SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Three years have passed and still no answers in the case of Lina Sardar Khil, a little girl who disappeared from a San Antonio playground.
Dec. 20, 2021 was the last time she was seen.
Her father, Riaz Sardar Khil, spoke at a ceremony on the third anniversary of her disappearance.
"So far we are not provided with information that can get us to finding Lina," he said through a translator.
Lina Sardar Khil (San Antonio Police Department)
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Surveillance video shows Lina at a playground near her apartment complex. Lina's mother told investigators she went back into the apartment for a few minutes, and when she came back out, Lina was gone.
San Antonio Police say in February 2024, they got a tip that said Lina was buried about a half mile from the playground. After days of searching, the tip was deemed not credible.
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Age-progressed photo for missing 3-year-old
Lina Khil disappeared in San Antonio in 2021. An age-progressed photo of Lina, who would now be six, hopes to help bring new leads to the case.
In March 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released an age-progressed photo of what Lina would look like at 6 years old.
NCMEC usually makes age-progressed photos every two years after a child goes missing until they turn 18, then every five years as an adult.
"[The artists] spend maybe 6 to 8 hours with each age-progressed photo, and they get quite attached, our forensic imaging artist, to the child and to the case as they pore over and create these age-progressed photos," Leemie Kahng-Sofer with NCMEC said.
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The community is hoping Lina's case is not forgotten.
"Why doesn't anyone ask about her anymore? We need to find her. She has a family waiting for her," a community member said.
There is a $250,000 reward for information that leads to Lina.
If you know anything, call San Antonio Police.
The Source: Information in this report came from FOX 7 Austin's reporting partner KSAT and previous reporting by FOX 7 Austin.