In May 2017, 22-year-old Akia Eggleston was eight months pregnant. When she didn’t show up for her own baby shower, friends and family realized Akia had gone missing. Stephanie Bauer travels to Baltimore to discover the impact of Akia’s disappearance on her loved ones. She also joins the detectives trying to piece together the final days of Akia’s life before she vanished.
UPDATE: As of February 3rd 2022, an arrest has been made in Akia’s case, more information can be found at this link: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/michael-robertson-arrested-for-2017-murder-of-akia-eggleston
‘Searching For’ is a new multi-platform series for Oxygen which aims to shed new light on cases where women have simply vanished. You can find all the information on the series, and discuss the cases at:
https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for
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Searching For is a Little Dot Studios production for Oxygen
Series Producer / Director: Jamie Seal
Editor: Tanya Trochoulias
Producer: Rachel Forbes
Line Producer: Annie Hughes
Researcher: Ian McCourt
Executive Producers: Paul Woolf, Dan Jones, Adam Gee, Alex Hryniewicz
Additional Research: Julie Køie, Taylor Arion
Sr. Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs: Justin Reid
Production Accountants: Kirsty Joyce, Brian Nelson
Production Counsel: Lauren Gulan
Legal Counsel : Anthony Doherty
Additional Editing: Bill Hancock
Post-production Coordinator: Sam Lucas
DIT/Camera Assistant: Brittany Jeffery
Special Thanks: Martin Bright
