A 15-year-old Parma Heights girl has been missing for more than three weeks. Audrianna McCord was last seen on August 25, and police are asking anyone with information to call 440-885-3881.
What We Know About Her Disappearance
According to FOX 8 Cleveland, McCord went missing from Parma Heights, a Cleveland suburb with a population of about 20,863 residents, per the U.S. Census Bureau. The station's report, written by Danielle Langenfeld, notes that FOX 8 is working with kidnapping survivor Amanda Berry to help locate her. Berry has hosted a segment called “Missing with Amanda Berry” on WJW FOX 8 News since February 2017, a daily broadcast effort dedicated to publicizing missing youth and adult cases across Northeast Ohio, according to Cleveland Scene.
The Ohio Attorney General's missing child alert identifies McCord as missing. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black leggings, and carrying a backpack.
How Missing Child Alerts Reach the Public
Missing child records are published by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Local authorities are seeking information in the case. The Parma Heights Police Department consists of 46 members, including three detectives.
Exact details about McCord's last known location within Parma Heights, potential destinations, or whether investigators suspect foul play have not been released by police. What is public is the tip line: 440-885-3881.
A Pattern Seen Across Cuyahoga County
McCord's case comes amid reports of missing children in Cuyahoga County. Forbes reported that about 200 children were reported missing per month in Cuyahoga County in 2022. Statewide, the numbers tell a more hopeful story: the Ohio Attorney General's 2025 Missing Children Clearinghouse Report documented 15,367 missing children reported in 2024, with 97.8 percent, or 15,024 youth, safely recovered by year's end. Runaway cases made up the vast majority of those reports, accounting for 7,656 incidents in which children left home without parental permission, per the same report from the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
Multi-agency efforts have also been active in the state recently. In September 2026, law enforcement officials reported that Operation Meridian, a statewide task force led by the U.S. Marshals Service, successfully located nearly 80 missing and endangered children across Ohio, according to WHIO TV. McCord's disappearance follows other recent Northeast Ohio cases, including Cleveland teen Jashawn Holiday's case and that of a 15-year-old East Cleveland girl reported missing since July.
Anyone with information about Audrianna McCord's whereabouts is asked to contact authorities at the number listed above.
