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Relisha Rudd Has Been Missing For 5 Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) -- It's been five years since Relisha Rudd, an 8-year-old girl from DC, went missing.

Rudd went missing and was believed to be kidnapped by a janitor at a homeless shelter in Washington DC where her family was staying.

She has never been found.

Police said they recently searched a system of underground tunnels beneath the building where she went missing.

Police Search Underground Tunnels For Relisha Rudd

Police say they got a tip that led them to search the area, but nothing was found.

The Metropolitan Police Department released the age progression of Relisha by the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children over the summer.

Relisha would have been 12 years old now.

WUSA9, a DC CBS affiliate, released a podcast in March called 18 Days tracking the case.

The case hasn't been closed by DC police and they continue to look for leads in the case.

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