The case of two girls missing for nearly 22 years has garnered renewed attention after a now-deleted TikTok video shows a Texas woman claiming to be Diamond Bradley, one of the missing girls.

Results of a DNA test administered to the woman purporting to be Diamond have yet to be released, with the family of Diamond and Tionda Bradley reliving much of the pain they experienced over 20 summers ago.

Diamond and Tionda Bradley were 3 and 10 years old when they disappeared from the family's Bronzeville home in the summer of 2001, beginning what may be the largest missing person's investigation in Chicago history. The girls' mother returned home from work to find a note allegedly written by Tionda, claiming she and Diamond had gone to the store and a school playground nearby. Relatives previously told Dateline NBC that the spelling and grammar seemed too perfect and advanced for a girl Tionda’s age.

Recently, a video surfaced on social media, beginning with a police car in a Texas parking lot as someone says "here with Diamond Bradley," while displaying a picture of Bradley's missing person's poster on a phone. The camera shifts to a woman standing beside a vehicle as the other person says, "This is Diamond Bradley, can I see your scar?," at which point the camera zooms in on what is supposedly a scar.

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Diamond's great aunt, Sheilah Bradley-Smith, told NBC Chicago last week that the case's revival has brought feelings of emptiness and confusion, nearly 22 years after Diamond and Tionda Bradley initially went missing.


The above side-by-side photos show Diamond Bradley prior to her disappearance at 3 years old and how she may look in present day.
Bradley-Smith recalled the day nearly 22 summers ago, telling NBC Chicago she was eating barbecue when she received a phone call to turn on the news on TV, where a picture of the missing girls was shown.

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She told NBC Chicago she was alerted to the video's presence on TikTok last Wednesday, and had gotten in contact with the woman claiming to be Diamond.

"She said she has information about Diamond Bradley, and I say what about...?," Bradley-Smith recounted in an interview with NBC Chicago. "Well, she says, I am Diamond Bradley."

After talking with Bradley-Smith, the woman purporting to be Diamond visited an FBI office where she underwent fingerprinting along with a DNA test. As of Saturday, it's unclear if the FBI received the results, though the agency did agree to expedite the test.

When asked if she believes the woman could be Diamond, Bradley-Smith told NBC Chicago that while she's hopeful, the return of trauma from over 20 years ago is difficult to process.

"I personally don't believe that I'm living this nightmare," she said. "You have your hopes up, especially with this happening before. But at the same time you can't ignore, I have to follow through on any tip that comes, and unfortunately, that's part of the territory."

In the meantime, all Bradley-Smith and other relatives can do is sit and wait.

"Well, my life has to keep going. But it's been, I mean, when I think about that 22 years if it had not happened, I wonder where I would have been, who I would have been, what vacation home I would be living in or you know, retire and go ahead on with your life," Bradley-Smith said.

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Hope it’s her

FDB

Wtf kind of half a*s story is this?! where she been for the last 22 years and how did no one find her til now?! if that really her we need alot more answers then just a scar and a DNA test. Who took these kids? Where's the other one? Did they not go to the same place for the last 22 years? Why haven't they found both missing girls. Something isn't adding up or they leaving out way to much

Damn OP. You could have put some pics

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Also, who da f*ck is this in the thumbnail??

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She took a DNA test on Monday

It's Friday....no results yet...where's Maury when you need him

seatownslayer said Wtf kind of half a*s story is this?! where she been for the last 22 years and how did no one find her til now?! if that really her we need alot more answers then just a scar and a DNA test. Who took these kids. Where's the other one? Did they not go to the samwme place for the last 22 years? Why haven't they found both missing girls. Something isn't adding up or they leaving out way to much

Your correct, she said she escaped someone who has been taking care of her...but....have they questioned that person

The auntie said there's been 12 different girls who have claimed they are her over the years and they have been either liars or have had mental issues

seatownslayer said Wtf kind of half a*s story is this?! where she been for the last 22 years and how did no one find her til now?! if that really her we need alot more answers then just a scar and a DNA test. Who took these kids. Where's the other one? Did they not go to the samwme place for the last 22 years? Why haven't they found both missing girls. Something isn't adding up or they leaving out way to much

eazyvaboy said Damn OP. You could have put some pics view image view image Also, who da f*ck is this in the thumbnail?? view image

Was about to say the same sh*t lol. Then this pic don't even show her now just age progression based off her last real pic as a kid

youngvito18 said She took a DNA test on Monday It's Friday....no results yet...where's Maury when you need him

n*gga still mourning Jerry

Would you even remember who you are if u got kidnapped at 3 years old? Hope it's really her though

seatownslayer said Wtf kind of half a*s story is this?! where she been for the last 22 years and how did no one find her til now?! if that really her we need alot more answers then just a scar and a DNA test. Who took these kids? Where's the other one? Did they not go to the same place for the last 22 years? Why haven't they found both missing girls. Something isn't adding up or they leaving out way to much

A few of those answers were answered in the video, although I do agree with you something isn’t adding up. bi*ch look like she was living good getting taken care of. And how you just escape from your capture’s hands so easily, but couldn’t do it before.

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no wonder they couldn't find her

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Hmmm hope it’s her. I hope people don’t make this a habit on tiktok. And if it is her I wonder how much degrees of separation is between her sister.

I thought this was the biggest missing person case

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Their mother left them home alone at the ages of 3 and 10???!!!!

TheLuminousOne said Hmmm hope it’s her. I hope people don’t make this a habit on tiktok. And if it is her I wonder how much degrees of separation is between her sister.

What you mean by this? Haven’t heard this take before about the degrees of separation between sisters.

r.burgundy said Would you even remember who you are if u got kidnapped at 3 years old? Hope it's really her though

Some people can remember
Their surroundings and key moments
At age 3

I can remember at 3 spending majority
Of my time with my grandmother

SFamilyRep said What you mean by this? Haven’t heard this take before about the degrees of separation between sisters.

I mean both sisters are missing right? So if she’s not with her sister how many people separate the two? I guess that wasn’t the best example.

How far away could her sister be basically.

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qutaboi225 said FDB

U think it's that white woman in the thumbnail

r.burgundy said Would you even remember who you are if u got kidnapped at 3 years old? Hope it's really her though

Maybe her kidnappers told her. Maybe she remembers. I don’t remember anything at 3 but there are people who say they do.

No telling what the relationship is with her kidnapper but it’s not impossible they told her the truth at some point.

As you said really hope it’s her. To lie for internet attention or even mental health reasons as someone said TWELVE PEOPLE have done smh, is absolutely disgusting to do to that family

If it's her, she's a walking moneybag...

Need that ig. Know she got one... Mf look decent lol

We're definitely getting a Lifetime movie out of this in a couple of years

antisocial100 said Their mother left them home alone at the ages of 3 and 10???!!!!

It's not that uncommon at that age.
I was 10 and my brother was 5 and we would be left at home. I knew how to use the stove and microwave at that age and knew all the important numbers to call in case of emergencies. Also knew not to go outside Was a different time some 25 years ago though.

TheLuminousOne said I thought this was the biggest missing person case view image

Never heard this story but the person that sat the baby down and went inside to do dishes …. Yea they’d have a problem