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Missing Da’Shawn Leon McCormick 
Da'Shawn, approximately 2012; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 12 (approximately 2019) Date reported missing : 07/04/2012 Missing location (approx) : AnchorAge at the time of disappearance: , Alaska Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Biracial, Black, White DOB : 08/17/2007 (13) Age at the time of disappearance: 4 years old Height / Weight : 3'6, 45 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Biracial (African-American/Caucasian) male. Blond hair, brown eyes. Da'Shawn has a U-shaped scar in the center of his forehead and a burn scar on his left thigh. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Da'Shawn lived with his father, Floyd Leroy Lee Jr., in AnchorAge at the time of disappearance: , Alaska in 2013. On April 1 of that year, the police came to their home to arrest Lee on federal fraud charges. Da'Shawn wasn't with him and he has refused to reveal the child's whereabouts. Lee was sentenced to prison for fraud, as was Da'Shawn's stepmother, Mary Elizabeth Transki. Both have since been released. Da'Shawn's mother, Jasmine McCormick, who lives in Alabama, now has full custody of him. She stated she left Lee in March 2012, taking her three other children but leaving Da'Shawn because Lee had full custody at the time. Jasmine described Lee as abusive and said she left because she was in fear of her life. She last spoke to Da'Shawn in June 2012. Transki's mother said she last saw Da'Shawn on July 4, 2012. After that, whenever her grandchildren came to visit her, Da'Shawn wasn't among them. After Da'Shawn's father and stepmother were arrested, a witness came forward and said Da'Shawn's stepmother had claimed she had killed the child and buried him on her property. When police asked Da'Shawn's stepmother about this, however, she said this never happened. Da'Shawn may be in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough area. His mother hopes he was given to another family before Lee's arrest. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear and his case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy AnchorAge at the time of disappearance: Police Department 907-786-8500 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Missing Persons of America The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman |