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Search for Missing Phoenix Toddler Enters Second Day as Police Seek Public’s Help

Investigators frame the situation as a civil welfare case with no arrest planned for the mother.

Overview

  • Three-year-old Wednesday Guilford was last seen Nov. 19 near 44th Street and Baseline Road with her biological mother, 32-year-old Kendal Guilford, while walking a black French bulldog.
  • Phoenix police say the case is a civil matter with no charges filed, and the focus remains on locating the child and checking her welfare.
  • Authorities released descriptions for both: Wednesday is about 3 feet tall and 40 pounds in a pink floral dress, and Kendal is 5-foot-7 with blue eyes and orange-blond hair last seen in a gray sweatsuit and clear-frame glasses.
  • Police relayed family concerns about the mother’s housing situation and allegations of drug use, noting there is no formal custody paperwork.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Missing Persons Unit at 602-534-2121 or after hours at 602-262-6151, or email Lourdes.Lopez@phoenix.gov.