Fremont boy still missing after 16 years

(KRON) — Hassani Campbell was five years old when he vanished in Oakland on August 10, 2009. At the time of his disappearance 16 years ago, he weighed 40 pounds, stood 3-feet-tall, wore leg braces, and lived in Fremont with foster parents.

This week, the Polly Klaas Foundation highlighted Campbell’s case with hopes that he will finally be found.

Campbell reportedly disappeared after he was left alone inside a car parked outside a shoe store on College Avenue in Oakland. His whereabouts and wellbeing have remained a mystery ever since.

An age-progressed photograph created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shows what Campbell may look like today. He would be 21 years old.

The Polly Klaas Foundation has helped thousands of families find their missing children.

In 1993, 12-year-old Polly was kidnapped her from her bedroom in Petaluma and murdered. That night, she and two friends held a slumber party and her mother slept in a nearby room. The girl’s disappearance touched off a massive search until her body was found in a shallow grave in Sonoma County 50 miles north of her home. Polly’s killer was sentenced to death three years later.

Anyone with information about Campbell is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department at 510-238-3641, or the Polly Klaas Foundation at 800-587-4357.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.