Miranda Belle, 31, was last seen on the evening of Aug. 17 in the Grant Park area, and police are reaching out to the public in hopes of finding clues to her whereabouts.

“We’re really looking for closure for the family and we really expect to find Miranda not alive,” said Const. Rob Carver. “I wish I could say something different.

“This is an incredibly difficult and painful time.”

Harvey said the last call from Belle’s cellphone was made at 12:32 a.m. on Aug. 18. She called a friend, asking to be picked up from an address on Dudley Avenue.

“It was a distress call asking for help,” Harvey said. “She needed to leave the place she was at.”

Carver said any information about what was causing Belle’s distress cannot be released at this time in order to preserve the integrity of the investigation.