Posts Tagged ‘vanished’

FBI Joins The Search To Find Missing Montana Mother and Teacher

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

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The FBI and local investigators in Montana have joined the search for a missing mother and teacher, Sherry Arnold.  Authorities said Sherry vanished last Saturday between 6:30 and 6:45 a.m. and hasn’t been seen since.  Sherry is married and has a blended family of five children with her husband.  

Sherry has black  hair and brown eyes.  She stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and has a slender build. Sherry was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt with stripes on her sleeves, red nylon pants with black leggings and black gloves.  If you have any information, please contact the Sindey Police Department. 406.433.2210

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POLICE: Mother of 4 Goes Missing After Halloween Party

Friday, November 4th, 2011

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Memphis Police say Karen Swift, a mother of four, vanished on Sunday morning after a Halloween party without a trace.  Investigators say her car was found on the side of road, an area not far from her home.  Her vehicle had a flat tire and her cell phone was missing. 

Karen recently filed for divorce from her husband and he was the person who initially reported her missing.  The husband is not considered a suspect.  Police say there are no signs of foul play and this investigation is being treated as a missing persons case.

Karen is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs about 140 pounds.  She has blonde hair and green eyes.  She was last seen driving a 2004, Nissan Murano.  If you have any information, please contact the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office:  731-285-2802

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MISSING IN OHIO: Fiance Katelyn Markham, Reward Increased to $20,000

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

katelyn  markhamThe Fairfield Police say Katelyn Markham, 22, vanished on Aug. 14. Her fiancé, John Carter called 911 to report her missing. She hasn’t been seen since. Police Chief Mike Dickey says at this point, there is no evidence of foul play, but they are not ruling it out. Katelyn is a hardworking student who has two jobs and attends classes. Chief Dickey says she’s known her fiancé since they were kids and have been enganged for the last year.

Although numerous ground searches conducted by the police department and volunteers have taken place, none have yielded new clues. Investigators say Katelyn left behind her personal belongings, including her dog, cell phone and vehicle. Electronic billboards with information about Katelyn are up around Ohio and Kentucky displaying information about her and where to call if someone has any information.

Katelyn stands 5’3” and weighs 130 pounds. She has green eyes, brown hair with blonde highlights. Chief Dickey says her biological parents are split up and she was adopted by another family.

There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information on this case. If you know anything, please contact the Fairfield police: (513) 867-6030

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VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE: The John James Morris Mystery

Friday, July 15th, 2011

John Morris (family photo)

John Morris (family photo)

Madeline Morris has been searching for her missing son for nearly four years. Montgomery County Police say John James Morris, 37, went missing from Dickerson, Maryland on July 30, 2007.  He was last seen near his home at the 2400 block of White’s Ferry Road standing at the end of the driveway.

At the time he vanished, John shared his residence with his boyfriend. Police say his vehicle and belongings were left behind and there has been no trace of him since. In a press release, Montgomery County Police say, “Extensive investigative techniques have been used during this multi-year investigation to try to gain information about what may have happened to Morris. No evidence has been developed to confirm whether or not Morris remains alive. The family believes that he would not have stayed away this long without making contact with his family. His family also believes that he would not intentionally have left and abandoned his dog. At this stage of the investigation, foul play is suspected.”

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MISSING: Rachel Louise Cooke

Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Rachel Cooke MISSING

Rachel Cooke MISSING

Rachel Louise Cooke was home for Christmas break from college when she vanished without a trace. The FBI says on January 10, 2002 Rachel was last seen jogging in her parents’ neighborhood. Investigators say she had plans to run about three or four miles through her parents’ Georgetown, Texas subdivision. She left their home around 11:30 a.m. Rachel’s family says she is an accomplished cross-country runner, and usually does the same jog every morning. She was last seen wearing a green sports top, grey shorts, Asics shoes, and was carrying a yellow walkman. This case has been a mystery for nearly eight years now, but her family isn’t giving up hope. They created a website chocked full of information on her case, and events they get involved with to keep their daughter’s name in the spotlight. You can visit the site and download fliers to post around your own community. nascar082_300

Rachel has a tattoo of two heart-shaped cherries on her left shoulder, and a black star on her foot. She has multiple piercings to include pierced ears and a pierced navel.

