Demand Transparency in the 1999 Kidnapping Case of 2 year-old Teekah Lewis
Demand Transparency in the 1999 Kidnapping Case of 2 year-old Teekah Lewis
The Issue
On January 23, 1999, a parent's worst nightmare happened when two-year-old Teekah Lewis vanished without a trace from the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington. While her family holds out hope after 26 long years, the public remains largely in the dark regarding the recent updates and new information. The lack of recent public information has not only stifled awareness but hindered the progress of the case.
Studies reveal that public vigilance plays a critical role in resolving missing persons cases. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 4 out of 5 successfully resolved cases were due to the public's help. We need help from the public, including national media. But how can the public help, if they don't know what to look for or how to assist?
We are therefore petitioning the local Police Department to update the public with relevant information regarding the investigation of the case of Missing Teekah Lewis. Sharing more information will not only spark renewed interest and awareness but could also potentially introduce new leads to propel the case forward.
We are specifically requesting an updated public press conference to include the name and a photograph of the recently discovered suspect of interest, who was interviewed by detectives in November 2023, then died in December 2023. We also need the police department to update the new information that several eye witnesses who have have come forward repeatedly over the years giving detailed physical descriptions that all match Hilton. Once the public sees who person of interest is, someone could confirm they saw him at the bowling alley that night or maybe a regular at the bowling alley. Also an eyewitness reported seeing a man with the same description as the Person of Interest at the America's Most Wanted Reinactement a couple of weeks later in Feb.1999 at the bowling alley. There were other unsolved cases of sexual assaults and luring of children, kidnapping and unsolved murders of children in this area. The public might recognize this person or have information about him that could be helpful to police in solving this case or others.
There's also new information about the car that an eye witness saw speeding out of the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley minutes after Teekah's disappearance. The witness noted the car was a different color and 'newer', late 1990's model Pontiac Grand Am. So the photo of the car needs to be updated to the public as well. All this information could be helpful for potential witnesses to come forward to police, and help find Teekah.
Please join us, lend your voice to the call for transparency in the investigation of the 1999 kidnapping case of two year-old Teekah Lewis. Whether it delivers closure, justice, or an avenue towards them, it's a step that needs to be taken. Sign this petition now to demand transparency, spark action, and keep hope alive! Thank you!
📣 Edit:
UPDATE #1 FOX13 News, Ret. Cold-case Detective Reopelle interview with EYEWITNESS who SAW MAN WITH POCK-MARKED FACE WALKING With TEEKAH minutes before she was reported missing!
UPDATE #2 2022 KOMO NEWS Press Conference with Tacoma Police Department, update on the Cold Case of Missing Teekah Lewis. Teekah was kidnapped when she was 2 years old, January 23, 1999, at New Frontier Lanes in Tacoma, Washington. By 2022, Detective Dier was starting to pull clues together from thousands of records, an updated age-progession photo of Teekah was developed by LSU, and AN EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES A PERSON OF INTEREST with a POCK-MARKED FACE SEEN WALKING WITH TEEKAH the night she was kidnapped, but no sketch or photo. Again, a plea for witnesses to come forward with any information!
UPDATE #3 Please watch the recent YouTube video below of Detective Dier's update. The suspect has been deceased since December 2023 & the Mom was just informed March 2025.
Most RECENT UPDATE from KOMO News March 6, 2025, regarding Teekah Lewis, who was only 2 years old when she was kidnapped from New Frontier Lanes bowling alley, Center St., Tacoma, Washington January 23, 1999. After careful reviewing thousands of records, by November 2023 detectives finally narrowed it down to a PERSON of INTEREST: MAN with POCK-MARKED FACE SEEN WALKING WITH TEEKAH*!! Unfortunately, when detectives went back to question him again 2 months later he had died (December 25, 2023). * Again, a public plea for witnesses with potential help in solving this case!! We need the Tacoma PD to show a photo of the Person of Interest (now deceased), as well as an updated photo of the car the eyewitness saw speeding out of the parking lot (newer, later 90's, Purple Pontiac Grand Am). https://youtu.be/b79i5l6B_28?si=hhSiP-T2g68a8B_i Reply Share
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The Issue
On January 23, 1999, a parent's worst nightmare happened when two-year-old Teekah Lewis vanished without a trace from the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington. While her family holds out hope after 26 long years, the public remains largely in the dark regarding the recent updates and new information. The lack of recent public information has not only stifled awareness but hindered the progress of the case.
