Authorities investigating the disappearance of Kayla Stone, the 23-year-old graduate student who vanished two weeks ago, have confirmed the existence of a second unidentified person captured in the final seconds of a surveillance video showing her last known movements.
The clip, recorded outside a convenience store near downtown Philadelphia, had previously shown Kayla walking alone toward her car. But after forensic enhancement by digital analysts, police now say a shadowed figure can be seen stepping into the frame just moments before she disappears from view.
“The new footage changes everything,” said lead investigator Captain Elise Warren. “We can clearly see someone else there — someone who was not part of the original timeline.”
The revelation has fueled public outrage across the country, with online communities demanding answers and questioning why the footage took over a week to be analyzed.
“How was that person missed?” one commenter wrote on social media. “That’s not a glitch — that’s someone who knew her.”
Detectives have not released the identity or description of the second individual, but they confirm that a nationwide search is now underway to determine who the person is and whether they are connected to Kayla’s disappearance.
The Stone family issued a brief statement thanking the public for ongoing support but pleading for privacy as the new findings unfold.
“We just want her home,” the statement read. “Whoever that person is, they know something.”
Investigators are expected to release an official update within the week as forensic experts continue to analyze the enhanced footage frame by frame.