise the integrity of the case," he said.
Nevertheless, he told NBC10 that several leads are being followed and that the search will continue “until all leads are exhausted or until Ms. Trader is located.”
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Nefertiri was working in housekeeping at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE before her disappearance.
“She enjoyed working there,” says her sister Jackine. “She always came home with a story about meeting people. She loved hanging out with her family and friends. She’s a good mom and a good sister.”
Trader is described as an African-American female, standing 5-foot-6 with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask that any leads or tips be submitted to MEDiSabatino@nccde.org, www.nccpd.com or (800) TIP-3333. In the meantime, the New Castle County Police will continue to update the public via social media and the help of local media outlets.
