Silent Night: Fonya Harris

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: On a warm summer night in Los Angeles, 30-year-old Fonya Harris stepped out of her apartment and into the unknown. It was July 18, 2003—just after 10 PM—when she left with her ex-boyfriend in a white Plymouth Voyager minivan. From that moment on, she was never seen again. No clues. No witnesses. No trace. Where did she go and what happened that night? Anyone with information about Fonya's case should contact the Los Angeles Police Department - Adult Missing Persons Unit at 877-275-5273; 213-996-1800 or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) toll-free, 24-hours a day at R.A.C.R. Division; or their local authorities. The agency case number is 03-1320089.

This is the story of Fonya Harris. 

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Episode Transcript

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Hunting for Answers is a production of the Black Effect
Podcast Network and iHeartRadio. Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a
true crime podcast. I'm your host, Hunter and today We're
pulling back the curtain on the haunting mystery surrounding the
disappearance of a woman in Los Angeles, California, A woman

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who left her apartment one night and was never seen again.
What happened on that fateful night and why, after over
two decades, are there still no answers. This is the
story of Fanya Harris. July eighteenth, two thousand and three,

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a warm summer night in Los Angeles. Thirty year old
Fanya was last seen at her home on the six
hundred block of East forty first Street. But what happened
next remains a mystery, one that has left more questions
than answers. That's when Fanya Harris vanished. There's not much known,

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but what we do know is this Fanya left her
home that night with her ex boyfriend. His identity has
not been released, their destination unknown, but the vehicle a
white nineteen ninety four Plymouth Voyager minivan with California license
plate three HQF seven three three. It was just over

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ten pm when they had driven off, and from that
moment on, Fanya was never seen or heard from again.
So who was Fanya Harris? Details about her personal and
professional life have remained unknown, only deepening the mystery. Yet,
according to those close to her, she was in good

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mental and physical health before she disappeared. There were no
signs she planned to leave, no hints of trouble brewing.
So why did she suddenly vanish? And more importantly, why
hasn't she been found. Despite a police investigations, no solid

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leads have surfaced, no arrests, no witnesses stepping forward, in
no new developments, her case remains unsolved. At the time
of her disappearance, Fanya stood five feet two inches tall,
weighing about one hundred and twenty pounds. She had brown hair,
brown eyes, and several tattoos, including rip Grandma on her

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left forearm, ed assets on her lower back, and the
word hoppy with red swan designs on each side of
her right lower leg. She was also known to go
by her nickname Twink. That night, she was dressed in
a black linen dress, brown platform sandals, and silver hoop earrings.
She was carrying a black purse. My thoughts and prayers

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are with the loved ones of Fanya Harris. The silence
surrounding her case has continued for over two decades, but
someone somewhere knows what happened. Anyone with information about Fania's
case to contact the Los Angeles Police Departments Missing Persons
Unit or their local authorities. Their information, along with the

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agency case number, can be found in the description box below.
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