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Indiana
May 8, 2004 21:59:00 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on May 8, 2004 21:59:00 GMT -5
Nearly 48 hours after Kristina Teskey’s mother reported her missing, the Indianapolis Police Department successfully located the Butler sophomore by telephone.
However, they have yet to make physical contact after police determined that she had left on her own free will.
IPD and Butler are currently not releasing details concerning Teskey’s whereabouts or motivations, however each has determined she left of her own free will and said they know her location and she is safe.
“We don’t have any quantifiable information about the condition of her health,” Levester Johnson, vice president of student affairs, said after informing the Butler community via e-mail earlier in the day, that she was in relatively good health.
“We’re not releasing very much information because we’re trying to be sensitive to the family,” he said.
Her father, Indianapolis resident John Teskey, has been in contact with the university since the incident and reiterated his daughter’s stable state of health.
“She is not in the hospital,” he said. “We are in the process of finding out exactly what has happened with Kristina.”
Because she is legally considered an adult, Wilson said it is not the police department’s job to return Teskey to her parents or Butler.
“She is an adult and therefore she has the right to privacy,” IPD Detective Mary Wilson, who is in charge of the case, said. “It’s not the business of the police to chase her down and ask her a lot of questions about the circumstances under which she left. We just simply wanted to double-check to make sure she is safe and OK.”
Police reports indicated that Teskey disappeared from the Indianapolis Civic Theatre after attending a performance with her mother Sunday.
IPD said that Teskey told her mother she was going to get her glasses from her car during the performance’s intermission at approximately 4:30 p.m. but did not return.
After further investigation, the police discovered that Teskey had attempted to leave her dorm room keys at the theater’s box office under her mother’s name but when refused, found a member of management in the lobby who agreed to deliver the keys.
She reportedly drove away in her recently purchased Ford Escort and has not been seen since.
“After we knew she left the theatre on her own, we were just trying to follow leads and determine if she was safe,” she said. “The main thrust of my investigation was to locate Kristina so that the police, the university and her loved ones would know that she was ok. I’m glad we were able to accomplish that.”
Johnson said he had similar concerns.
“Although she might have left on her own free will, she was still missing from her loved ones who care about her so there was still an importance for knowing where she was and if she was indeed safe,” he said.
Teskey’s friends and neighbors on campus were also worried when they heard of her disappearance and relived when she was reported safe.
“I wouldn’t think she would be the type of person to just leave and not contact anyone,” sophomore Diana Bragg said, who knows Teskey from the Butler Marching Band’s color guard in which she is very involved. “She was always just so considerate of other, doing anything for other people.”
In addition to the flag line, friends said Teskey was interesting in the dance classes she took at Butler and other fine arts outlets like volunteering at Clowes Memorial Hall. An Indianapolis resident, Teskey went to Mount Vernon High School Fortville before coming to Butler to major in psychology.
Neither Teskey nor her father have given any indication as when or if she plans to return to Butler. As of publication deadline, she was still enrolled in classes.
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Indiana
May 8, 2004 22:49:59 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on May 8, 2004 22:49:59 GMT -5
March 12, 2004 Sophomore Nicholas Culbertson, who had been missing since Feb. 22, has returned to his home in Fishers, In. after being found unharmed last Friday while trying to use his passport to leave Canada and enter the United States. He was located while traveling from Vancouver, British Columbia to Seattle, Wash. on a bus when customs agents checked his passport at a border crossing. They realized that his name had been flagged by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), a federal database used to track missing persons and criminals, and they called Baltimore City Police, which then notified Hopkins Security.
Culbertson's mother said that she was overjoyed when she first heard the news that her son was safe.
"I was out and I got a call on my cell phone, first from Hopkins Security and then from Baltimore City Police saying that Nick had been found and that he was safe. I was absolutely ecstatic," Margy Culbertson said.
"I was jumping up and down. I want to thank all of the people who participated and showed care and love," she said.
Nicholas Culbertson told officers that he had been on a camping trip and that his departure from Hopkins was voluntary, according to Hopkins Director of Communications and Public Affairs Dennis O'Shea.
