Missing Person

Monisha Harrell

Monisha Denise Harrell, 36, was last known to be near Cloverdale Apartments in Bessemer on July 19, 2021, according to NamUs. Her NamUs record lists the case as open and the Bessemer Police Department as the investigating agency.

Incident date: July 19, 2021
Location: Bessemer, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 3

The record

Monisha Denise Harrell was 36 when she disappeared from Bessemer in 2021. Her case remains open and unresolved in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database under case number MP85426.1

According to NamUs, Harrell was last known to be in the area of Cloverdale Apartments in Bessemer on July 19, 2021. She has not contacted family or friends since then. The Bessemer Police Department is the primary investigating agency.1

ABC 33/40 reported on July 23, 2021, that Bessemer police had asked the public for help finding Harrell. The station said her family had reported her missing after she had not been seen or heard from in months, although she usually checked in with relatives.2 That description appears inconsistent with the July 19 last-contact date recorded by NamUs and should be clarified with investigators.

A third supplied source, a WVTM 13 page titled “Bessemer police seeking information missing woman Monisha Harrell,” could not be retrieved and therefore provided no additional details for verification.3

Anyone with information should contact the Bessemer Police Department. Because the telephone numbers in the 2021 news report may no longer be current, readers should confirm the department’s current contact information through an official source.

Timeline

July 19, 2021Confirmed
NamUs says Harrell was last known to be in the area of Cloverdale Apartments in Bessemer and did not contact family or friends afterward.
July 23, 2021Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that Bessemer police sought the public’s help and that Harrell’s family said she had not been seen or heard from in months.
Current status in supplied NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs lists case MP85426 as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Monisha Denise Harrell was 36 at the time of the incident.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/police-searching-for-missing-bessemer-woman
NamUs case MP85426 for Monisha Denise Harrell is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Harrell was last known to be in the area of Cloverdale Apartments in Bessemer on July 19, 2021, and has not contacted family or friends since.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Bessemer Police Department is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/police-searching-for-missing-bessemer-woman
Bessemer police asked the public for help locating Harrell.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
The timing is disputed: NamUs says Harrell was last known to be in Bessemer on July 19, 2021, while ABC 33/40 reported on July 23, 2021, that her family said she had not been seen or heard from in months.
Disputed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/police-searching-for-missing-bessemer-woman
Harrell’s family said she usually checked in with them.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
The supplied WVTM 13 source could not be retrieved, so its contents could not be assessed.
Unknown
Source: WVTM 13 · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs case MP85426: Monisha Denise Harrell — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Police searching for missing Bessemer woman — ABC 33/40 (WBMA)Open
Bessemer police seeking information missing woman Monisha Harrell — WVTM 13Open