Three girls missing after running away in Louisiana: Social media claims playing ‘hide and seek’
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Three girls ages 12-16 disappeared after running away from home in Louisiana: Police fear for their safety, but social media posts claim they are safe in Texas playing hide-and-seek
- Jandi Hughes, 16; Anna Barker, 14; and Olivia Carrier, 12, were last seen on Spur Drive in Denham Springs, Louisiana, around midnight Thursday.
- Livingstone Parish sheriffs are asking for help locating them amid concerns for their safety due to freezing weather warnings in effect through Sunday.
- On Facebook, some users shared social media posts made by the girls, in which they claimed they were in Texas and were “playing hide and seek.”
- Olivia even mocked the photo of herself that was being used to raise awareness and claimed that she was not 12 years old.
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Louisiana police are searching for three girls who went missing from their homes Thursday night but are apparently bragging about their disappearance on social media, calling it “hide and seek.”
Jandi Hughes, 16; Anna Barker, 14; and Olivia Carrier, 12, were last seen on Spur Drive in Denham Springs, Louisiana, around midnight Thursday.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a request for information, saying: “Foul play is not suspected.” But, due to the steep drop in temperatures, we hope to locate them as soon as possible.”
On Facebook, however, people shared screenshots that they said were of the girls taunting the police and taunting the search.
Jandi Hughes, 16, went missing from her home in Denham Springs, Louisiana, on Thursday night.
Olivia Carrier, 12 (left), and Anna Barker, 14 (right) are also missing.
Beneath the post, one person wrote: ‘They’re having fun with this. Claiming they are in Texas.
Olivia replied, ‘yes we did, it’s called hiding’.
Livingston Parish shared this photo of the trio
Others shared SnapChat messages from the girls.
“Let’s just say we’re all the way in Texas,” Olivia wrote.
Denham Springs is 200 miles from the state line, with no passenger trains. A provisional driver’s license can be obtained at the age of 16 in the state, but a source told DailyMail.com that investigators are not convinced they ‘have the wherewithal’ to drive all the way to Texas.
In another post shared on Facebook, Anna apparently wrote, “Guys y’all fucking me on my runaway pic,” complete with laughing emojis.
One woman wrote on Facebook: “Jandi is currently posting on Snap from the inside saying they are famous on Facebook and doing well too and don’t want to be found.”
Another added: “I have Jandi on Snapchat and she thinks it’s a joke.”
One said: ‘I’m pretty sure they’re all together. According to Jandi’s story, she won’t let anything happen to ‘her girls from her’ from her.
And another commented: ‘That’s really ridiculous. She is 16 years old, she is not the ‘protector’ of her. I would be so furious if I were the parents of these children.
A spokesman for Livingston Parish Constables told DailyMail.com they were aware of the social media posts and detectives were investigating.
They urged anyone with information to come forward.