Still, many of the details surrounding Nicholas Culbertson's disappearance remain a mystery. His mother also confirmed that her son left school voluntarily, but she declined to elaborate about the circumstances that led to his departure from Hopkins or what he did during his time away from campus.
"Those things would be Nick's to share when he's ready, with whom he's ready to share it with," she said.
Margy Culbertson said it was unclear whether her son would return to Hopkins this semester.
"I'm not sure about that," she said. "There were a lot of issues that went into him leaving, and those have to be examined for both of our comfort levels."
Nicholas Culbertson's safe return marked the end of a search that had lasted nearly two weeks. Culbertson, who is a high jumper on the men's track and field team as well as an ROTC cadet, was previously last seen leaving his room wearing flip-flops and no winter coat.
His roommate said that he assumed Culbertson was going to visit a house or to study but became concerned when he missed class, track practice and ROTC the following day.
Hopkins Security canvassed the area and joined Residential Life conducting an extensive search of Wolman Hall, the building where Culbertson lived, but came up with nothing.
Hopkins Security then handed the investigation to the Baltimore City Police, who assigned officers from both the Northern District and the Missing Persons Section to the case.
They found no signs of foul play and downplayed the significance of an incident last April when Culbertson was found unconscious after suffering from post-concussion syndrome. Officers said they were hoping that their efforts to increase the breadth of the search would lead to Culbertson's safe return.
"The feelers are out there, sooner or later he'll have to come in contact," Baltimore City Police officer Jim Snyder said before Culbertson was found.
Nicholas Culbertson's safe return came just days after his mother asked for the public's help locating her lost son.
In the hours after he was located, Dean of Student Life Susan Boswell sent a message to students, faculty and staff notifying them that Culbertson had been found.
"I know that you are as relieved as I am to know that Nick is safe and well," she wrote.
"I want to express again the thanks of his family, and of the university and myself, for your concern and for the assistance that so many of you have provided," she said.
Asked Wednesday if she thought that her son knew about the intensity of the search following his disappearance, Margy Culbertson said, "I don't believe that he knew at all."
Culbertson said that she met her son at the airport when he arrived home, and that he has been sleeping a lot since he returned from his ordeal.
She thanked those who helped the efforts to find her son. "All the people who looked for him are sharing in the joy of having him found. There are many good people out there who took it upon themselves to help," she said.
She also praised Hopkins for the school's efforts to help locate her son. She said that administrators and security officials especially were "very kind and concerned," and that they were "helpful in whatever their job was, offering their expertise to me."
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Indiana
Jun 20, 2004 10:01:24 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Jun 20, 2004 10:01:24 GMT -5
Lexington police are assisting in the investigation of a murder of a 24-year-old Chicago resident found near an interstate yesterday after authorities were led to the scene by a suspect, the Jackson County, Ind., coroner said.
The FBI and Indiana State Police found the woman's body about 1 p.m. in a shallow grave about a mile south of Interstate 65 and about 30 feet east of Indiana 11.
Her identity was unavailable yesterday.
The body was probably buried about two weeks ago, said Jim Davis, acting special agent in charge of the FBI's Indianapolis bureau.
The FBI and Indiana State Police responded to a request by the Chicago Police Department to assist in finding the body.
Lexington police had notified the Chicago Police Department about a possible murder, Jackson County Coroner Andy Rumph said in a news release. He said the murder suspect knew the victim. The suspect's identity was unavailable.
Without releasing details, Lexington police Lt. Dwayne Holman said last night, "We are assisting the FBI and authorities in Indiana and Chicago police regarding a body that was found in Indiana."
Davis said additional evidence was found at the scene but declined to elaborate.
An autopsy is scheduled in Indianapolis on Monday to determine the woman's identity and cause of death. Any charges associated with the investigation will be filed by Chicago or Lexington police.
Chicago police could not be reached for comment.
