WHERE IS KADIN McKALLASTER BLACK?
The Disappearance That Left No Trace and a Timeline That Won’t Behave
By RICHIE D MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette (The Gossip You Didn’t Know You Needed).
Kadin McKallaster Black is missing.
Not “missing” like someone forgot to call back.
Missing like a person who was here one day and gone the next.
Missing like a case that should have produced evidence and instead produced silence.
He vanished in December 2022 from the Wrightsville and East Prospect area of Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Since then, his family has been forced to live inside the kind of unanswered question that changes everything.
This casefile is not here to entertain you.
It is here to document. To pressure. To remember.
Because Kadin is not a rumor. He is a real young man, with a real life, and a real family that has never stopped searching.
FAST FACTS: THE CASE AT A GLANCE
- Missing person: Kadin McKallaster Black
- Age at disappearance: 19
- Missing since: December 17–18, 2022
- Missing from: Lower Windsor Township area near Wrightsville and East Prospect, Pennsylvania
- Last known area: Vickilee Drive
- Case status: Endangered Missing
- Key anomaly: A timeline that contradicts itself, including digital evidence that creates serious doubt about the “walked away” narrative
- Tip line: Lower Windsor Township Police Department: 717-244-8055
- NCMEC tip line: 1-800-THE-LOST
WHO KADIN IS: A LIFE THAT DESERVES MORE THAN A HEADLINE
One of the ugliest habits in missing persons coverage is how quickly the world stops talking about the person and starts talking about the disappearance like it is the only thing that matters.
Kadin was not born into a mystery.
He was born into a life.
He was an athlete. A young man with drive, movement, energy. He had friends, a family, and a future still taking shape. Whatever struggles he carried, and yes, he carried some, they did not erase his worth.
And they do not justify his absence.
Kadin. A young man in motion. A life still unfinished.
THE FIRST DOMINO: THE BUS INCIDENT
Before Kadin became a missing person, his life collided with the kind of incident that can reshape everything.
The bus incident is frequently used as a label stamped onto his name. A shortcut conclusion. A story told like it only has one version.
But the family reports there is video evidence showing the incident unfolded differently than what the driver claimed.
That matters because video evidence does not rely on memory, bias, or storytelling. It is a record. It is an anchor.
And in too many cases involving teens of color, an authority figure’s version becomes the only version that counts, even when objective evidence complicates it.
This casefile refuses to treat Kadin like a headline built from someone else’s accusations. The footage matters because it forces the real question:
How much of Kadin’s life was shaped by stories that were not fully true?
THE COURT DATE CLOCK: FEAR AS A WEAPON
After the bus incident, Kadin was not simply living anymore. He was living under a countdown.
Court dates do not sit quietly on calendars. They become threats. They become pressure. They become fear that lives in the body.
And people love to twist that fear into an easy explanation:
“He ran.”
But fear does not explain a broken timeline.
Fear does not explain a sudden digital silence.
Fear does not explain a case that leaves no trace.
Fear is not a conclusion.
Fear is context.
And in cases like this, context matters because fear can create vulnerability.
Fear can make someone easier to manipulate. Easier to corner. Easier to silence.
Fear didn’t make Kadin vanish. Fear just made him easier to corner.
MENTAL HEALTH IS CONTEXT, NOT A VERDICT
Kadin’s reported mental health and neurodivergent diagnoses have been used by some people to dismiss him. That is unacceptable.
Diagnoses do not equal guilt.
Struggle does not equal disappearance.
In missing person cases, mental health is often treated like a shortcut to blame. But mental health challenges do not explain away contradictions. They do not erase a person into thin air.
They explain vulnerability.
FROM RICHIE: MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT A DISAPPEARING ACT
I need to say this plainly, because I refuse to let it get twisted.
Kadin’s reported mental health diagnoses are not a scandal. They are not a punchline. They are not a shortcut explanation for why he’s missing.
As someone who lives with bipolar disorder myself, I know how fast the world tries to turn that word into a weapon. How quickly people hear it and decide you are unreliable, unstable, disposable.
No.
Mental health challenges do not explain a broken timeline.
They do not explain a phone connecting to WiFi hours after someone supposedly walked away.
They do not explain silence that drops like a switch flipped.
What they do explain is vulnerability. And vulnerability should have increased urgency, not reduced it.
So if you are here looking for a reason to blame Kadin for his own disappearance, you will not find it in this casefile.
Because diagnoses are not confessions.
Struggle is not guilt.
And being human is not a reason to be forgotten.
Kadin is missing.
And he deserves truth, not stigma.
THE ODD PROBLEM
The mention of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) deserves a pause, because that diagnosis has a history of being used less like a tool for care and more like a stamp of inconvenience. “Defiant” is often treated as a symptom, when it can also be a reaction to pressure, instability, trauma, neurodivergence, or environments where authority is more controlling than protective. And for teens of color, the line between “needs support” and “problem child” gets crossed far too easily. Diagnosis is not destiny, and it is not character evidence. Whatever labels exist in Kadin’s record, none of them explain a broken timeline, a sudden digital silence, or the possibility of foul play. They only explain one thing clearly: vulnerability. And vulnerability should have increased urgency, not reduced it.
“Sometimes ‘defiant’ is just what the system calls a kid who won’t be quietly mistreated.”
THE RESTLESS NIGHT: THE LAST HOURS BEFORE EVERYTHING BROKE
There are nights in missing person cases that feel different even on paper.
Kadin was last physically seen on the evening of December 17, 2022 at the residence where he had been staying. That night, those inside the home reportedly described him as restless.
Restless can mean anxious.
Restless can mean overwhelmed.
Restless can mean something in the air was wrong.
