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Concern for Missing Twenty-Five-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Update: Vanessa Henderson has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 25-year-old from Clarksburg.

Vanessa Henderson was last seen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at approximately 11 a.m., in the 13700 block of Petrel St. She was driving a silver 2020 Kia Sportage with Maryland tag 8FC2301.

Henderson is approximately 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. It is unknown what she was last seen wearing.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Vanessa Henderson is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line) or the 5th District Investigative Section at (240) 773-6254. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Release ID: 23-004
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person