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Indiana
Jun 20, 2004 10:11:28 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Jun 20, 2004 10:11:28 GMT -5
BOGGSTOWN — Human remains found during a search Wednesday might bring closure for a missing Fairland man’s family. Trevor Israel’s family reported him missing on Aug. 12, 2003. The following day, his abandoned blue 1992 Saturn was found in a pull-off in a cornfield located on County Road 600 West, south of Boggstown Road. Special search dogs from the State Emergency Management Association, as well as local K-9 units, powered parachutes, fixed-wing aircraft and a spotter in an Indiana State Police helicopter were used in several searches throughout the fall. No other evidence of 25-year-old Israel was located as a result of those searches. Authorities halted the search until further information emerged, or until the weather cleared. Rain and snow stymied the search until Wednesday, when better weather conditions enabled sheriff’s investigators to continue their efforts using the department’s six-wheel, all-terrain vehicle. This time, human remains were discovered in a field that contained crops during the previous searches. Ironically, they were located in the same area where Israel’s Saturn was found. The remains were examined and removed from the scene by sheriff’s investigators, the Shelby County Coroner’s office and a team of anthropologists from the University of Indianapolis. Further examination and testing will determine the origin of the remains. At this point, they are still unidentified, according to investigators this morning. Israel was last seen by a family member around 8 a.m. on Aug. 12. He and a .357 Magnum handgun were missing when his father, Lloyd Israel, returned from work that evening. www.shelbynews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=27554
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Indiana
Jul 10, 2004 7:31:06 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Jul 10, 2004 7:31:06 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]This ones for you Gestalt, and they all laughed and mocked you when you said this happens. Who's laughing now girl?[/glow]
An 8-year-old girl who was abducted from Lafayette Sunday was found with her alleged abductor at a bus station in Mexico this afternoon, police said.
The victim is fine, and the suspect is in custody, said Lt. Christopher Weaver, a spokesman for the Lafayette Police Department.
Earlier today, police in Texas found the car believed to have been used in the abduction abandoned near the border.
The 1987 Pontiac Grand Am was discovered near the International Bridge, which spans the Rio Grande River into Mexico, leading police to suspect Carlos Alberto Ramirez Gonzales may have crossed the border with the abducted child, Jacquelin Rodrigez Ortiz. Both were found on the Mexican side of the border in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Weaver said.
An Amber Alert was issued for the girl Sunday afternoon.
Lafayette police had been working with Mexican authorities, the FBI and U.S. Marshalls in an attempt to find the suspect and child, police said.
Also today, Lafayette police arrested Ramiro Ramirez-Perez, 48, in connection with the abduction, police said. Ramirez-Perez, the father of the suspect, allegedly withheld information critical to the investigation and assisted the suspect by helping him switch vehicles.
He has been charged with conspiracy to commit criminal confinement and obstruction of justice and is being held at the Tippecanoe County Jail
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Indiana
Aug 13, 2004 11:48:03 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Aug 13, 2004 11:48:03 GMT -5
A southern Indiana teenager who had been missing since last weekend has been found in California.
Sixteen-year-old Lanasha Jenkins disappeared Saturday night from her aunt's home in Charlestown.
Police say she called her mother Thursday night and officers were able to trace the origin of her call back to California.
She was found with a 20-year-old man. She says she went with him voluntarily.
The man she was with is wanted in Clark County on unrelated charges.
