Vanished: Sage Smith’s family speaks out on unsolved case l ABC News

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Sage Smith’s family claims that news outlets and law enforcement did not care about the case during critical early days in 2012 …

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@NicholasPorter-p8i April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Shame about Sages parents pulling the race card for the reasons y Sage is missing because a whole documentary ‘Disappeared’ that was aired around the world. Not meny missing folk get that kinda media coverage so not sure what that was all about. I mean the local authorities absolutely done the best they could. I live in Britain & even i know of this case

@1_South_Business_Services April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

How is it or WHY is it that two missing black men missing out of a place as small as Charlottesville VA and law enforcement clueless??? They were able quickly able to locate the bodies of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham??? They were even eluded about Alexis Murphy ( black female) for almost 10 years. They were tipped off and found her body in a place they had searched when she was first reported missing. Shame on CPD!!!!

@theearthlaughs4251 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Stop picking on sage you assholes geez

@theearthlaughs4251 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I want to vanish….

@GMonay36 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I love Sage’s family. Her dad and Miss Cookie especially. I watched her Disappeared episode and just loved how her family fought for her. 💪

@lopez8871 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

but the media will bend over backwards to look for a missing virginia girl but nothing on the missing trans chic/dude!!!and the media wants to label everbody else racist but they are the ones making the KLAN outfits!!!!

@meshawgreer738 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Sage should’ve stay deshad or whatever his name is.

@YouWillNeverFillMyShoes April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

So it’s a race thing?? 🙄

@karen7645 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Her mom should have treated her better from the start so he never ended up in foster care as a child and then be able to accept housing with the roommates. If she was treated and raised right by the parents. She could have been still living at home. And maybe in less danger

@nyawina3431 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

To anyone reading this, hi. I come from a foreign country and this was in my recommended page. I saw this and remembered the George Floyd protests, they were even broadcast on our local tv stations. Why can't you also protest for this? I'm just asking. Please tell me. Anyone. I just can't seem to understand.

@alvxnaa April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

anyone here after kendall raes video

@dawnmoccia April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I cannot imagine🤦‍♀️ this poor mother..and family. My heart aches for them😢
Sage matters. DaShaud matters. I pray you all find closure soon, that is a horrid way to live😢
We need to do better as a society. End of Story.
No excuses…no explanations…no blame..just FIX IT.

#FindSageSmith

@tamaravanvoorst448 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This is quite an eye opener. 60% of the missing!? Wow! Clearly there something not right on this case, specifically. Obviously he did not just run away!

@MDOMINIQUESIMMONS April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I don’t know if anyone has ever suggested this to the family but I was wondering if they’ve considered hiring an outside agency to assist with searching for Sage. There was a case here in Berkeley (Saint Louis), MO where after their daughter was missing for quite sometime they turned to a nonprofit group Texas Equusearch which turned out to be successful. https://m.facebook.com/WeWontForgetThem/posts/remains-were-found-in-february-and-positively-identified-as-monica-sykesupdatebr/1738662829481080/. Also, has the police tried tracing the cellphone pings for that timeframe for both the suspect and Sage?

@GoldNava April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

They should be going on a manhunt to find the suspect! He can't hide if you let him!!!

@SadeWithTheReceipts April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

WOW, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER HEARING OF THIS CASE. SO SAD. AND HE IS GORGEOUS!

@kayt4564 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Not surprised!

@marinaroberson1699 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

INNOCENT WHITE GIRL…BLACK BOY IN DRAG???COME ON WHO WOULD YOU LOOK FOR😭😭😭😭

@marinaroberson1699 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

TRUE WE ALL ARE EQUAL?.?LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD YOURSELF…BE THE DETECTIVE😁😁😁😁

@Menagerie_K April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This isn't my first time hearing about this but I'm sure I found out about this in 2019.

@chanelward2139 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Blk ppl are Supreme we don't know how special we are we need to harm ourselves n pay attention to our surrounding because we are the prey

@sbss924 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I am so sorry to hear this…..I just shared it on my facebook page and I will continue to do so. This breaks my heart. Prayers for the family. TRULY!! #TRANSLIVESMATTERS #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKTRANSLIVESMATTER

@karmaclay4004 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Reporter : "Black People make up 13% of the population". 😒.
How do people not realize how absolutely ridiculous that sounds. The logic not matched with a drop of intellect.
If they try and make us believe we are the minority, some of us subconsciously behave like we truly are minorities. Minorities- meaning less than. If an entire race are constantly being called "less than" by even reporters, no wonder no one shows up to search for a missing persons who's categorized as "less than". The world has been intentionally programmed to treat us like we're less than, through the media, and any outlet you can think of using terms like, minority, and only broadcasting t.v. shows and criminal acts on the news that display us in a constant negative light. When in actuality we're the majority, and have always been the majority.

