“She would never just disappear,” April Boulia told Dateline.
April’s daughter, Alleacya Boulia, has been missing for more than a month. The 26-year-old was last seen in Port Angeles, Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025.
“She would never do this to me,” April added.
Alleacya is the eldest of April’s two daughters. Both share a tight bond with their mother. “We’re all we have,” April said.
April raised her children in St. Louis, Missouri. “She loves to do outdoor things. She likes to play basketball. She loves to draw,” April said of Alleacya. “Very outgoing but still to herself.”
Alleacya graduated from Lawrence University in Wisconsin and shortly afterward relocated to Chicago. About a month before her disappearance, she moved back to St. Louis to live with her mother.
April said Alleacya had recently gotten a new job. “She was gonna start working at River City Casino,” April said. But before she got started, Alleacya wanted to take a short vacation, her mother said. “She just wanted to get away in between jobs and kind of relax a little.”
Alleacya planned a vacation to visit Olympic National Park in Washington. “She heard that park was one of the prettiest parks in the world so she wanted to explore,” April said. Alleacya had not previously been hiking, according to her mother.
On Nov. 6, Alleacya flew to Washington from St. Louis. April said she was originally scheduled to return on Nov. 10 but later changed her plans. “She decided to stay longer.”
April said she received a text from Alleacya on Nov. 18, saying that she was safe and that “she loved me and she was OK.”
That was the last time April heard from her daughter.
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, April said she began to grow worried. “She’s the type of kid that kind of likes her space, but when it comes to the holidays and things like that — she didn’t call home and talk to me or sister,” which April noted was unusual. “That’s when I started getting suspicious.”
April said she began checking Alleacya’s phone and bank records and noticed that all activity stopped on Nov. 18. “I noticed that the last time she used her card was on the 17th and the last she used her phone was the 18th,” she said.
On Nov. 27, April reported her daughter missing to the Port Angeles Police Department.
She said she knew Alleacya had rented a car when she arrived in Washington and tried calling the rental company to see if they could locate it. “It was hard to get a hold of them,” she said.
On Nov. 30, April said police were able to track down the 2025 black Ford Bronco, which was found at the Sol Duc Trailhead in Olympic National Park. At that point, she said, the case was turned over to National Park Investigative Services.
According to a Dec. 2 release from the National Park Service, searches for Alleacya began on Nov. 30. The release states that local search and rescue teams patrolled the Sol Duc area with dogs, drones and on foot, with assistance from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Search and Rescue, Port Townsend Police, Kitsap County Search and Rescue, Kitsap Search Dogs, and Olympic Mountain Rescue. The release also states that teams searched the river corridor.
April told Dateline that several items were found in the rental car, including camping gear, Subway sandwiches, a Walmart receipt, a maintenance checklist and pool tools in a small Ziplock bag. According to investigators, she said, all of the items were stuffed in the trunk.
