It’s been a full week since Antoinette Forbes was last seen near her home in Northwest D.C.
The investigation into Forbes’ disappearance appeared to have intensified in the last couple of days as investigators could be seen going in and out of her home, taking photos and canvassing her car.
Forbes’ friends and family said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.
Her sister had this direct message for Forbes:
“Do not lose hope. We are going to find you. Just keep the faith, keep the faith. You’re going to come home,” Aileen Forbes said.
Antoinette Forbes’s loves ones last saw her Sept. 4 near American University. News4’s Dominique Moody reports on the search for the missing mother.
Antoinette Forbes was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.
She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.
According to Forbes’ friends, police indicated that no one was allowed inside the home and they appeared to be treating the house as a crime scene.
D.C. police classified her case as a critically missing persons case and said they’re putting full resources into finding her.
Forbes didn’t have cameras in or around her house, her family said.
The family said police and friends searched local hospitals and there’s no record that Forbes bought a plane ticket.
“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”
They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.
Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.
Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”
