Taylor Murphy, 17, has been missing from Wilkinsburg Borough since Sept. 20.

Authorities believe that Murphy could still be in the Pittsburgh area. She is classified by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as an endangered runaway.

Murphy is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and a tattoo on her upper arm. She will turn 18 on Jan. 23.

Anyone with information regarding Murphy's case should contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or the Penn Hills Police Department at 412-473-3056.

For more information about this and other missing and unidentified person cases, visit the websites for Pennsylvania Missing Persons, NamUs and The Doe Network.

(The very out-of-focus photo seen above is the only one available of Murphy.)

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