And what matters most is what came next.
Because Kadin was planning to show up for his life. Not abandon it.
He had family plans. He had movement forward. He had reasons to stay connected.
And then the case collapses into silence.
THE CASE THAT LEFT NO TRACE
This is one of the most haunting parts of Kadin’s disappearance.
Search efforts happened. Resources were deployed. People looked. Areas were searched.
And yet there has been no confirmed trail. No definitive direction. No trace that matches what you would expect if someone walked away into freezing weather with no supplies.
That absence matters.
Because nature leaves clues.
Accidents leave clues.
A person wandering leaves clues.
Total silence often suggests either the timeline is wrong, or someone intervened, or both.
THE 4RUNNER THAT GOT SOLD
If there is one detail in this case that makes people’s stomachs turn, it is this one.
Kadin’s Toyota 4Runner, a vehicle tied to his independence and mobility, was titled in another person’s name for insurance reasons. While Kadin was still missing, the 4Runner was sold.
That is not normal behavior in an endangered missing person case.
People who believe someone is coming back do not sell their way home.
The 4Runner sale that raised public concern. A decision that still doesn’t sit right.
THE EXCUSES THAT DON’T WORK
If your only defense is paperwork, you are already admitting the human part failed.
“It was in my name” is not a moral shield.
“It was expensive” is not compassion.
“He ran away” is not evidence.
A missing person’s vehicle should be preserved. Protected. Treated with care. Treated like a lifeline or potential evidence.
Selling it reads like closure.
Closure is what families get when the truth arrives.
Not when silence does.
THE QUOTE THAT POISONED THE ROOM
At some point in long-term missing person cases, the narrative becomes its own battlefield.
According to Kadin’s family, comments were made publicly suggesting that Kadin was unloved and unwanted by his family.
That kind of claim is not neutral. It is not helpful. It is not a contribution to the search.
It is a smear, and smears are dangerous in missing person cases because they lower urgency and redirect sympathy away from the people still fighting.
Kadin’s family disputes that portrayal completely, and their advocacy speaks louder than any insult ever could.
Kadin was loved.
Kadin was wanted.
Kadin is still missing.
THE FAMILY HAD TO FUND THE SEARCH THEMSELVES
Kadin’s family has not had the luxury of waiting quietly for answers.
A GoFundMe was created to help raise funds for private investigation and search-related support, a step that reflects both urgency and the painful reality that families often have to finance their own pursuit of the truth.
GoFundMe link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-kadin-black-reward-fund
THE ADVOCACY NETWORK
Kadin’s family has also worked with The Dock Ellis Foundation, which has shared Kadin’s case and tip information publicly.
This matters because families should not have to become full-time investigators, publicists, and crisis managers just to keep a missing loved one visible.
But they do.
And they have.
IMAGES: THE HUMAN BEING BEHIND THE CASEFILE
Kadin’s story is not just a timeline, it is a life.
Kadin. An athlete known in his community. A kid with a name, a team, and a future.
Kadin with his mother, Kara Black. Loved. Wanted. Not forgotten.
Last known area where Kadin was staying before he vanished.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: BRING KADIN HOME
Kadin McKallaster Black has been missing since December 2022. His family is still searching, still fighting, and still asking the public not to forget him.
1) Submit Tips (Even Small Ones Matter)
Lower Windsor Township Police Department: 717-244-8055
NCMEC Tip Line: 1-800-THE-LOST
You can report anonymously. The smallest detail could be the missing piece.
2) Support Private Investigation Efforts
GoFundMe: FIND Kadin! Hiring A Private Investigator Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-kadin-black-reward-fund
3) Share His Story
Awareness creates pressure. Pressure creates movement.
Share Kadin’s name, photo, and details. Keep him visible.
4) Check Old Cameras
If you live near the area and had cameras in December 2022, review for:
- unusual vehicles
- early morning activity
- someone walking alone
- headlights where they do not belong
FINAL WORD: MISSING IS NOT AN ENDING
Kadin McKallaster Black is not a rumor. He is not a footnote. He is not a runaway story people tell themselves so they can sleep at night.
There are cases where the trail goes cold because no one tried.
This is not one of them.
This is a case where effort happened, urgency happened, and still there was not one trace.
That kind of absence does not feel like someone slipping away.
It feels like someone being erased.
So if you have heard something, seen something, or noticed something that did not sit right, speak now. Time does not heal cases. People do.
Call. Tip. Share. Speak.
Because Kadin is still missing.
And he deserves more than silence.
WHAT’S NEXT: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CHERRIE ANN MAHAN
This casefile ends here, but the work does not.
Because missing is not rare. It is repeated. It is patterned. It is sometimes ignored until the person becomes a statistic instead of a name.
Next, we turn to another disappearance that has haunted Pennsylvania for decades:
The Disappearance of Cherrie Ann Mahan.
A child. A neighborhood. A moment in broad daylight. A case that never got the ending it deserved.
We will dig into what is known, what was missed, what was dismissed, and what still doesn’t make sense. We will name the gaps. We will press on the pressure points. And we will treat her story the same way we treated Kadin’s:
Like a life that mattered.
If you have information on Cherrie Ann Mahan’s disappearance, now is the time to speak. Time does not bury truth. People do.
I want to say something clearly, from experience. I live with bipolar disorder, and I know the stigma that comes with it. I know how cruel people can be when they hear that word and decide it means someone is unstable, unreliable, or disposable.
ReplyDeleteMental health is not a character flaw. It is not a punchline. And it is not an explanation for why someone goes missing.
Whatever Kadin was facing, he deserved compassion and protection, not judgment. His diagnosis does not erase the fact that he is a human being who is still missing, and his family deserves answers.