Episode Summary
On November 20, 2012, Sage Smith left her home at 5:30 for a date. She was seen alone at 6:30 talking to someone on the phone. Then possibly sighted one more time at 7:00 at a cafe, again alone. Her father and friends were her advocates and attempted to investigate her disappearance on their own. They ended up in the same place where the police ended up – a dead end. No one has seen her since and police are still looking to speak with the man she last communicated with that day.
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Episode Info
Sage was supposed to be meeting up with Erik McFadden that night. They exchanged texts but Erik has had an ever-changing story about what happened that night. He’s even unclear on if he actually met up with Sage at all. Police are still looking for Erik. They consider him a person of interest and think he may have been a witness to whatever happened to Sage.
There is a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conclusion in the case. Anyone with information on Sage Smith or Erik McFadden should contact Detective Ronald Stayments at 434-970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 434-977-4000.
Sage Smith
Erik McFadden
Episode Sources
- ‘I am a Girl Now’ Sage Smith Wrote. Then She Went Missing.
- Find Sage Smith Facebook
- Charley Project – Dashad Smith
- Born this Way – Disappeared on Investigation Discovery
- CPD: Missing Sage Smith Investigation Now Reclassified as Homicide
- Police search home for evidence at former home of Sage Smith
- 19-year-old Trans Woman Sage Smith is Missing
- Sage Smith, transgender woman missing since 2012, now considered homicide case
- Sage Smith wiki: Black, transgender woman missing since 2012