<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

so here's the thing reddit. my dad comes from a traditional "broken home." his mother died when he was young and his father was deemed not fit. because there were a number of kids (6 all together), they were split up and shipped to various relatives. my dad stayed with his brother because they're identical twins. suffice it to say, he hasn't had a lot of contact with his sisters because of this distance when they were young. recently he's reconnected with them and tried to help the two living sisters that he has. 

recently he's been trying to help his sister who lives in **birmingham, alabama** he thought she was doing better but now he's learned that she was potentially being abused and assaulted by her long-term boyfriend (i say potentially because he hasn't been convicted of beating her, at least to my knowledge). my uncle recently received a call from this boyfriend saying that he hasn't seen my aunt in a month. my dad was very suspicious of this phone call because she hadn't called anyone to say that she was leaving him and coming home, and because it seems like a long time to wait to contact someone's family if you think that they are missing. 

what i'm asking reddit is if anyone has any tips or ideas for me to figure out if she's been hurt, whether she's been declared missing, etc? she's a 52 year old mother and aunt and my dad seems pretty worried. i'm in los angeles, so distance is kind of a problem. 

any ideas reddit has for how to find her are much appreciated.
<bot>: my aunt has gone missing for a month now and we're worried that she's been hurt my her boyfriend. any tips on how to find her?