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Indiana
Aug 24, 2004 23:07:30 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Aug 24, 2004 23:07:30 GMT -5
Police believe they have found the remains of a Michigan man, who has been missing for over fifteen years. On Monday, the car belonging to Thomas Burns was spotted by a fisherman in the St. Joseph's River in southern Michigan. When crews pulled the car out of the river, they discovered a body. Police believe it's Burns' body, but are sending the remains to the Michigan Crime Lab Tuesday for positive identification. The crew said the remains were largely in tack. Burns was last seen leaving a bar in 1989. www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2214562&nav=0RceQCBj
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Indiana
Aug 27, 2004 22:35:51 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Aug 27, 2004 22:35:51 GMT -5
IU student disappeared in 2000; remains found in field in 2003 Indiana University student Jill Behrman, 19, disappeared May 31, 2000, while riding her bicycle in her hometown of Bloomington. Nearly three years later, investigators found remains they confirmed to be those of the missing student. On the day she vanished, Behrman left home about 9 a.m.but failed to show up at work that afternoon. She was last seen riding her bicycle at 9:30 in the area of Harrell Road and Moffett Lane on Bloomington's southeastside. Her bicycle was found undamaged June 2, 2000, in an area just a few miles north of Bloomington's Stout Creek. Police, friends and family staged an area wide search for Behrman for any clues to her disappearance. The following day, lacking further clues, police suspended the search for Behrman and focused on their theory that she had been abducted. Behrman's parents, Eric and Marilyn Behrman, Indiana University and others offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. More than 10 FBI agents and profilers joined in the investigation. On the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, with no solid leads, the reward was increased to $100,000. The additional money was raised among senior university officials, who provided $10,000 each to the reward fund. On April 18, 2001, police said they believed Behrman may have been hit by a passing vehicle and that her body and bicycle were removed from the scene. The Behrman case received national publicity on "America's Most Wanted" Sept. 29, 2001, generating dozens of new leads. Early in April 2002, investigators began searching Salt Creek, about six miles from where they theorized Behrman was struck by a vehicle. On April 11, the FBI named Uriah J. Clouse, of Ellettsville, as one of several suspects. Clouse, then 26, had also been accused in the attempted abduction of an 18-year-old Ellettsville woman about two weeks after Behrman's disappearance. According to court records, Clouse had an extensive criminal record, including juvenile convictions for theft and criminal confinement and adult convictions for intimidating Bloomington police officers and invading the privacy of his former girlfriend. He had also reportedly threatened people interviewed in the Behrman case. The search of Salt Creek was ended in September 2002, when heavy rains threatened the temporary dam that had been built for the excavation. However, investigators said they found evidence supporting the theory that Behrman was still alive after being struck and that she had been taken to the creek and murdered. On March 9, 2003, skeletal remains were found by a turkey hunter and his son in a Morgan County field. Four days later, after comparing Behrman's dental records with the teeth found at the scene, investigators confirmed that Behrman's remains had been found. But the discovery also meant that investigators had been way off base in their previous focus on Salt Creek, which was 25 miles away from the new crime scene.. www.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/missing/jill_behrman.html
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Indiana
Oct 11, 2004 10:17:58 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Oct 11, 2004 10:17:58 GMT -5
An autopsy on a Scottsburg, Indiana boy, who was found dead in a creek, showed that he had suffered head injuries.
Kentucky medical examiners performed the autopsy Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky. But they're awaiting test results before determining what killed 13-year-old Dustin Ivey.
State police say the boy's body was found just after noon Saturday, in a creek that flows into the Muscatatuck River north of the town of Little York. The area's about 75 miles south of Indianapolis.
Dustin's mother had reported him missing shortly after midnight Friday night.
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Indiana
Dec 31, 2004 8:17:02 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Dec 31, 2004 8:17:02 GMT -5
Police say an Indianapolis man arrested in a 12-year-old girl's disappearance confessed hours later to her killing, then led officers to her body.
The body of Christina Tedder was found clad only in a pair of socks shortly after midnight in a creek in northeastern Han County.
Tedder vanished last Friday while walking to a convenience store near her home on Indianapolis' east side.
An autopsy will be conducted tomorrow.
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 39-year-old Jeffrey Voss told detectives he abducted Tedder, strangled her, then abandoned her body in the creek.
Relatives describe Voss as a friend of the Tedder family.
Voss is expected to be formally charged in Tedder's killing today or tomorrow.
EARLIER: The body of a child matching the description of a 12-year-old girl who vanished last Friday was found early this morning on Indianapolis' far east side.
A 39-year-old man, described by relatives as a friend of the family, was arrested Wednesday as a suspect in the disappearance of Christina Tedder.
Investigators say they haven't confirmed that the body is Tedder's and they declined to release details of where it was found and a possible cause of death
Jeffrey Voss of Indianapolis was arrested Wednesday on preliminary charges of kidnapping and murder.
Tedder vanished Christmas Eve after she left her apartment to walk to a nearby Shell gas station.
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Post by LadyBlue on Jan 4, 2005 7:04:20 GMT -5
Headline Reads As Follows: Finding missing girl called for common sense, not 'protocol'
Did Indianapolis law enforcement officials do enough to locate 12-year-old Christina Tedder when she disappeared Christmas Eve on a snowy Far-Eastside street?
