A Philadelphia woman whose Honda Odyssey was stolen in July says she later found parts from the vehicle being sold on Facebook Marketplace and exchanged text messages with the person selling them.
Kayla Concannon said she had worked for more than a year to save enough money to buy her 2019 Honda Odyssey in February.
"I worked hard for that car for like a year and a half," Concannon said.
The mother of three said she used the van to take her children out during the day and to get to her overnight job.
But on July 24, she discovered the vehicle was missing from where it had been parked in front of her Overbrook home.
"My kids' dad went out to the car, and he was like, 'The car was parked on the corner last night, right? And I was like, 'Yeah.' He said, 'It's not there.' I'm like, 'What?' He's like, 'It's not there,'" Concannon said.
Concannon said the vehicle was locked and the keys were inside when it was taken. After researching how the theft may have occurred, she said she learned thieves can hack key fobs.
"I looked up on Google that they hack the key fob with either cheap radio transmitters," she said.
Suspecting the vehicle had been stolen for parts, Concannon searched Facebook Marketplace.
"I typed in 2019 Honda Odyssey parts. It was the first car that came up," she said.
Concannon said she immediately recognized the listings as parts from her vehicle.
"That's my car," she said as she showed video to Action News.
According to Concannon, the seller, who she described as using a fake name, communicated with her by text message and attempted to sell her parts from the vehicle without realizing she was the owner.
"He sold my headlights; he sold the front end. He sold the doors," Concannon said.
"He sent it to me one by one. He was like, 'I just sold the tires. I just sold the front end,'" she added.
Concannon said the seller also sent video footage. She said the video showed personal items that had been inside the van.
"There was a little red ducky on the dashboard," she said, adding that she recognized her signature on the registration paperwork that was on the dashboard too.
Concannon said she turned the information over to Philadelphia police but has not seen any results so far. Meanwhile, she has had to find another way to get to work.
"My dad did help me get an older car," she said.
The vehicle isn't as reliable as the Odyssey she'd purchased in February. Despite the loss of the vehicle, Concannon said she remains hopeful.
"I have faith in God," she said. "I just need some support. I want them to arrest the person. Because that's not right," she added.
Concannon also reported the Facebook page to the platform. Philadelphia police said there have been no arrests in the case. Police described the matter as an active and ongoing investigation.