St. Louis woman Alleacya Boulia vanishes during solo trip to Olympic National Park
NBC News
Kyani Reid
December 26, 2025
“She would never just disappear,” April Boulia told Dateline.
April’s daughter, Alleacya Boulia, has been missing for more than a month. The 26-year-old was last seen in Port Angeles, Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025.
“She would never do this to me,” April added.
Alleacya is the eldest of April’s two daughters. Both share a tight bond with their mother. “We’re all we have,” April said.
April raised her children in St. Louis, Missouri. “She loves to do outdoor things. She likes to play basketball. She loves to draw,” April said of Alleacya. “Very outgoing but still to herself.”
Alleacya graduated from Lawrence University in Wisconsin and shortly afterward relocated to Chicago. About a month before her disappearance, she moved back to St. Louis to live with her mother.
April said Alleacya had recently gotten a new job. “She was gonna start working at River City Casino,” April said. But before she got started, Alleacya wanted to take a short vacation, her mother said. “She just wanted to get away in between jobs and kind of relax a little.”
Alleacya planned a vacation to visit Olympic National Park in Washington. “She heard that park was one of the prettiest parks in the world so she wanted to explore,” April said. Alleacya had not previously been hiking, according to her mother.
On Nov. 6, Alleacya flew to Washington from St. Louis. April said she was originally scheduled to return on Nov. 10 but later changed her plans. “She decided to stay longer.”
April said she received a text from Alleacya on Nov. 18, saying that she was safe and that “she loved me and she was OK.”
That was the last time April heard from her daughter.
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, April said she began to grow worried. “She’s the type of kid that kind of likes her space, but when it comes to the holidays and things like that — she didn’t call home and talk to me or sister,” which April noted was unusual. “That’s when I started getting suspicious.”
April said she began checking Alleacya’s phone and bank records and noticed that all activity stopped on Nov. 18. “I noticed that the last time she used her card was on the 17th and the last she used her phone was the 18th,” she said.
On Nov. 27, April reported her daughter missing to the Port Angeles Police Department.
She said she knew Alleacya had rented a car when she arrived in Washington and tried calling the rental company to see if they could locate it. “It was hard to get a hold of them,” she said.
On Nov. 30, April said police were able to track down the 2025 black Ford Bronco, which was found at the Sol Duc Trailhead in Olympic National Park. At that point, she said, the case was turned over to National Park Investigative Services.
According to a Dec. 2 release from the National Park Service, searches for Alleacya began on Nov. 30. The release states that local search and rescue teams patrolled the Sol Duc area with dogs, drones and on foot, with assistance from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Search and Rescue, Port Townsend Police, Kitsap County Search and Rescue, Kitsap Search Dogs, and Olympic Mountain Rescue. The release also states that teams searched the river corridor.
April told Dateline that several items were found in the rental car, including camping gear, Subway sandwiches, a Walmart receipt, a maintenance checklist and pool tools in a small Ziplock bag. According to investigators, she said, all of the items were stuffed in the trunk.
April said Alleacya was captured on security footage alone at a nearby Walmart on Nov. 17. “She purchased about $800 worth of camping gear and just different things to be at the park,” April said. “She also purchased three Subway sandwiches, so when they went in the car, they noticed there were still two and a half sandwiches and 80% of the equipment she purchased.”
April said several things found in the car stood out as suspicious — starting with the maintenance list and the pool tools. She said she doesn’t know why a maintenance worker’s list or pool tools that belong to the park would be in her daughter’s car. She told Dateline that investigators told her that a maintenance worker had been questioned, but said she was not given further details. “To what extent, they didn’t tell me,” she said.
April also found it strange that the Walmart receipt included several duplicate items. “She had two ponchos, she had two safety glasses, two pairs of heated gloves,” she said. “She had a large pair of pants, a small pair of pants. She had two double XL boxer shorts. Three pairs of boots in the car. It’s just a lot of strange things.”
April said that, to her knowledge, her daughter was not traveling with anyone and was not dating anyone at the time.
Alleacya’s grandfather traveled to Washington to check on the investigation. “He went to the park and had a meeting with everyone involved in the search,” April said, “and just – try to figure out what was going on and what was their approach.”
She said search teams also found several items in the park they believe could belong to Alleacya. “They said they found a mosquito net and a flashlight,” she said, along with a bandana and other items commonly included in a survival kit. “I asked, ‘How do you know it’s my daughter’s?’” April told Dateline. “They said they were fairly new and she had just purchased those items, so they could be hers.”
April said she isn’t sure what happened to her daughter but thinks foul play is involved. “I definitely believe it’s a possibility,” she said. “To find those things in the car just definitely makes it more than she just went to the park and never came out.”
On Dec. 17, the National Park Service posted an update stating that the search for Alleacya has shifted to “clue-responsive,” meaning “search teams will return to the field in response to new clues or developments.” The agency added that the investigation remains active and ongoing. Dateline reached out to the National Park Service but has not yet heard back.
Alleacya’s aunt, Carla Abraham, is helping the family with the search. “Everyone loves her and wants her home,” Abraham said.
April said she is holding out hope that her daughter is still alive, though she knows Alleacya would never go this long without reaching out. “She would never just disappear and not let me know she’s OK,” she said. “I don’t believe that she can come home — whether someone has her or killed her.”
Alleacya is 5’7” and weighs approximately 135 lbs. She has a tattoo on her left arm and on her right leg and wears glasses. She was last seen wearing a green-and-white fleece with a black coat over it.
Anyone with information is asked to call the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009. Tips can also be submitted online at www.nps.gov/ISB or by email at [email protected]
Photo credit: April Boulia, NBC News