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Relisha Rudd: timeline, sources and podcasts
Relisha Rudd’s case requires careful date labels. A missing-since date, a reporting date, and an earlier description are different pieces of evidence, even when a retelling places them close together.
Open Crimelines True Crime in Apple PodcastsRelisha Rudd | Missing from DC · 2025-07-09 · 51m
Start your timeline with the sources
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March 2014 · FBI case summary
The FBI identifies Relisha Tenau Rudd as eight when missing in Washington, D.C. Its case heading gives March 2014 without a specific day. Check the source
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March 1, 2014 · NCMEC index date
NCMEC’s AMBER index lists March 1 as the missing-since date and links poster 1229904. That field should not be relabeled as the day she was reported missing. Check the source
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Earlier clothing description
The FBI describes a purple Helly Hansen winter jacket and pink boots worn in the weeks before she was reported missing. Its wording does not make that a confirmed final outfit. Check the source
Keep a source’s original date label in your notes before comparing it with another timeline. Use the FBI or police instructions for information that may help the investigation.
Questions to follow
- Does each timeline entry describe a sighting, an absence, or the moment someone notified police?
- What date does a photograph or clothing description actually refer to, and is the source explicit about it?
Listen, then check the source
The linked episode is independent podcast coverage. Compare its claims with the records above and keep an episode’s publication date separate from the dates of the events it discusses.
Keep the links that answer your questions
In Almost Solved, organize source links and your own notes in a Research File. Open one outside source, check it, and return to the app before starting the next trip. Add a copied or shared link when you need it.
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