Post by huntone on Oct 20, 2010 10:44:21 GMT -5
COVINGTON, Ky. - With Paige Johnson’s disappearance a sense of urgency and sadness comes over those closest to her, especially for a girl who looks at her like a little sister lost.
If Greer Locatell could be doing anything with her best friend, she said she and Paige would be sitting around laughing right now, having a good time like they always did.
Locatell said that since the girl who was always positive and always smiling has gone missing, “the sunshine has pretty much been ripped out of my life.”
“She was like my baby sister,” said the University of Cincinnati student who met Johnson when she was 12 years old.
Johnson, now 17, has been missing since the early morning hours of Sept. 23. Police, family and friends have searched for her and for any clues about her disappearance since then.
Locatell, a 2010 Scott High School graduate, said that she met the missing teen through her friendship with the father of Johnson’s 2-year-old daughter. She said Johnson had plans for her life -- plans that included her daughter and a future for them both.
Johnson would do anything for her daughter, said Locatell, whose home is in Taylor Mill, Ky.
“They are so much alike, always full of life.”
She was a good mother and was going to enroll in Gateway Community and Technical College, Locatell said. She was dedicated to making her life as wonderful as she could.
“Paige was getting ready to start a life with Ronnie,” her boyfriend of a few years, she said.
She said Johnson was a positive person, always smiling, laughing and ready for a good time, always enjoying life. Locatell said she has always worried about her like she was her own sister.
Johnson, who lives in Florence with her mother Donna Johnson, has been missing since Sept. 23.
Her friend grieves but is positive for her safe return.
“It’s hard, but she has angels watching over her,” said Locatell.
According to police, a male acquaintance said that he dropped Johnson off at 15th and Scott streets in Covington, Ky. near a friend's house at about 1 a.m. that morning. But she did not make it to the friend’s house.
Paige’s mother filed a missing-person report later that evening when her daughter did return home.
Covington Police Capt. Teal Nally, said that the police have conducted several searches of properties and residences since the investigation began. However, based on those searches, they can not confirm whether or not a crime has been committed.
Crime or not, Paige’s friends are diligent in their hopes of her safe and speedy return. Locatell started the Facebook page “Keep Paige Johnson In Our Prayers. We Will Find Her <3”. Friends and family are posting photos of Paige and leaving messages to her and about her, asking and hoping for her to come home safely.
“People keep saying it’s not the same without her, and it’s true because she brings the best out in anyone she meets,” said Locatell.
The 19-year-old, who has put up flyers all over, knocked on doors, received tips about Paige’s whereabouts and prayed for her safe return, said she would tell her friend to come because she is needed back home.
“I would tell her she needs to come home, not only because her daughter needs her mother, but we all need her. I would tell her how sorry I am for not being there every single day like I should have. I would tell her how much I love her. I would tell her I would give her the world just to have her come home.”
And it’s her mission to find her. That’s how she will get through this, she said.
Paige is 5'1" tall, 110 lbs., with light brown hair with highlights and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a multi-colored jacket and blue jeans. She has pierced ears, tongue and navel.
Anyone with information should contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or call the Covington Police Department at (859) 292-2222.
Greer Locatell, Paige’s best friend, posted a poem on the “Keep Paige Johnson In Our Prayers. We Will Find Her <3” Facebook page:
Searching the streets late at night
People talking gave our hearts hope she's all right.
Have you seen her she's missing and she's only 17
Yeah man, up at marathon and I heard she ain’t been clean.
This is just a f---- nightmare, this shit ain’t true
...All the shit their saying it just ain’t you.
God Mackenzie needs her mother
have you seen the way she looks at mommy?
In her eyes she can’t replaced by no other.
I know she’s out there, I can feel it in the air
This cant happen to a fighter. Unless her fight wasn’t fair.
Have you seen an angel Born into a world of hate
Paige Johnson is our angel and this isn’t her fate.
Please God, send her home. Tell her she's not alone
Whatever that is broken we will fix it
To keep this family together and not split.
...Donna wants her baby back
without her sister Britt finally has cracked.
No matter how hard it gets, we won’t stop.