@Selmafinest April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Nobody checking for Gay and Black…Where's the LGBTQ community?

@lewischinquita4278 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I LOVE YOU ALL. PRAISE GOD. GOD BLESS. AMEN

@yvonne3672 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I pray they find him alive 🙏…

@skullrose.665 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

What is gender fluid??.
My heart goes out to sage & the family.its heartbreaking. I hope your baby comes home & soon. You are in my thoughts & prayers,xx

@celestinegreen1240 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

It's called SLAVERY, it still exists and it's still happening. People wake the F up!!!!

@caramelkimmiekim8272 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Being gay is very dangerous!! Praying he still alive

@caramelkimmiekim8272 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I think he was caught up in organ harvest or he was messing with down low nigga did something to him. I remembered he was meeting up wit a dude blind date

@marvelousmallory9462 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This is another heart wrenching reality of being Black in America.

@christopherwigfall3844 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Wait a min, that math don’t added up! They saying we’re 13.4% of the nation and we make up over 60% in missing person? That sounds off!

@Dariyahhh April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This is my first time hearing about this story. 😥

@ohioladybug7390 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This is insane!! Everyone is precious. Moms, start passing the word amongst other woman and us moms and grandmas will have your back. The police can’t put in the overtime we can and social media is powerful. I’m so sorry that African Americans are still being treated this way. God is watching you all; you will answer for your mean ways.

@mishacorbin8676 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Sad Sad sad sad sad 😥😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 why?????

@valeriafreeman9580 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I praying for the family that Sage will be found.

@teawithcrypto1089 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

I’m out

@valeriedavis5992 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

My Heart cries for this family. I can't imagine this Mother's pain. I pray for Closure for this family 😭🙏💜

@stephaniecorcoran1870 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This country is not free for all end dot end of conversation 🤬

@stephaniecorcoran1870 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

It should not matter what color you are an what way you live your or their lives they are human beings that is what matters most!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 prayers for all the missing an their family and friends who miss them🌹❤️😘

@daniedanss2879 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Smh 🤦🏽‍♀️ God bless 🙏🏽

@envyallison926 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Geez zakias voice😓

@fabianloveslaw401 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

For the Sage Smith's family to claim that the news outlets and law enforcement did not care about the case during the critical early days in 2012 because their child was different, and it is now 2020 battles me. What a shame! Shame, shame, shame! As a kid growing up, and later in my adult life, I became a Christian and I have learned to care for people. I have compassion for everyone. So I pray and hope that this beloved family gets the closer that they need, and deserved because every family's pain should never go unnoticed on the bases of a protected characteristic. I wonder how many local religious organizations are in their community.

Although I am sure that some people or more than some of the community members have their own individual way of life, and perhaps did not at first cared, or still just don't care today; a life of that community is a life of that community, and a family of that community is a family of that community. What would Jesus Christ do? He would care. While going to worship every Sunday, or whatever day they worship I am sure that some members of that community who claim to be Christians or whatever the case may be known of the situation while worshiping but did nothing.

Bais of any individual should never be a deciding factor to not have any sympathy, for sympathy in action can go a long way. Love in action can go along way. From my perspective, for the Smith's family to experiences the loss of their loved one to whether their love is missing, or some horrific event occurred to which both situations are the most difficult time of their life or to feel that they have to beg the community for help, to beg the community to care, to beg the community to show their pain on the local news should make any person perplexed because the Smith's family are human beings who are apart of the community who need answers, closure, and a lot of help.

Regardless of a protected characteristic, no member of their community should feel alone in horrific moments. No family should never have to be their own counselor, to make and publish their own flyers meanwhile trying their very best to keep it all together. I am perplexed as to why they should not feel like they are alone because they are apart of the community. TheSmith's family is apart of the community. So I pray and hope that this beloved family gets the closer that they need, and deserved because every family's pain should never go unnoticed because of their sexual orientation.

@pinkanglequeen7747 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

It can be sex trafficking or his gone I hope is ok idk only God knows

@misstinahamilton5714 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

This is wrong every human being is worthy ! Again every human being is worthy ! All families are hurting !! There are no throwaways !

@lewischinquita4278 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

GOD KNOWS his will and his purpose. God knows where every creature is at all times. Get a relationship with GOD and listen to hear the Holy Spirit speak unto you. God Bless.

@lewischinquita4278 April 7, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Fast, and Pray, and ask GOD in the name of CHRIST JESUS, and call for the prayer warriors. Read the word of God and obey. God Bless.

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