Endangered person advisory issued for missing Howell County teen

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Abigail Lawless (Photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol)

An endangered person advisory has been issued for a missing Howell County teenager. Seventeen-year-old Abigail Katherine Lawless reportedly left a residence at 10807 County Road 9470, west of Brandsville, around midnight Saturday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lawless left a note stating she was better off living on her own. She may be traveling to Kansas City, Mo., with an unknown subject she met online.

Lawless is described as a 5-foot-9 white female weighing 162 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and an unknown clothing description. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should contact the Howell County Sheriff’s Office at 417-256-2544.

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