The national spotlight on Gabby Petito's disappearance has given families of other missing persons hope that they too can amplify their stories and find loves ones.
The Petito case also has become a point of heartbreak for other families, including the sister of Maya Millete, a California mother missing since January.
"I think people see her as someone in their family, perhaps their child or they might see themselves as Gabby, a girlfriend or daughter," Alcazar said."I think it's like a 'damsel in distress' syndrome. That's just the culture in America -- we want to protect the females." In Illinois, a search was launched for Jelani Day, a 25-year-old graduate student at Illinois State University last seen on Aug. 24, according to the Bloomington Police Department. A body found near the Illinois River was identified as Day on Thursday after this story was initially published,"Currently the cause of death is unknown, pending further investigation, and toxicology testing," the police said in a statement.
Bloomington Police said in a Sept. 5 statement that a search team found an unidentified body off the south bank of the Illinois River. The LaSalle County Coroner's Office initially said the identification process could take a few weeks."I shouldn't have to beg, I shouldn't have to plead, I shouldn't have to feel that there is a racial disparity ...
A missing persons post seeks Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who disappeared near Buckeye, AZ on June 23. Robinson's father, David Robinson, traveled 2,000 miles from South Carolina to Arizona to help search for his son.Anyone with information that can help solve this case is urged to call the Buckeye Police Department non-emergency number at 623-349-6400.Lauren Cho, a 30-year-old from New Jersey also known as"El", was last seen leaving a residence around 5 p.m. on June 28 in Yucca Valley in California, police said in aShe had moved to California from New Jersey eight months earlier.
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