Tragically, Sierah became the victim of a heinous crime on July 19, 2016, when she was abducted while riding her bicycle. Her kidnapper was a repeat, violent offender living in her community, just miles away from Evergreen Schools. This was not his first offense; he had previously been arrested in 1990 for the abduction of another female cyclist in a rural area, receiving a plea deal resulting in a mere three years served out of a ten-year sentence.