Police Release Photos in Case of Missing Farmington Hills Woman

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — Farmington Hills police have released new photos in the hopes that someone can identify the items and offer more clues in the horrifying case of the disappearance of Danielle Stislicki.

Stislicki, 28, of Farmington Hills, vanished sometime after leaving her job in Southfield, and her family and Farmington Hills police held a press conference on Dec. 7 pleading for information leading to their daughter's safe return.

Police are now looking for "four major things" and are asking for the public's help. Number one: If you saw Danielle leave MetLife around 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 2. She was last seen wearing a blue winter jacket. Number two: If you saw Danielle driving her Jeep Renegade on Dec. 2 or Dec 3. Numbers three and four: The police are looking for Stislicki's keys, which contain a yellow smiley face key card, and her Samsung Galaxy Core Prime phone in a rose-colored case.

Farmington police say more than 12 police agencies are involved in the case - including the FBI, Michigan State Police, Oakland County Sheriff's Department, Oakland County Prosecutor's office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Secret Service, Southfield Police Department, Michigan Department of Corrections and the South Oakland Narcotics Intelligence Consortium Sonic.

Stislicki was last seen in her 2015 black, muddy Jeep Renegade leaving her job at MetLife in Southfield in the 10 Mile and Telegraph area sometime around 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m on Dec. 2. What happened next has haunted Stislicki's friends and family.

Police say Stislicki had plans that night with a childhood female friend. Stislicki never showed, and the friend called Stislicki to no avail.

The next day, Dec. 3, Stislicki was scheduled to work at 8 a.m. She didn't show. At roughly 6 p.m., the concerned childhood friend, still unable to reach Stislicki, went to her apartment at the Independence Green Apartments in Farmington Hills. The friend discovered Stistlicki's car, parked a few feet from her building, and called Stistlicki's family who later that evening alerted Farmington Hills police.

Police have been on the case since and devoted hundreds of hours looking for Stislicki. They immediately searched the Independence Green premises and say that Stislicki's Jeep was found locked in the complex parking lot and inside was her purse, which contained credit cards and her driver's license. Police found no sign of a struggle or foul play in the car or apartment. A massive search for Stislicki was held on Dec. 4 with friends, family and K-9 officers. On Dec. 5, a Michigan State Police helicopter was in the air performing an overhead search. In the days since, more than a dozen police agencies have poured their efforts into locating Stislicki.

At the Dec. 7 press conference, police stressed that they don't believe Stislicki ran away. Stislicki's parents, Richard and Ann, shared how excited Stislicki was about her life. "Danielle is exuberant. She's funny, she's silly, she's artistic," her mother said.

Richard continued, "Danielle had a lot of future dreams that she was actively working on. She wanted to get a Tiny Home and was in that investigating process and imaging what her life would be. We don't feel like after making an appointment to go have dinner with a friend she would then all of a sudden change her plans."

If you have any information, you may share it anonymously with the Farmington Hills Police by calling 248-871-2610. An officer will be at that phone around the clock.

Additionally, Independence Green Apartments, where Stislicki lives, is offering a $50,000 reward for the safe return of Danielle and arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals involved. Stislicki's friends and family have also created a GoFundMe reward fund totaling $15,000.

Photo via the Farmington Hills Police Department