Missing from: Salt Lake City, Utah
Missing: May 25, 2003
Age at disappearance: 1
Height: 2’6″
Weight: 30-35 lbs.
Hair: Blonde/Sandy/Auburn
Eyes: Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female child. Birthmark on the side of abdomen, about the size of a tennis ball. Pierced ears. Mole on the bridge of her nose, close to her left eye. Clothing: Pink sundress with a white daisy pattern.
Details of Disappearance: Acacia was kidnapped around 6 PM from her great-grandmother’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah by her mentally ill grandmother, Kelley Lodmell. She claims she drowned the baby in the Snake River during a failed suicide/homicide attempt around 11:30 AM on Memorial Day. Divers searched the river at Idaho Falls for Acacia after Lodmell, who is described as a paranoid schizophrenic, told authorities she lost control of the girl while dangling her feet in the water. Acacia’s body has not been recovered and there is hope that she may have been passed off to one of Lodmell’s friends just before Lodmell jumped in the water. On Monday, January 3, 2005, Lodmell was found innocent of kidnapping by reason of insanity in Utah. She still faces charges of kidnapping and first degree murder in Bonneville County, Idaho.
Possible suspect:
A man believed to be seen at the Red Lion Hotel on the morning of May 26, 2003.
Wanted For Questioning:
Age: Early 40’s-50’s
Height: About 5’6″
Hair Color: Graying, sun bleached
Eye Color: Hazel
Race: White
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics: Has a rough, weathered, tan appearance. Small build, large hands with carrot-shaped fingers. Smokes “Basics” cigarettes.
Investigating Agency: Chisholm Police Department at (218) 749-6010 or Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office at (801)-743-7000
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.