Nobody for a minute wants to believe that the Marion County Sheriff's Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation would do anything less than exercise every iota of their power and skill to save a child.
Still, in the wake of Christina's slaying and the news that a suspect was arrested -- a man known to the Tedder family -- the question must get a public airing.
Already, Christina's father, Guillermo Mendoza, and mother, Michelle Tedder, have said the system failed -- specifically because police did not issue an Amber Alert that would have catapulted Christina's disappearance into news reports.
I think they are right -- and it isn't helpful to hear arguments that the "protocol" for an Amber Alert was not met. Protocol is a poor word in the wake of homicide. Common sense was needed.
To understand the family's concerns, it's important to know the timeline.
Christina was eager to spend Christmas Eve with her dad. It was the first holiday visit with him for her and her 14-year-old brother in three years. The siblings were waiting for him to pick them up at their Eastside apartment, where they live with their mother. Mendoza arrived around 8 p.m. But Christina was gone. Her worried brother said she had left 10 or 15 minutes earlier to go to the Shell gas station at 10th Street and Shadeland Avenue.
Mendoza drove to the children's grandmother's home and picked up Michelle Tedder there. They looked for Christina in his vehicle until the frantic mother called 911 from the car. Police advised them to return to the mother's apartment and look for the girl there, which they did, with the help of friends.
Marion County sheriff's deputies officially were dispatched to the apartment at 9:42 p.m., according to the affidavit for probable cause. Sheriff's Capt. Phil Burton says his department alerted the news media about the missing girl Christmas Day. The first stories, showing her picture, appeared on TV that night. The Star's first full story was Dec. 27.
But there was no Amber Alert.
Burton says the protocol was not met -- there must be a suspect, he says.
The Indiana Amber Alert requires three conditions: The missing child must be younger than 18; the law enforcement agency must believe the child has been kidnapped; and the agency must believe the child is in peril.
In Christina's case, it seems that some police suspected she was a runaway or with friends. Her father says there was no reason to think that at all.
Darlene Pitts is a member of Team Hope, a national group that provides support for families of missing adults and children. "Any 12-year-old not coming home to her parents is considered in peril to the average person," she says.
Pitts wonders if the girl's disappearance would have been treated more urgently if she had been the daughter of a politician, a police officer or a wealthy family. She wants to know who actually makes the decision to call an Amber Alert -- is it the detective assigned to the case or someone trained about missing people?
As we insist on answers, we need to remember that tragic acts do happen. Perhaps, even with all stops pulled out, we could not have saved Christina Tedder. Still, it would be some comfort to know that we had tried everything.
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Indiana
Jan 31, 2005 12:13:42 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Jan 31, 2005 12:13:42 GMT -5
The body of 10-year-old Katlyn Maria “Katie” Collman was discovered by an Indiana State Police trooper Sunday morning a few miles north of Seymour. Collman had been missing since late Tuesday afternoon. The announcement was made at about 4 p.m. Sunday at the fire station in Crothersville. Calling the news “sad and unfortunate,” Sgt. Jerry Goodin of the ISP said Collman’s body was discovered by Trooper Marty Mead, who was on a routine patrol looking for Collman, in the Cypress Lake area just west of Interstate 65 and off Indiana 11. According to a press release, Mead was checking areas not regularly accessed by the public when Collman’s body was discovered in a spillway creek leading from Cypress Lake. No information was released as to the time or manner of death, but police said an autopsy was set for early today at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville. Goodin would not provide other information about Collman’s body at the time of its discovery, such as whether she was found fully clothed, or how long her body might have been at the site. It could not be determined without an autopsy how long she had been dead, Goodin said. The investigation now shifts to that of a murder, nd a $10,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the capture and conviction of Collman’s killer or killers. “We expect that amount will be increased,” Mike Schulstad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said at the press conference. Goodin said police now are following up on new leads related to the murder investigation, and that police will not rest until the person or persons responsible is brought to justice. “We will not stop,” he said. “This case will never be closed until we find the answer.”<br> Goodin declined to release information pertaining to the new leads in the case, saying that might compromise the investigation. Goodin said police are confident that Collman was abducted and killed by a stranger, as police have not been able to identify either the suspect, seen in a police sketch released Friday, or the suspect’s truck, described as a white Ford F-150 pickup from the late 1980s or early 1990s. Police are still asking the public for help in the case, but the Amber Alert number has been deactivated, Goodin said. Those with information about Collman’s disappearance and murder are now asked to call the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department at 358-2141 or the ISP Post at Seymour at 522-1441. Goodin said the case has been a tough one for the many law enforcement agencies called in to help. “This is deeply saddening for the law enforcement officers,” Goodin said. “We’ve come to know her.”<br> www.tribtown.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=186&ArticleID=12707
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Indiana
Feb 10, 2005 11:59:47 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Feb 10, 2005 11:59:47 GMT -5
Police are investigating after finding the body of a missing Cleveland-area woman near Brookville Lake.
