Morgan Bauer: New evidence in teen dancer's disappearance 7 years ago changes 'entire timeline' of events

Morgan Bauer, 19, went missing 2 weeks after she moved to Atlanta and started working at a strip club
UPDATED MAR 6, 2023
Morgan Bauer, 19, mysteriously disappeared two weeks after moving to Alanta in 2016 (Screenshot/11 Alive)
Morgan Bauer, 19, mysteriously disappeared two weeks after moving to Alanta in 2016 (Screenshot/11 Alive)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Shocking new evidence in the case of missing teen Morgan Bauer, 19, has changed the entire timeline of her disappearance. In February 2016, just two weeks after Morgan Bauer arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, and began working at a strip club, the teen mysteriously disappeared.

Authorities originally believed that Morgan Bauer, a native of South Dakota, had disappeared on February 25 after allegedly being dropped off by a group of people at a Citgo gas station in Covington. However, the teen's distraught mother, Sherri Keenan, has now revealed that her daughter last posted on social media on February 26, which "changes the entire timeline of events" "It also changes the last person known to have seen Morgan," the mother told WXIA-TV.

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Morgan Bauer, 19, (11 Alive video screengrab)
Morgan Bauer, 19, went missing on February 25 in 2016, but it's been discovered that she posted on social media one day after she vanished (Screenshot/11 Alive)

What does new evidence in missing Morgan Bauer case change?

The new discovery, a video posted on Instagram shows Morgan Bauer walking in a park with a man. A friend of the 19-year-old found the shocking evidence and swiftly informed Keenan who then notified the police. "I contacted Morgan's detectives - they hadn't heard any different dates other than the 25th either," the persevering mom said. "It completely changes the narrative to the story. They're having to go back and re-look at everything and all of the information that we now have and re-look at the case," she said. 

Keenan, who believes her missing daughter has been trafficked, vows to find her. The heartbroken mother claims she forgives whoever is responsible for her daughter's disappearance and desperately appeals, "just bring her back." "Just tell me where she is so I can help her," she said. "She will always be my baby and I will go to the end of the earth if I have to," she added. 

Identity of Morgan Bauer

Morgan Bauer is described as 5'6", 125lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. The teen reportedly has compound eyes, two lip piercings and several tattoos. Her various tattoos include a sun/moon on her chest, an anchor on her left wrist and a jellyfish on her arm, The Sun reports.

A candlelight vigil was held in honor of Morgan Bauer seven years after her disappearance. "Her life matters and she touched so many people," the description of the event reads. A reward is being offered for clues leading to the teen's whereabouts.

Anyone who has information that may lead to Bauer's recovery is asked to contact Atlanta Police's Missing Person Unit. The 24-hour tip line 1-855-MORGANB has also been set up by the family.

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