This article has been updated to include a statement from the Arkansas State Police. The police said at the time that the woman was found safe in Missouri and 'not in any danger.' Updated: 17:20 ET, Mollie Mansfield Published: Invalid Date, A TIKTOK video is being probed by the FBI over fears that the footage shows a girl who went missing at age 15. She said she was somewhere in Arkansas, and viewers quickly alerted authorities to the video. Her videos included graphic visuals of her body covered in bruises.

In May, a girl went viral on TikTok for posting videos claiming she was kidnapped and abused. This is not the first time the Arkansas State Police have used TikTok to investigate an alleged missing person case. It looked just like Cassie,' she said.Īnyone with information about what happened to Compton or her current whereabouts can contact Stuttgart Police Department at 87 or the FBI at 50. Her stories were recorded and shared on TikTok, but she has since taken down her Instagram account.Ĭompton's mother, Judy Compton, told local outlet 5 News Online in an interview that she 'started bawling' when she first saw the video. Read More: The FBI and the DOJ are investigating 'significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy' after the Capitol riotĭespite what appeared to be a promising lead for the case, another girl posted Instagram stories claiming to be the person in the video. The Little Rock bureau's public information officer did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The FBI field office in Little Rock told KATV, a local ABC affiliate network, that the agency was 'following up on the video and taking all investigative steps,' but could not elaborate due to the nature of the active investigation. A public information officer for the Arkansas State Police confirmed to Insider that 'agents are aware of the video and its circulation through social media,' but could not comment on 'whether the video is being used in the continuing investigation.' She was listed at 5-foot-3 and weighing around 100 pounds when she disappeared.In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Stuttgart Police Department said that it was 'working diligently' with Arkansas State Police and the FBI in the ongoing investigation. She has not been seen since.Ĭompton was described as having blue eyes, blonde hair and a scar on her left cheek. At the time, the teen returned home around 7 p.m. Tina Storz, a private investigator who has been investigating Compton’s disappearance, also contacted authorities due to the girl’s strong resemblance.Ĭompton went missing after attending a demolition derby in Dewitt with a friend. “PLEASE BOOST THIS THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE COULD BE EITHER OF THESE MISSING GIRLS NADIYA KEREZSI OR CASSIE COMPTON!!! #cassiecompton #nadiyakerezsi #MissingPerson #boost #findcassiecompton #findnadiyakerezsi” the individual wrote.

Meanwhile, one person suggested the girl in the video could be Compton or another missing female. #MissingPerson #cassiecompton,” one person wrote.Īnother person wrote, “PLEASE BOOST THIS! I have reason to believe that this girl might be missing girl Cassie Compton who has been missing since 2014 and would now be 21!! If you look up Cassie’s age progression this girl looks almost identical to her! Even if she isn’t Cassie, she’s clearly in danger.” Whoever sees this pls retweet, like, and share. “I just saw this video on TikTok and I’m concerned.

Meanwhile, web sleuths were able to get Compton’s name trending on Twitter by recirculating the video and demanding someone take action and help the girl in the car. Since this still an open investigation we can’t release any further information right now,” the statement read.

We are working diligently with the Arkansas State Police and FBI right now. We have the video from TikTok and have the seen the Facebook posts. “We appreciate all the tips and information about Cassie Compton. The Stuttgart Police Department also released a statement revealing it has reached out to other law enforcement agencies to help with the investigation. Stuttgart is located about 45 miles from Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. “We have investigators working on this right now and can’t release any other information right now,” Mark Duke, the police chief in Stuttgart, Arkansas, said in a statement. The girl appears to either have bruisings around her eyes or is wearing dark eye shadow.Īuthorities are now investigating the video after police began receiving dozens of calls about the girl’s resemblance to Compton, reported KATV, an ABC affiliate in Arkansas. In the video, the girl, who appears to look like Compton, is seen sitting in the back of a car between two men, who are speaking, while she silently stares at the camera. A now-deleted TikTok video is causing a stir on Twitter after users began suspecting the girl in the video was Cassie Compton, an Arkansas girl who went missing in September 2014 when she was 15 years old.

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