Nailah Franklin's Body Found

Update 1 (Sept. 30, 2007 @ 9:38am KST)

There were some people who didn't believe the body was Nailah's. However, authorities have confirmed that it's her body with medical records.

Here is the article: Police identify body of missing Chicago woman
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Horrible news - Nailan Franklin's body has been found according to a report from the Associated Press.

I'm posting the article here, but as I mentioned in the original post on Nailah, the Crime US blog is posting regular updates on this case.

Uncle: Missing drug rep's body found

Story Highlights

• NEW: Uncle of Nailah Franklin says her body was found
• Police haven't identified body found in Illinois forest preserve
• Franklin was reported missing September 19 after missing a meeting
• Her car was found in Hammond, Indiana, near abandoned building
  

CALUMET CITY, Illinois (AP) -- A drug sales representative who disappeared last week was found dead near a forest preserve, not far from where her car was abandoned, her uncle said Thursday.

Calumet City Police Chief Russell Larson confirmed only that an unidentified woman's body had been found in the area Thursday morning.

But Nailah Franklin's uncle Jon Merrill and family friend Andrew Holms said authorities had told the family the body is that of Merrill's 28-year-old niece.

Franklin, a pharmaceutical sales representative for Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly, was reported missing September 19 after she missed a meeting at work. Her car was discovered in Hammond, Indiana, on Friday night near an abandoned building.

Franklin had filed a police report shortly before her disappearance about getting threatening phone calls from a man she had dated briefly.

Chicago police said Monday they had interviewed someone Franklin once dated but have not named a suspect in her disappearance.

Since her disappearance, family members and volunteers have papered the area with fliers and taken out a newspaper ad seeking the public's help.

They have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.

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Some Good News!!!

I was over at the Black and Missing but not Forgotten blog, linked via the picture on the right, and there are some stories with good news.

I'll link them here, so you can click over and read them!

Missing Indy girl found after a 12-hour search

Israel Bell found with teen near S.C. truck stop

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MISSING: ISRAEL BELL

Update 1 (Sept. 17, 2007 2:34pm KST)

FOUND!

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Michigan: AMBER Alert Active for Israel Bell

September 14, 2007 10:30 AM If you have information, please contact Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-1100 or 911.

Victim
Name Israel Bell
Sex
Height 20"
Hair Color
Skin Color Black
Age 11 days
Weight 7 lbs. 11 ozs
Eye Color Brown
Other Wearing pink, white, purple striped outfit with matching hat

Suspect
Name Jasmine
Sex
Height 5'0"
Hair Color Black and red
Skin Color
Age 17
Weight 105
Eye Color Brown
Other Wearing red jacket, red shirt, blue jeans, hair is in a weave

More Info Here: Missing Newborn

Also, apologies for the lack of updates from my side of the camp -- I haven't had access to the Internet since July.

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Amber Wright - FOUND!

Amber Wright has been found!

Missing Detroit teen found safe

Norman Sinclair The Detroit News / The Detroit News
DETROIT -- A 17-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. High School student reported missing from her near west-side home early Saturday told police Wednesday she had been "hanging out with friends."

Amber Wright, the subject of a police search, turned up at her grandmother's home that afternoon, alone and unharmed, said James Tate, Detroit police spokesman.

Wright told police she had been out late Friday night and was afraid to return home. Tate said police will not pursue the matter further.

"Our concern was for her safety and once we found out she had returned home, we ended our involvement," Tate said. "This is now a matter between her and her parents."

Wright's mother, Chere Harris, said earlier her daughter had never left home before. Harris did not return phone calls on Wednesday.

Wright was elected president of King High School's senior class for the coming year.

Hopefully she'll take this as a learning experience and not do something like this again.

Source: DetNews

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