Maureen Leianuhea Kelly

Maureen Leianuhea "Anu" Kelly (September 26, 1993 – disappeared June 9, 2013) is an American missing person who disappeared at the age of 19 on the evening of June 9, 2013. She was last seen at Canyon Creek Campground, located in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Cougar, Washington.

According to a group of friends who were at the campground with Kelly, she stated that she was going on a "spiritual quest" before removing her clothes and walking into the woods wearing only a fanny pack containing a small knife, matches, and a compass. She has not been seen or heard from since.

Background Maureen Leianuhea "Anu" Kelly was born on September 26, 1993. According to an undersheriff, Kelly had spoken about going on a "spiritual quest" for some time prior to her disappearance, and her peers felt that this was something she needed to do. Kelly's brother described her as comfortable and capable with the outdoors, though he expressed concern with the way she left, as well as her not informing anyone about when she planned to return.

Kelly had a YouTube channel on which she would post videos of herself playing ukulele and beatboxing. Her last video was uploaded two days before her disappearance.

Disappearance

On June 9, 2013, Kelly had been with a group of friends at Canyon Creek Campground in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Cougar, Washington, when she informed them that she was going on a "spiritual quest" and would be back by midnight. She subsequently removed her clothes, including her shoes, before walking into the woods wearing only a fanny pack containing a small knife, matches, and a compass. Moreover, there was no indication that Kelly was under the influence of drugs at the time of her disappearance.