Disturbing messages asking for help have been spotted in Los Angeles and have been visible on Google Maps for years.

Police investigated the location in Los Angeles where words including "help" and "trafico" were seen in satellite images.

Social media users have noted satellite imagery showing the words "HELP" and "TRAFICO" etched into the ground at a rail yard ...

Ominous “HELP” messages carved onto debris in Los Angeles and spotted on Google Maps have raised alarm among social media ...

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of ...

LAPD has debunked the human trafficking conspiracy theories linked with the viral mysterious ‘help’ messages in Google Maps ...

It happened on Sunday evening at around 7:45 p.m. on the Union Pacific railroad tracks that parallel Van Buren Boulevard, ...

Social media users worried about a human trafficking ring when downtown Los Angeles messages spelled out in building ...

A set of coordinates are circulating social media and, as of Jan. 27, plugging them into Google Maps revealed a concerning image: an aerial view of the word "help" written more than a dozen times on ...

Large HELP and TRAFICO signs near Cesar Chavez Ave in LA stir fears of trafficking or protests over displacement.