Missing straight-A student, 15, mysteriously turns up at TV studio to 'to tell my story' and makes heartbreaking claim one week after vanishing

A missing California teen appeared extracurricular a section news position begging to stock her communicative 1 week aft she disappeared.

Alison Jillian Chao, 15, vanished connected July 16 after leaving from her father's location successful Monterey Park to motorcycle nan 4 miles to her aunt's location successful San Gabriel.

The straight-A student was spotted this past Tuesday stepping towards nan ABC7 TV workplace successful Glendale by a woman, Rachelle, who recognized her from nan missing poster.

Rachelle said nan teen was desperately trying to talk to personification and shared a heartbreaking claim.

'She was very clear connected "I've travel to ABC to show my story. No 1 other will perceive to me,"' Rachelle told nan local news outlet.

'What struck maine instantly was really self-possessed she was. Sound of mind. Very articulate, very clear connected what nan business was.

'She was crying. She was very upset. Mostly astir not being capable to show her story.'

Alison was past seen connected surveillance footage successful a haunting photograph of her riding her GT upland motorcycle wearing a purple t-shirt pinch achromatic shorts and acheronian shoes. She was besides carrying a backpack.

Rachelle followed nan teen to ABC7 studios wherever they were met by nan police. Footage extracurricular nan workplace shows Alison wearing an outfit akin to what she was past seen in.

'I tin only show you that this is personification who's 3 years short of adulthood, who believes that she's profoundly unheard, and that she has nary avenue for adjudication,' Rachelle said. 

'I dream her family comes together, tin lick this for her, that nan courts don't neglect her.' 

Alison is now successful nan custody of nan Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. 

The teens parents, Annie and Jeffery Chao, are going done a divorcement and Jeffery's attorneys said nan girls mother was granted beingness custody of her connected a impermanent ground past week.

Alison's aunt said she believes nan precocious schoolhouse student ran distant because she did not want to beryllium pinch her mother.

'Alison is simply a young woman and her feelings astir my divorcement from her begetter are understandably complicated, but she has a family (both my broadside and her dad's side) that loves and adores her,' said Annie.

'I will ever do my champion to protect Alison's interests, nary matter nan circumstances and sloppy of nan stones that whitethorn beryllium thrown astatine me.' 

The family does not cognize wherever Alison spent nan week she was missing. 

Jeffery thanked nan group who helped find her saying, 'We've been really worried astir wherever she's been astatine and really admit what everybody's done.'

Alison's tribunal appointed attorney, Emily Robinson, said nan judges ruling is successful Alison's champion interest.

'Based upon my defense for Alison, successful consultation pinch her aesculapian professionals, on pinch grounds presented to nan court, which has included grounds from some parents, nan judge has made determinations that are solely successful Alison's champion interest, including awarding Alison's mother, Annie Chao, sole determination making authority regarding Alison's intelligence wellness and sole beingness custody of her.'