Katelyn Markham - Ohio - LOCATED DECEASED

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Fairfield police issued an alert for a missing woman. Police are looking for Katelyn Markham, a college student who has been missing since Sunday. Her 22nd birthday is Tuesday.

Family members said they were unable to contact her after she did not show up for work on Sunday.

Police said there was no evidence of foul play, but they didn't have a reasonable explanation for her disappearance either.

Markham is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has brown hair with blond streaks and green eyes.

Maureen Vitor has lived on Dorshire Drive for 40 years. She said it is a quiet neighborhood with no trouble, but she is troubled after seeing police officers and a group of young people passing out fliers with Markham's picture.

"I was shocked. They came around, and I was just blown away that she's missing," Vitor said.

Next-door neighbor Brad Mills was just as surprised. He said the Markham family has lived in the area for about five years.

"She seemed responsible. She'd just come and go. There was never a disturbance. Never had any issues," Mills said.

Police said Markham's car is still parked behind her house. Both of her neighbors said they hope she just took off to celebrate her upcoming birthday.

"I hope they find her, and I hope she is alright," Vitor said.

"I pray for her and her family. That they find her and everything is OK," Mills said.

Friends intend to gather at 441 Patterson in Fairfield at 3 p.m. on Tuesday to search for Markham.

Anyone with information about Markham's whereabouts is asked to call Fairfield police.
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Last message from missing local woman was photo sent by text

Katelyn Markham was supposed to be blowing out birthday candles Tuesday to celebrate her 22nd birthday. Instead, family and friends spent hours looking for any sign of her whereabouts after she was last seen late Saturday.

More than 100 people joined police and fire crews in a search and rescue effort near her Fairfield townhouse on Dorshire Drive around 3 p.m. Tuesday. When rescue efforts were wrapping up around 7 p.m., there still were no signs of Markham.

Police and family say they have no idea what could have happened to her. Her fiance, John Carter, said he last saw Markham around 11 or 11:30 Saturday night at her townhouse.

At 12:52 a.m. Sunday, he received a picture of Markham on his cellphone, sent via text message from her phone.

That was the last time anyone has heard from her.

The next morning, Carter said he sent his fiance a “good morning” text message. When she didn’t respond, he assumed she was running late for her shift at David’s Bridal in the Tri-County Mall.

“I kept texting her and texting her, and there was no response,” he said.

Concerned for her well being, he asked to leave work to check on her. Finding her car in the townhouse parking lot, he said he was immediately worried, knowing she would never skip work and ignore text messages.

But inside, Carter, along with the rest of Markham’s family, friends and police, would only find more questions.

Her small mixed-breed dog, Murphy, was found locked in her bedroom. Carter said it was obvious the dog “had been there awhile.”

Markham’s purse, keys and car were all there. The only things missing were Markham and her cellphone, which Carter’s mother, Karyn Winkler, said was turned off around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The GPS tracking device on the phone also had been turned off.

Markham’s family and friends describe her as a courageous, responsible and nice girl. They said she didn’t suffer from depression and was looking forward to what she had planned in the future.

“She’s positive, outgoing and motivated. She had a plan and she was sticking to it,” said her father, Dave Markham.

She was set to graduate with her bachelor’s degree from the Art Institute of Cincinnati in mid-September and was planning to move to Colorado with Carter on Nov. 28. They were planning to marry in two years, after Carter turned 25. Tuesday was also the couple’s one-year anniversary of being engaged. He proposed on her 21 birthday.

“Katelyn is the love of my life. I miss her a lot. I love her a lot,” Carter said.

She shared the townhouse with her father, who was reportedly in the process of moving in with his girlfriend. She was home alone the night she went missing.

Fairfield police have said there’s no evidence of foul play, and a reasonable explanation for her disappearance hasn’t been found. But while there’s no evidence a crime was committed, Lt. Kevin Haddix said all possibilities are being investigated.

He declined to comment on if Markham’s credit cards or bank account has seen any activity since her disappearance.

“The only thing I can tell you is that it’s something we monitor,” he said.

While the family prays for Markham’s safe return, Carter said he is “absolutely” sure something “suspicious” happened to his fiancee.

“She’s literally the sweetest girl,” he said. “She’s so nice and caring. She would never just leave. She’s just too pragmatic. I’m just absolutely terrified.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfield police at [phone].
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This is the very first time that investigators have acknowledged the theory that foul play is suspected. In fact, reports since the woman's disappearance indicate that no evidence of foul play has been found. Yet today, helicopters were spotted performing searches of the water around the missing woman's home.

In addition to the detail that foul play is suspected, the family has a vivid idea of what happened. Family members think the woman must've been just waking up. They think someone knocked and she came downstairs with her phone, or someone called her. They think that once she opened the door, something terrible happened. However, this is something that is just speculation by family members according to the sources; so who really knows what happened to Katelyn.

What is known, is that this woman is missing. Her fiance set up a Facebook page for getting her case known and out-there for people to be aware. It's an important and smart move to make for families and loved ones of missing people.

Ring could lead to missing woman

FAIRFIELD, Ohio - The investigation intensified Wednesday for the Fairfield woman who disappeared over the weekend.

Katelyn Markham's family hopes if you get a look at her engagement ring, you might be able to help them find her.

They say if someone finds the ring it could be a major lead to where she is.

The picture of the ring is a little blurry, relatives say there are six or seven diamonds that form a zig-zag. The band is yellow gold.

Markham's fiance, John Carter, says he will spend Wednesday evening at the search staging area on Patterson Boulevard handing out stacks of flyers to volunteers who want to pass them out.

Investigators are doing their own part trying to talk to everyone who knew Markham personally or through social networking. They are analyzing her cell phone records, computer and bank account.

They want to find out if there's anyone who might have wanted to harm her. Police say maybe there's someone out there who wanted to have a relationship with her but she rejected them.

Police changed the locks on Markham's townhouse Wednesday to secure the home. They say searches of Markham's home, her fiance's home and the area have turned up no evidence that indicates a crime or her taking off on her own.

Carter says when he left her Saturday night, everything was fine.

Detectives call this case unique because of "the fact that someone has literally just vanished without any indication as to where they would go or why they would go there or who would be involved in their disappearance," said Lt. Kevin Haddix.

Haddix says they currently have no people of interest.
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Remains that of missing Ohio woman

Updated: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013, 8:28 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013, 8:28 PM EDT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - Indiana State Police say the skeletal remains found in Franklin County over the weekend are that of a 21-year-old Ohio woman who went missing in August 2011.

The remains have been identified as Katelyn Markham, who was reported as a missing person to the Fairfield, Ohio Police Department in August 2011, according to a release.

The discovery was made off of Big Cedar Road near Cedar Grove, Indiana on Sunday.

An investigation into Markham's death is underway. Anyone with information is asked to call Indiana State Police at 812-689-500, Fairfield Police at 513-867-6094, or Crime Stoppers at 888-352-3040.
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