Show Notes
In this episode of Navigating Advocacy, Whitney and Melissa share the story of Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, a devoted mother, sister, and daughter whose life was marked by resilience and compassion despite enduring unimaginable struggles. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, Nikki’s journey was one of hope and perseverance, yet her marriage to Tyler McCain became a cycle of control, abuse, and violence.
Nikki was last seen on May 18, 2024, in Shasta County, California. Standing at 5’0” and weighing 100 lbs, Nikki has brown eyes and brownish-red hair.
𝑼𝒑 𝒕𝒐 $𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑹𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒆-𝑴𝒄𝑪𝒂𝒊𝒏
If you have any information, contact: 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨: - Website: scsecretwitness.com/submit-a-tip 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛'𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚: Case Number: SCSO24-002069 - Call: (530) 245-6135 - Email: [email protected] 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝙤𝙧-𝘾𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜: - Call: (530) 638-3855 - Website: nor-calallianceforthemissing.org 𝙉𝙤𝙧-𝘾𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨: - Call: (530) 378-4491 - Anonymous tip link: - https://forms.office.com/r/HsqN3dBCv0?origin=lprLink 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙥: - Call: (786) 509-7135 - Email: [email protected] (See the $10,000 reward terms by Kingsman Philanthropic Corp) https://uspasecurity.com/rewards
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