Law enforcement authorities in Florida say they have found the body of one of the two missing University of South Florida doctoral students on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and a roommate has been taken into custody. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Franklin bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing. He said Limon’s roommate faces several charges including domestic violence and unlawfully moving a body. The couple from Bangladesh disappeared from campus on April 16.
The Guerreros Buscadores and dozens of other groups in Mexico scour the country for people who are missing. More than 130,000 people have been reported missing since 2006, according to official records. It is perilous work in a perilous environment. Mexico is neither at war nor under a military dictatorship, yet thousands of people disappear every year amid cartel violence. Clandestine graves are discovered on a semiregular basis; more than 70,000 unidentified remains have piled up in morgues and cemeteries.
A missing Indiana family has been found safe after they were reported missing while swimming in a creek off Marion Martin Road late Friday night.
Lela Black, and her biological father, Byron Black, have not been seen since Friday.
Police said Ashley Essex, 30, was last seen in the 3600 block of Hillcross Drive around 4:40 p.m. Saturday.
Police said Keayna White's family fears for her safety.
As of Wednesday morning, all three of the girls have been located and are safe, according to LMPD.
According to a Golden Alert, Elliott Walker, 74, was last seen in the 9800 block of Scrim Avenue at noon on Thursday. That's near Valley Station Road and Dixie Highway.
The mother of a 4-year-old Kentucky girl who was found dead in Bullitt County last month is seven months pregnant, according to her attorney.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Detective Clark at LMPD at 502-574-2409 or 502-574-5673.