Speaker who has gained fame as a missing persons advocate and as the namesake of Alicia's Law, which gives money to help search for missing children. She won the 2009 Jefferson Award for Public Service for her efforts promoting child exploitation.
She became the first known victim of digital luring and abduction at age 13. She was rescued after 4 days of being held captive.
She joined the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Clinton School of Public Service in 2013. She has a master's degree in forensic psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Her husband's name is Sambit. Her parents' names are Charles and Mary.
She has appeared on Dr. Phil's and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows to discuss her trauma and her foundation The Alicia Project.