Studies reveal that public vigilance plays a critical role in resolving missing persons cases. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 4 out of 5 successfully resolved cases were due to the public's help. We need help from the public, including national media. But how can the public help, if they don't know what to look for or how to assist?
We are therefore petitioning the local Police Department to update the public with relevant information regarding the investigation of the case of Missing Teekah Lewis. Sharing more information will not only spark renewed interest and awareness but could also potentially introduce new leads to propel the case forward.
We are specifically requesting an updated public press conference to include the name and a photograph of the recently discovered suspect of interest, who was interviewed by detectives in November 2023, then died in December 2023. We also need the police department to update the new information that several eye witnesses who have have come forward repeatedly over the years giving detailed physical descriptions that all match Hilton. Once the public sees who person of interest is, someone could confirm they saw him at the bowling alley that night or maybe a regular at the bowling alley. Also an eyewitness reported seeing a man with the same description as the Person of Interest at the America's Most Wanted Reinactement a couple of weeks later in Feb.1999 at the bowling alley. There were other unsolved cases of sexual assaults and luring of children, kidnapping and unsolved murders of children in this area. The public might recognize this person or have information about him that could be helpful to police in solving this case or others.
There's also new information about the car that an eye witness saw speeding out of the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley minutes after Teekah's disappearance. The witness noted the car was a different color and 'newer', late 1990's model Pontiac Grand Am. So the photo of the car needs to be updated to the public as well. All this information could be helpful for potential witnesses to come forward to police, and help find Teekah.
Please join us, lend your voice to the call for transparency in the investigation of the 1999 kidnapping case of two year-old Teekah Lewis. Whether it delivers closure, justice, or an avenue towards them, it's a step that needs to be taken. Sign this petition now to demand transparency, spark action, and keep hope alive! Thank you!
📣 Edit:
UPDATE #1 FOX13 News, Ret. Cold-case Detective Reopelle interview with EYEWITNESS who SAW MAN WITH POCK-MARKED FACE WALKING With TEEKAH minutes before she was reported missing!
UPDATE #2 2022 KOMO NEWS Press Conference with Tacoma Police Department, update on the Cold Case of Missing Teekah Lewis. Teekah was kidnapped when she was 2 years old, January 23, 1999, at New Frontier Lanes in Tacoma, Washington. By 2022, Detective Dier was starting to pull clues together from thousands of records, an updated age-progession photo of Teekah was developed by LSU, and AN EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES A PERSON OF INTEREST with a POCK-MARKED FACE SEEN WALKING WITH TEEKAH the night she was kidnapped, but no sketch or photo. Again, a plea for witnesses to come forward with any information!
UPDATE #3 Please watch the recent YouTube video below of Detective Dier's update. The suspect has been deceased since December 2023 & the Mom was just informed March 2025.
Most RECENT UPDATE from KOMO News March 6, 2025, regarding Teekah Lewis, who was only 2 years old when she was kidnapped from New Frontier Lanes bowling alley, Center St., Tacoma, Washington January 23, 1999. After careful reviewing thousands of records, by November 2023 detectives finally narrowed it down to a PERSON of INTEREST: MAN with POCK-MARKED FACE SEEN WALKING WITH TEEKAH*!! Unfortunately, when detectives went back to question him again 2 months later he had died (December 25, 2023). * Again, a public plea for witnesses with potential help in solving this case!! We need the Tacoma PD to show a photo of the Person of Interest (now deceased), as well as an updated photo of the car the eyewitness saw speeding out of the parking lot (newer, later 90's, Purple Pontiac Grand Am). https://youtu.be/b79i5l6B_28?si=hhSiP-T2g68a8B_i Reply Share
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Petition created on March 29, 2025