The body of 20-year-old Julie A. Homick of Middleburg Heights was discovered in a wooded area Tuesday evening.
A passerby found the body on Brownsville Road about 1 mile north of SR 44 in western Union County, according to Indiana State Police.
She had been reported missing Feb. 2. Her vehicle was discovered the next day in Fayette County, Ind.
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Indiana
Feb 12, 2005 13:30:17 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Feb 12, 2005 13:30:17 GMT -5
A partially decomposed body found by workers in a creek near a factory is that of a local woman, investigators said Friday.
Vigo County Coroner Dr. Roland Kohr said an autopsy showed the 48-year-old woman died about two months ago, but the cause of death was still unknown.
He said there are indications of injuries consistent with a homicidal death. But there were no gunshots or stab wounds nor indications of blunt force being used, he said.
The woman's family has been notified, but authorities had not released her name Friday night.
Police said it appeared as though the body had been washed up on land as the creek receded after last month's flooding and was found by workers on Wednesday.
The company that owns the land where the body was found is known around Terre Haute as Alcan, but the plant is now the property of Novelis, a spin-off company of Alcan and other manufacturers.
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Indiana
Jun 29, 2005 14:54:39 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Jun 29, 2005 14:54:39 GMT -5
Bob Markovich has his wedding ring back, just in time for his 20th anniversary.
Markovich lost the ring 11 years ago as he was getting ready to move. After scouring the yard and the garbage cans, he gave up the search.
But Grace Debrowa, the home’s second owner since the Markoviches moved out, found the gold band while raking the back yard recently. She was able to contact Markovich’s mother, who helped her son get his ring back.
Soon after, Bob Markovich’s wife, Karen, placed the ring on his finger. The couple celebrates 20 years of marriage this month.
For her detective work, Bob Markovich gave Debrowa $20 and a card.
“For her to go the extra mile like that, I thought that was really spectacular,” he said.
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Indiana
Oct 3, 2005 12:33:17 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Oct 3, 2005 12:33:17 GMT -5
Authorities reportedly have recovered the remains of a Valparaiso woman missing for six years.
The body is believed to be that of Lorraine Kirkley. Published reports say it was recovered from a grave in southern Jasper County last night.
The Porter County Sheriff's Department in Valparaiso hasn't released any information on whether a body was found.
David Malinski, who was convicted of murdering Kirkley, led investigators to the heavily wooded site. He told them he had buried the 34-year-old woman wrapped in a brown tarp bound with red straps. Investigators said they found that tarpaulin about five feet below ground.
Malinski, who was convicted in 2000 and sentenced to 155 years in prison, had steadfastly denied killing Kirkley until two weeks ago, when he came forward and said he hid the body on property owned at the time by his father.
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Indiana
Nov 4, 2005 14:17:57 GMT -5
Post by LadyBlue on Nov 4, 2005 14:17:57 GMT -5
LAGRANGE, Ind. - A body found buried in a cornfield near the Michigan state line has been identified as a Michigan woman missing since September.
Police said Thursday they are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of Rosemary Reinel, 79, of Sturgis. She was reported missing Sept. 22 and was last seen leaving her Sturgis apartment two days earlier, according to Sturgis police.
Authorities said they won't know how Reinel died until after an autopsy is completed.
Dannie Gayheart, 53, a former Rome City resident who was living in an apartment near Reinel before she was missing, was identified as a "person of interest" by LaGrange County Prosecutor Jeff Wible.
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