The Day Akia Disappeared

NBC Dateline
Josh Mankiewicz
September 18, 2024

22-year-old Akia Eggleston was so excited for her baby boy to come.

She was eight months pregnant in May of 2017 — a perfect time for her to have her baby shower.

And so, she planned it.

She organized the whole thing.

The tables were set.

The balloons were filled.

The guests were starting to fill in.

But Akia wasn’t there.

Her family was worried, but thought she might be at a hospital having the baby.

But then they went to her apartment.

Akia’s furniture was gone.

Her clothes were gone.

And there was no sign of Akia.

Thats when her family knew something really bad had happened.

They just didn’t know what…

To find out what happened, watch the full episode “The Day Akia Disappeared” on Peacock now.

You can also watch on the NBC app or listen on our podcast.

When you’re done with the episode, you can watch Akia’s loved ones reflect on her life.

Plus, learn more about the Black and Missing Foundation — which helped Akia’s family when she disappeared — from its co-founders, Derrica and Natalie Wilson.

And, hear from Akia’s aunt about her hopes for creating an “Akia Alert” to be used when pregnant women go missing.

You can also listen to this week’s episode of Talking Dateline with Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison, in which they take you behind the scenes of filming the episode.

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