D’Lisa Kelley
D’Lisa Michelle Kelley was 24 years old, two months pregnant, and raising a young son when she vanished in Dallas on March 7, 2014. She left her grandmother’s home that afternoon to attend a friend’s wake but never arrived.
Surveillance footage later captured her at a Stop ’n Save on Sunnyvale Street, where she got into a blue 1989 Grand Marquis. The driver was questioned by police but was never publicly named a suspect.
Around 6:45 p.m., her sister received a call filled with panic and violence. D’Lisa could be heard screaming “Stop! Stop! Get off me!” while a man yelled at her to stop screaming before the line went dead.
Her family immediately knew something was wrong and tried calling her repeatedly, but she never answered. A text message came through at 7 p.m. saying she would call soon, but no call ever follo
Her grandmother contacted 911 hoping police could act quickly, but the initial response was slow and dismissive. Despite the recorded distress call, no officer was sent to the home for three days.
Investigators attempted to ping her phone, but no usable location data was available. With no sightings and no contact, her family searched on their own while waiting for official action.
On March 14, 2014, a patrol officer discovered a woman’s body inside an abandoned home on Presidio Avenue in Oak Cliff. It was only minutes from where D’Lisa was last seen.
She had been beaten and strangled, and her death was ruled a homicide. The discovery confirmed what her family feared but offered no answers about who took her life.
Her case eventually went cold, leaving her family to push for accountability and change. They believed that if urgency had been shown from the start, more could have been done for D’Lisa.
Their advocacy helped inspire the creation of the Kelley Alert, a statewide system designed to fill the gap between AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts. It ensures missing adults in danger receive immediate law‑enforcement attention.
D’Lisa was a devoted mother with an infectious laugh, and her family continues to fight for justice in her name. They hope that someone who knows what happened will finally come forward.
If you have any information about the murder of D’Lisa Michelle Kelley, please contact the Dallas Police Department at (214) 671‑4268.
