Disappearance of Cynthia Bah-Traore

{{Short description|February 2021 disappeared American woman}}

{{infobox person

| name = Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore

| image = Cynthia-martyna-bah-traore (cropped).jpg

| other_names = Cynthia Martyna Alvoid

| birth_date = July 4, 1981

| disappeared_date = February 3, 2021

| disappeared_place = Grandview, Texas, U.S.

| disappeared_status = Missing since February 3, 2021

| nationality =

| children = 2

}}

Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore (nee Alvoid ) is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 3, 2021. Her whereabouts remain unknown. She was last seen on a Shell Gas station's surveillance footage located at 1003 E Criner St. Grandview, Texas 76050.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-11 |title=Crowley Police Seeking Help Finding Missing Woman Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore - CBS Texas |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/crowley-police-missing-woman-cynthia-martyna-bah-traore/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Bah-Traore was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, black pants, gray with white shoes, and carrying a red purse with plaid markings. She was driving a Mazda CX-5 Texas license plate NMJ 3883.{{Cite web |last=Harper • • |first=Demetrius |date=2021-02-11 |title=Crowley Police Asking for Help in Search for Missing Woman |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/crowley-police-asking-for-help-in-search-for-missing-woman/2549398/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}} Her phone was reportedly discovered at the gas station.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=MISSING: Texas Mom Disappears After Gas Station Visit, Hasn’t Been Seen in 2 Years |url=https://www.crimeonline.com/2023/02/15/missing-texas-mom-disappears-after-gas-station-visit-hasnt-been-seen-in-2-years/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Crime Online |language=en-US}} Cynthia's son reported that his mother never returned home after running errands. Cynthia has two children.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Shine My Crown |date=2022-02-18 |title=Black and Missing: Can You Help Us Find Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore? |url=https://shinemycrown.com/black-and-missing-can-you-help-us-find-cynthia-martyna-bah-traore/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Shine My Crown |language=en-US}} At the time of her disappearance, Bah-Traore was living in Crowley, Texas, and her case is being investigated by the Crowley Police Department.{{Cite web |title=Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore – The Charley Project |url=https://charleyproject.org/case/cynthia-martyna-bah-traore |access-date=2024-02-21 |language=en}} There is also an FBI agent assigned to the case.

According to police report records, on February 16, her vehicle was found abandoned along Interstate 35, between Milemarker 354 and 355, in Waco, Texas, with no sign of Bah-Traore.{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=2021-03-01 |title=Cynthia Bah-Traore, 39: Last Seen At A Texas Gas Station In February 2021 |url=https://ourblackgirls.com/2021/03/01/cynthia-bah-traore-missing/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Our Black Girls |language=en-US}} The Find Cynthia Coalition was formed to bring awareness about Bah-Traore's disappearance and help find her. The Coalition created a website: www.findcynthia.com. Currently, the Coalition is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to Cynthia's return.{{cite web |last1=Find |first1=Cynthia |title=Find Cynthia |url=http://www.find.cynthia.com |website=findcynthia.com |access-date=26 February 2024}}

In January 2022, Access Hollywood{{'}}s Zuri Hall featured a story about the disappearance of Bah-Traore.{{Citation |last=Access |title=Where Is Cynthia Bah-Traore? Search For Missing Mom Of 2 Continues As Her Mother Pleads For Help {{!}} Access |date=2022-01-28 |url=https://www.accessonline.com/videos/where-is-cynthia-bah-traore-search-for-missing-mom-of-2-continues-as-her-mother-pleads-for-help |access-date=2024-02-21 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Watch Access Hollywood Clip: Where Is Cynthia Bah-Traore? Search For Missing Mom Of 2 Continues As Her Mother Pleads For Help - NBC.com |url=https://www.nbc.com/access/video/where-is-cynthia-bah-traore-search-for-missing-mom-of-2-continues-as-her-mother-pleads-for-help/954757585 |access-date=2024-02-21 |language=en-US}} Her mother told Access Hollywood: "I miss my daughter. I really can't process it." She said: "Whoever parked her car knows where Cynthia is. I'm hoping someone will come forward and tell us more information." Access Hollywood partnered with the Black and Missing Foundation to highlight her case.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=‘Access Hollywood’ Teams With Black and Missing Foundation to Highlight True Crime Coverage on Persons of Color |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/access-hollywood-teams-black-missing-180035367.html |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=BAMFI |date=2022-02-28 |title="Access Hollywood" Teams Up with the Black and Missing Foundation to Dedicate Monthly True Crime Broadcast Segments to Missing Persons of Color |url=https://blackandmissinginc.com/access-hollywood-teams-up-with-the-black-and-missing-foundation-to-dedicate-monthly-true-crime-broadcast-segments-to-missing-persons-of-color/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=BAMFI |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-02-28 |title=‘Access Hollywood’ Teams With Black and Missing Foundation to Highlight True Crime Coverage on Persons of Color |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/access-hollywood-black-and-missing-foundation-1235190863/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

On June 14, 2024, journalist Roland Martin covered Bah-Traore's disappearance on his show Unfiltered.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNonNZfyW3k |title=38th Annual 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Conference, VP Harris Economic Opportunity Tour Recap |language=en |access-date=2024-06-19 |via=www.youtube.com}} Martin highlighted the suspicious circumstances of Bah-Traore's disappearance, law enforcement's handling of the case, and the $50,000 reward. Several true crime podcasts have covered the disappearance of Cynthia Bah-Traore.{{Cite web |title=Cynthia Bah-Traore: Endangered Missing |url=https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cynthia-bah-traore-endangered-missing--45358555 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Spreaker |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=edwarddentzel |date=2021-05-28 |title=Unfound Now: Cynthia Bah-Traore |url=https://theunfoundpodcast.com/2021/05/28/cynthia-bah-traore-unfound-now/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=The Unfound Podcast Channel |language=en}} Black Girl Gone Podcast did a two-part series about Bah-Traore in February/March 2024.{{Citation |title=The Disappearance of Cynthia Bah-Traore {{!}} Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tGty1cJ2VA |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast: AFTERTHOUGHTS: Cynthia Bah-Traore on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/afterthoughts-cynthia-bah-traore/id1556267741?i=1000647908475 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}} Bah-Traore also recorded podcasts before her disappearance.{{Cite web |title="I wonder" by Cynthia Bah-Traore by Be A Better Human |url=https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cynthia-bah/episodes/I-wonder-by-Cynthia-Bah-Traore-e3dn0p |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Spotify for Podcasters |language=en}}