Leah Costa missing after running away on Christmas Eve with her boyfriend, story takes a new turn. A 15 year-old girl from Arizona, who ran away on December 24th, is still missing. The unnamed boyfriend she fled with, has been found, but he has no idea what happened to Leah Costa.
Leah Costa has been missing since Christmas Eve, after running away with her teen boyfriend. On December 24th, Costa from Arizona, ran away from her home located in Cantilever Street in Buckeye with her 17-year-old boyfriend.
According to the Buckeye Police Department, Leah Costa has not been seen or heard from since Wednesday. Costa’s mother, who contacted the authorities, is said to be worried sick not knowing where her child is.
According to the distraught mom, the day Costa went missing, she was wearing a plaid shirt, black tank top, jeans, black shoes, and black glasses.
On Saturday, December 27th, Costa’s boyfriend was found by members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The teenager, who is also from Buckeye, was spotted walking along Interstate 10 at milepost 78.
The young man, who was missing for over three days, was said to be disoriented and dehydrated. His clothes were torn and he was confused as to what happened to him.
According to Buckeye police Sgt. Jason, Leah Costa’s boyfriend had no recollection of his whereabouts. He confessed to seeing Leah the day before Christmas, wearing a red plaid shirt at TA Truck Stop at 339th Avenue and Interstate 10, and later at the Burnt Wells Rest Area off Interstate 10 at Milepost 86.
But he can not remember anything beyond that. The Buckeye Police Department issued a statement, in which they explained that they do not wish to reveal the identity of the boyfriend at the moment. They went on to add:
“We are still following up on some leads. As of right now we have nothing new to report. Please follow the Buckeye AZ Police Department social media as we will have the most up to date information.”
An Arizona resident named Jana Sue, shared the following details about the case via Facebook:
“if this is the same guy i saw walking out of the desert I-10 W… she was not with him and that was 2-3 hours prior to when he was located at 1930… We also stopped at the same rest area, we got there at 5:33 pm…i know im waiting for an officer to call me back, but I want to help. if this is the same guy I saw I can show you where I saw him so that you can search there as well. were there cameras confirming the boyfriends statement that she was with him at the TA?”
Brian Weaver, who is Leah Costa’s neighbor, shared a hopeful message with the girl’s family that read:
“Live right down the street from me. I haven’t seen her but hope she is found safe.”
Another neighbor, who did not wish to be identified, blasted people who claimed that Leah has bad parents or was doing drugs. The person said:
“People need to focus on finding Leah Costa rather than jumping to conclusions, making accusations, or blasting her parent.”
Leah Costa is 5’3″ tall and weighs 187 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Anyone with information on Costa, please contact the Buckeye Police Department at 623-349-6400.
The Leah Costa missing headline has sparked a debate on Facebook, and many people are wondering, when will the government put in place an Amber Alert-like system for missing teens? One person in support of the idea, wrote:
“With some many teenagers and young vanishing, it is time for so some kind of a runaway alert system in the country.”
Leah Costa missing, but a tight community remains hopeful.
Update:
Leah Costa’s body was found south of Interstate 10 near 411th Avenue in Tonopah. The boyfriend was arrested Tuesday after the body was found, he is also a suspect in a Tonopah home invasion case that occurred on Friday. Boyfriend’s identity will not be revealed, because he is a minor.
