$10K Reward Offered In Alex Anaya Case On 13th Anniversary

HAMMOND, IN - The FBI has offered up a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case of Alexandra Anaya, a 13-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Hammond 13 years ago today. Anaya's torso was found floating in the Little Calumet River in Chicago by a group of boaters on Aug. 16, 2005, three days after she was reported missing.

“We believe Alex knew her assailant and her death was not a random act of violence,” said Jeffrey Sallet, special agent in-charge of the FBI's Chicago field office. “We are confident there is someone out there who knows what happened to Alex."

The FBI began working the Anaya case in 2016 after through investigations into her disappearance by both the Hammond and Chicago police departments.

Anaya's mother is the last person to have seen her alive at 4:30 a.m. on the day of her disappearance. She was wearing a gold chain with a round, religious medallion before she went missing.

"It is 13 years later and her horrific demise remains unsolved," Sallet added. "We hope that in the time that has since passed that someone will find the courage to come forward now. With the help of the public, we truly feel we will bring Alex’s murderer to justice.”

Hammond police were not immediately available for comment.

Anyone with information regarding the death of Alex Anaya is strongly encouraged to call the FBI Chicago Field Office at 312-421-6700.

#Breaking: @FBIChicago offers reward for info in unsolved murder of missing Hammond girl. $10,000 #Reward
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— FBI Chicago (@FBIChicago) August 13, 2018

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