Backstory:
Sadaria Davis, a 15 year old girl from Chicago went missing on April 25th after being seen for the last time leaving her house. The case made local news, but after no real leads were given to police the case quickly died, as did the media coverage. The case didn't remain silent for long as only a few weeks later the body of Sadaria Davis was found within a vacant apartment building that had been abandoned for a while. The apartment was only 6 blocks away from her home where she was last seen. Local police reported there was no "immediate cause of death available", which could've been due to several factors. The most likely being that decomposition had begun to set in (the weather has been very warm in Chicago) and made an obvious COD hard if not impossible to determine. No autopsy results were made public, however it has been said that the results were inconclusive. Once again, the story only made local news.
Where the rumors began:
A little while after the news broke, the case started to gain traction online when a Twitter user named "KingPowell19973" posted the following tweet.
KingPowell19973's twitter feed is full of Chicago crime stories, including the controversial and confusing cases of Kendrick Johnson (who was found dead in a high school gym mat) and Kenneka Jenkins (who was found dead in a hotel freezer the day after a party within the hotel).
Small online news agencies ran with the tweet, misquoting that Sadaria Davis was found missing not only her fingers but organs as well. People began making youtube videos claiming she was a victim of human organ trafficking. A classic case of clickbait, that sparked a flurry of people sharing those articles and claiming them as the truth. Almost every single article about Sadaria Davis I found on Facebook had someone commenting on how "Mainstream Media is covering up the fact that she was found without organs!!".
The lack of official news coverage lends itself to people finding out about Sadaria's case through social media or word of mouth. However, this can be quite dangerous when the social media story has been altered to be more shocking or share-worthy than the truth.
There have also been niche blogs/articles written with the idea that Davis, along with Kenneka were victims of cult-groups like the Freemasons, among others. That's a whole other can of worms I don't care to get into because they are irrelevant to the truth.
An end to the rumors:
An officer assigned to the case took to his personal Facebook account to reassure people that Sadaria was found with all her body parts intact, and the "missing fingers" rumour was started because Sadaria was actually born missing a finger.
I have censored the commenters names for sake of privacy, but the article they commented on is public. The blue text is from the initial commenter, as well as people replying to his comment. The green text is from an Officer who identified himself as a member of the investigation.
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| Blue text showing the missing organs claim Green text is from the officer on the case |
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| Blue Text is random commenters Green text is the officer on the case |
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| Blue text is random commenters Green text is the officer on the case |
So there you have it. Sadaria Davis was NOT missing any organs, she was NOT missing any fingers (that she was born with), and she was NOT a victim of organ trafficking. Please stop spreading the lies, as I can only imagine what her family must be going through right now without the addition of false information.
Sources:
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/31/missing-15-year-olds-body-found-in-abandoned-building/
Chicago North Cold Case Facebook Page
Thank you for posting the truth.
ReplyDeleteThe time and day we live in is so pathetic and people are so quick to spread lies & rumors
ReplyDeletePeople please look into how often young people of color are missing and found dead. It is public information that organ harvesting is and has been going on in Chicago and other States for years. It has been covered up with little exposure before Kenneka Jenkins was found dead in a hotel freezer. Her death exposed the organ trafficking world wide shedding light on the hidden problem. There has also been rumors circulating for years concerning those involved and responsible for the murders and stealing of ppls organs for years only to be brushed off as conspiracy theories to circumvent the truth from coming out. If only ppl knew who created the term conspiracy theory they would know why it was created. Please stop allowing ppl to think for you and tell you things to steer you away from finding the truth. I think that most ppl know that if her organs were missing the mainstream media will not inform the public of this truth. Research organ harvesting in Chicago and the person that was caught with body parts and his businesses before you come to any conclusions. Ppl are literally being paid to lie to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteHello Kellie, This is KingPowel19973, I sincerely apologize, I was told someone in the Kenneka Jenkins research group that someone cut off her fingers & some of her body parts are missing, I did my research as long as I did on the case but people was talking about her death before I made that post on Twitter, Once the police confirmed the truth, I was shocked & I didn’t know that my tweet would get that viral, I’m in a justice group & I regret making that post before doing my research to see if it true, I am on the autism spectrum, I make regret making that post & I sincerely apoligize about it, I was just spreading my awareness that’s all, I didn’t mean no harm to sadaria’s family & I just want to say that I am deeply sorry & my heart goes out to Sadaria’s family & may she gets the justice that she needs
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