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UNSOLVED MOTHER-DAUGHTER HOMICIDE / DISAPPEARANCE: NIKKI & ARIANNA FITTS

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When a young California girl goes missing and her mom is found murdered, one family seems to be at the center of it all. From a self-declared street preacher to a babysitter with a murderous past, a host of suspicious individuals haunt the story of a missing child who investigators believe is still alive in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Nikki Fitts and her two-year-old daughter, Arianna, went missing from San Francisco, California in April of 2016. Image source: family photo.
Nikki Fitts was 32-years-old when she went missing in April of 2016. Her body was found shortly thereafter in McLaren Park. Her murder remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
This plywood board was concealing Nikki’s shallow grave in McLaren park. Investigators believe her killer(s) brought it to the park, along with her body. Do you recognize the design painted onto it? Image source: San Francisco Police.
Arianna has been missing since April of 2016. It’s believed that she may have been abducted, and that her abductors may have been responsible for her mom, Nikki’s, death. Image source: family photo.
Arianna was 2-years-old when she went missing in April of 2016. If alive in 2025, she is approximately 11-years-old. Image source: family photo.
This post was made from Nikki’s Facebook account around the time of her death. It’s believed that someone else posted it, pretending to be her.
This age-progression image shows what Arianna might have looked like 2024. Investigators believe she is still alive. Image source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Sources used to research this episode:

Where is Arianna Fitts? (Nuala Sawyer Bihari / SanFrancisco Weekly)

SanFrancisco Police Release New Info in Search for Missing Girl, Mother’s Homicide (Bay City News)

Car Seized in Connection with Missing San Francisco Toddler, Dead Mother (Cheryl Hurd / NBC Bay Area)

A Mom was Found Buried in an SF Park. Her Daughter May Still Be Alive. (Katie Dowd / SF Gate)

I-Team: Search for Missing Girl Leads to Las Vegas; Aunt Clings to Hope for Niece (Vanessa Murphy / 8 News Now)

FBI Releases New Image of a 2 1/2 Year Old Girl Who Went Missing More Than 8 Years Ago (Amber Lee / KTVU News)

FBI Releases Age-Progressed Photo for 2-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing in 2016 (NBC Bay Area)

$250,000 Reward Offered in Search for Girl Whose Mother Was Killed in San Francisco in 2016 (Jermaine One / 10 News San Diego

Nicole Fitts Homicide, Arianna Fitts Missing (San Francisco Police Department)

Do you recognize the child pictured above?

Arianna Fitts was only 2.5 when she went missing in 2016. She may resemble the age-progressed picture included above. She may still be alive, possibly in California’s Bay Area or the Las Vegas, Nevada area.

Do you recognize the wooden board pictured above?

The board, which bears a spray-painted symbol, was used to cover Nikki Fitts’ body after it was dumped in a San Francisco park. If you know where the board may have come from, investigators want to know.

If you know anything about the disappearance of Arianna Fitts and / or the death of Nikki Fitts, please submit a secure, anonymous tip here or call the San Francisco FBI field office at (415) 553-7400, or the San Francisco Police Department at San Francisco Police Department at 415-575-4444.

If your tip leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Nikki’s murder and Arianna’s disappearance you may be eligible for a $250,000 reward offered by the San Francisco Police Department, plus a $10,000 reward offered by Best Buy.

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