Despite holding out hope to the contrary, today police confirmed that a body found Thursday morning was indeed that of Nailah Franklin. She had been missing since September 19.

Her body was found unclothed and no cause of death has been determined. Until the forensic evidence has been processed, police are not ruling her death a homicide. Nailah was identified using dental records.

Yesterday, I held out some hope that she was alive after police admonished that reports of the body being hers were premature. Sadly, today, that flicker of hope was extinguished. As I stated yesterday, let us pray for peace and justice for Nailah Franklin’s family.

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UPDATE: Authorities are now saying that the reports of Nailah’s body being found are premature. According to police, the body found is so badly decomposed that the identification of race is not possible. Also, according to police, no family members have seen the body. I will follow up with more details as they emerge.

Original Post (originally titled “Sad developments in Nailah Franklin saga”): Though authorities have not confirmed this, a family member of Nailah Franklin, a 28-year-old pharmaceutical sale rep missing for a week, is saying that a body found near a nature preserve is indeed hers.

The body was found this morning not far from where her abandoned car was found a few days ago. Her uncle, Jon Merrill, is saying that the body found is Nailah’s.

As stated previously, no suspects have been named but, police are looking at a man she dated briefly. Nailah had filed a complaint against him for threatening phone calls he made to her.

My prayers go out to the family of Nailah Franklin. May they find peace and justice.

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In Chicago, the search for Nailah Franklin intensifies as the feds have been brought in to assist in the search for the 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep.

Franklin has been missing since September 16, when she was last seen attending a wedding. She was officially reported missing on September 19.

Police have recovered her car in nearby Hammond, IL and a search of her apartment indicates that both her home and her work laptop are missing.

Though no suspects have been named, police are looking into a man she dated briefly who had made threatening phone calls to her. Franklin filed a police report against him. He also has a protection order against him by another woman and authorities also say he has a criminal background.

The family is offering a $10,000 reward for information about her whereabouts.

Let’s pray for her safe return.

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