No were not okay, were not fine
But whoever did this wont have a lifeline
It wont be dark when we find
our sunshine
The morning paper will read 17-year-old Paige Johnson, has been found.
Pray for that headline. Love you baby
If Greer Locatell could be doing anything with her best friend, she said she and Paige would be sitting around laughing right now, having a good time like they always did.
Locatell said that since the girl who was always positive and always smiling has gone missing, “the sunshine has pretty much been ripped out of my life.”
“She was like my baby sister,” said the University of Cincinnati student who met Johnson when she was 12 years old.
Johnson, now 17, has been missing since the early morning hours of Sept. 23. Police, family and friends have searched for her and for any clues about her disappearance since then.
Locatell, a 2010 Scott High School graduate, said that she met the missing teen through her friendship with the father of Johnson’s 2-year-old daughter. She said Johnson had plans for her life -- plans that included her daughter and a future for them both.
Johnson would do anything for her daughter, said Locatell, whose home is in Taylor Mill, Ky.
“They are so much alike, always full of life.”
She was a good mother and was going to enroll in Gateway Community and Technical College, Locatell said. She was dedicated to making her life as wonderful as she could.
“Paige was getting ready to start a life with Ronnie,” her boyfriend of a few years, she said.
She said Johnson was a positive person, always smiling, laughing and ready for a good time, always enjoying life. Locatell said she has always worried about her like she was her own sister.
Johnson, who lives in Florence with her mother Donna Johnson, has been missing since Sept. 23.
Her friend grieves but is positive for her safe return.
“It’s hard, but she has angels watching over her,” said Locatell.
According to police, a male acquaintance said that he dropped Johnson off at 15th and Scott streets in Covington, Ky. near a friend's house at about 1 a.m. that morning. But she did not make it to the friend’s house.
Paige’s mother filed a missing-person report later that evening when her daughter did return home.
Covington Police Capt. Teal Nally, said that the police have conducted several searches of properties and residences since the investigation began. However, based on those searches, they can not confirm whether or not a crime has been committed.
Crime or not, Paige’s friends are diligent in their hopes of her safe and speedy return. Locatell started the Facebook page “Keep Paige Johnson In Our Prayers. We Will Find Her <3”. Friends and family are posting photos of Paige and leaving messages to her and about her, asking and hoping for her to come home safely.
“People keep saying it’s not the same without her, and it’s true because she brings the best out in anyone she meets,” said Locatell.
The 19-year-old, who has put up flyers all over, knocked on doors, received tips about Paige’s whereabouts and prayed for her safe return, said she would tell her friend to come because she is needed back home.
“I would tell her she needs to come home, not only because her daughter needs her mother, but we all need her. I would tell her how sorry I am for not being there every single day like I should have. I would tell her how much I love her. I would tell her I would give her the world just to have her come home.”
And it’s her mission to find her. That’s how she will get through this, she said.
Paige is 5'1" tall, 110 lbs., with light brown hair with highlights and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a multi-colored jacket and blue jeans. She has pierced ears, tongue and navel.
Anyone with information should contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or call the Covington Police Department at (859) 292-2222.
Greer Locatell, Paige’s best friend, posted a poem on the “Keep Paige Johnson In Our Prayers. We Will Find Her <3” Facebook page:
Searching the streets late at night
People talking gave our hearts hope she's all right.
Have you seen her she's missing and she's only 17
Yeah man, up at marathon and I heard she ain’t been clean.
This is just a f---- nightmare, this shit ain’t true
...All the shit their saying it just ain’t you.
God Mackenzie needs her mother
have you seen the way she looks at mommy?
In her eyes she can’t replaced by no other.
I know she’s out there, I can feel it in the air
This cant happen to a fighter. Unless her fight wasn’t fair.
Have you seen an angel Born into a world of hate
Paige Johnson is our angel and this isn’t her fate.
Please God, send her home. Tell her she's not alone
Whatever that is broken we will fix it
To keep this family together and not split.
...Donna wants her baby back
without her sister Britt finally has cracked.
No matter how hard it gets, we won’t stop.
No were not okay, were not fine
But whoever did this wont have a lifeline
It wont be dark when we find
our sunshine
The morning paper will read 17-year-old Paige Johnson, has been found.
Pray for that headline. Love you baby