Danielle Stislicki Disappearance: Week 10 In The Investigation

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Ten weeks ago Friday, 28-year-old Danielle Stislicki had plans to meet a childhood friend for dinner. It was a Friday, and the young woman left her job at MetLife in Southfield sometime between 4:30-5 p.m., hopped into her black 2015 Jeep Renegade and didn't meet her friend at dinner, as she had planned. That was on Dec. 2, 2016.

The next day, Stislicki was scheduled to work at 8 a.m. She didn't show. At roughly 6 p.m., the concerned childhood friend, unable to reach Stislicki, drove to Stislicki's Independence Green apartment complex in Farmington Hills and discovered her black Jeep Renegade in the parking lot. The friend contacted Stislicki's family, and she was reported missing to Farmington Hills Police.

Authorities searched the Independence Green premises and reported that Stislicki's Jeep was locked and inside was her purse, which contained credit cards and her driver's license. Stislicki's keys, which contain a yellow smiley face key card, and her Samsung Galaxy Core Prime phone in a rose-colored case, were missing and have yet to be recovered. Police found no sign of a struggle or foul play in the car or apartment. A manhunt involving local, state and federal authorities was quickly launched, but turned up no trace of the missing woman.

Stislicki's story has touched the lives of people all across Michigan and beyond. Reward funds for information about her disappearance now total nearly $130,000.

So, what is known 10 weeks into the search? The last publicly shared development in the case was that the Michigan State Police crime lab is in the midst of processing evidence, according to Farmington Hills police. Assistant Chief Matt Koehn told Patch on Feb. 2, "We've been working with the Michigan State Police, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and the FBI. We continue to work on the case daily and have dedicated a ton of resources to finding Danielle."

The other major news in the case is that Farmington Hills Police and Oakland County Crime Lab scoured a Berkley home on Dec. 22, 2016, however police have not shared details of the search to prevent jeopardizing the investigation.

In the meantime, Stislicki's loved ones have created a Facebook page titled 'Find Danielle Stislicki' and tirelessly publicized her story in the hopes of jogging a memory and receiving a clue leading to Stislicki's safe return. Below is a recent photo collage containing pictures of the beautiful, happy, spirited Stislicki.

Stislicki is a daughter, sister, friend. If you have any information about Stislicki, you can email the Farmington Hills Police or anonymously call the Farmington Hills Police Command Desk at 248-871-2610. Reward money from Independence Green Apartments, MetLife and a GoFundMe page totals $129,725.

Photos courtesy of the 'Find Danielle Stislicki' Facebook page