Missing woman found dead in vacant building, family says. ‘Save her every day’

A woman reported missing more than a year ago has been found dead in an abandoned building, Pennsylvania police told news media.

Ri’Kiah Griffie was 24 years old when she disappeared, WPXI reported, and she was reported missing on Oct. 11, 2022. That day was the last day her mother, Ronda Duke, ever spoke to her, Duke told the station.

Time passed, but Griffie’s whereabouts remained unclear until April 18, when the Pennsylvania State Police received a call from officers in Aliquippa stating: a body had been foundaccording to a state police news release.

The body was buried under rubble in an abandoned building, police told the Beaver County Times.

At the time of her disappearance, Griffie was living with her boyfriend in his home just a block away from the building, the Times and WPXI reported.

State police took over the investigation and dental records identified the remains as those of Griffie, KDKA reported.

“She was lying here alone,” her aunt, Allyssa Griffie, told the newspaper. “And we drove past her every day. Justice will be done for my cousin, whether it is by the law or by the Lord.”

Officials have not said how Griffie died or whether foul play was suspected.

Aliquippa is located about 30 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh.

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