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Missing child: Equilla Lynn Hodrick, 9, last seen in Bronx, NY on August 12, 1985

By True News missing persons desk · Published October 23, 2026 · From NamUs, the U.S. Justice Department's national missing persons database · 1 reader visit

Equilla Lynn Hodrick. Photo from Community Report.
Equilla Lynn Hodrick. Photo from Community Report. Photo: Community Report Tap to enlarge.

Equilla Lynn Hodrick was 9 years old when last seen in Bronx, NY on August 12, 1985. Sex: Female; Height: 4 ft 11 in; Weight: 80 lb; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel. Distinguishing features and clothing: Scar/mark: scars near her right eye and right cheek and discoloration on her back and buttocks.; Clothing: white tank top, blue cut-off jeans; Eyewear: glasses; Footwear: light blue sneakers.

Equilla's photo is shown age-progressed to 33 years. She was last seen running after an ice cream truck near her home on Briggs Road. She has a gap between her top front teeth, wears glasses, has pierced ears and a scar near her right eye.

NamUs case MP7502. Source: NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice).

Anyone with information should contact the New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad at (212) 694-7781 (case number KNMP09175). In an emergency, call 911. Please do not try to search for or approach anyone yourself.

This case is listed on NamUs, the U.S. Justice Department's national database of missing persons, where cases are entered by law enforcement and medical examiners. The case and photos are also on Community Report.

Originally published by True News: https://truenews.bagleyenterprises.net/stories/369

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