Overview

• Ja’Niyah McMichael has been missing since August 12, 2024, from her home in Gary, Indiana, and remains unaccounted for one year later.
• Authorities have not released any substantive public updates since announcing the $20,000 reward in October 2024.
• The Gary Police Department and FBI are maintaining their combined $20,000 reward and urging anyone with information to submit anonymous tips via 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov.
• McMichael’s family has organized search parties and social-media awareness campaigns while expressing deep frustration over the lack of progress.
• In June, Darnell Compton Jr. pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors for a brawl at a search party and served a 262-day sentence, but the incident produced no new leads.