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Cold Case Feature: Morgan Harrington Murder Investigation

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Police sketch

Police sketch

Investigators say Morgan Harrington was only 20-years-old when she vanished from a concert outside the John Paul Jones arena in Charlottesville, VA on October 17, 2009. She was separated from friends around 8:30 p.m. when she walked out of the front entrance of the Metallica concert. Authorities say Morgan called her friends inside and told them she was finding a ride home, and that they shouldn’t wait for her. State police officials report Morgan was last seen by the ticket office on the University Hall side of the building and witnesses report seeing her hitchhicking close to the arena exit road.

In January 2010, three months after she vanished, Morgan’s body was found on a farm in Albemarle County, Virginia. Investigators told me her body could have been on the farm as many as 100 days.

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MISSING OHIO WOMAN HOLLY TRIMBLE (update)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Holly Trimble Missing

Holly Trimble Missing

UPDATEInvestigators found Holly’s body not far from her condo… The coroner is conducting an autopsy and her official cause of death is under investigation.

There has been no sign of an Ohio woman who’s been missing for almost a week.  Investigators and family members say Holly Trimble, 37, vanished and hasn’t been seen since 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 19.  Columbus Police have searched the fields near her home, but no clues in this case have surfaced. 

Holly’s keys, cell phone and wallet were left inside her home along with her vehicle.  Holly, who is a Senior Pricing Analyst for Nationwide Insurance, did not show up for work this week.  Her family has plastered her local town with fliers hoping to gain exposure and lead to her whereabouts.

She is 5″9″ – brown hair – brown eyes.

If you have any information, please contact the Columbus Police: 

(614) 645-4545

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CALIFORNIA TEEN ABDUCTED? HELP FIND NORMA LOPEZ (update)

Monday, July 19th, 2010
Norma Lopez MISSING (photo of the shirt she was wearing the day she vanished)

Norma Lopez MISSING (photo of the shirt she was wearing the day she vanished)

Norma Lopez vanished in broad daylight four days ago in Moreno Valley, California and now there is an all out search to find this beautiful teen.  Police told me Norma left her summer school classes at the Valley View High School and was supposed to meet her sister, but she never made it to the location.  Investigators believe she may have taken a short cut from Dracaea Avenue leading out to an area on Cottonwood Avenue, but somewhere in between authorities believe she may have been kidnapped.  In fact, some of her personal belongings were found in a field, and there could be signs of a struggle.  Investigators believe she was taken against her will and may have been thrown into a newer model green SUV.  That vehicle was seen fleeing from the area at a high rate of speed.

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MORGAN HARRINGTON’S MURDER LINKED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Police sketch

Police sketch

Investigators say the same man who may have killed Morgan Harrington could be the same suspect that committed a sexual assault against a female in 2005.  Virginia State Police officials confirm there is a forensic evidence link between the 2005 assault and the murder.  Both cases are unsolved, but at least now authorities have a sketch to release to the public.  Virginia State Police spokesperson Corinne Geller told me today that the Virginia Department of Forensic Science processes and analyzes all of the evidence and lab work for every department.  They notified the Virginia State Police of the link in the cases.  The authorities from the state police in turn contacted Fairfax City Police and compared notes.  Geller said, “It’s one of those things, you never know what the next phone call is going to bring.”  She added, “We know he (the man in the sketch) had contact with her (Morgan) the night of her disappearance, but they don’t know if he is responsible for her death.  We are looking to identify and question him, and put the next pieces of the puzzle together.”  Within 24 hours of releasing the sketch, the state police had 50 leads.  Right now their time is spent eliminating duplicates between the departments and prioritizing the tips.

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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: Mother Abandoned Her Family

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Tiffany Nelle TehanTiffany Tehan caught the national spotlight when the missing mom vanished last weekend.  Hundreds of volunteers flocked to the area where her truck was found, her family started a website and prayer groups were formed.  No one could begin to understand how a beautiful mother of a one year old, and a woman who’s been married for over eight years could just vanish.  Everyone wondered if she was another victim of an abduction.

Police told me her vehicle was found in a nearby park with a flat tire and her keys were locked inside.  Then, in an odd twist, earlier this week investigators released surveillance shots of Tiffany with an unknown man.  They had been seen on a few occasions at a local convenience store spending time together.  But who was the man?  Tiffany’s family didn’t know and neither did her friends.  An investigation identified the mystery man as Tre B. Hutcherson, a married man himself, and it turned out that he had been missing as well.

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