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Updated: 3:41 PM May 17, 2006
Mysteries Of The Missing
Recent cases draw attention Three missing person cases are currently in the news and two unidentified bodies have been discovered.
Posted: 9:50 PM May 16, 2006 |
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In the past week, three missing person cases have been in the news along with the discovery of two unidentified bodies. There are actually more than 100 people from the area who are currently missing.
It's been a stressful week in the Harris home. Twelve-year-old Amber Harris disappeared in November and there have been few leads.
There was a development in the case of Jessica O'Grady Tuesday when her car turned up in a west Omaha parking lot.
Jessica's aunt, Shauna Stanzel says, "They basically said they found the vehicle without her, so we continue to search for her."
Friends and family of the 19-year-old UNO student have not had contact with her in a week.
Shauna says, "I would like to hope that she's out there somewhere, and now that we've found her car, then she's not too far behind."
Shauna Stanzel says what makes her niece's disappearance even more unusual is her commitments, including helping her coach seven and eight-year-olds on a softball team.
Search For Tracy Tribble
It's been nearly two weeks since 35-year-old Tracy Tribble vanished from Council Bluffs. Searches have come up empty.
Adding to the spate of mysteries are the two recent discoveries of human remains. The latest discovery came last Thursday in Hummel Park, in far north Omaha. Ten days ago, a woman's remains were found in a barrel in Council Bluffs.
Police are waiting for test results in hopes of making progress on the remains found in Omaha but identification of those found in Iowa will be more difficult. The woman apparently died years ago.
Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber says they've received dozens of tips but only a few have any promise.
"When they've got information that hasn't necessarily been released to the public that's consistent with what we've found, that really makes us stand up and take notice," he says.
Since the remains found in Iowa are years old, there is no connection to any of the recent high-profile cases involving missing people.
Authorities are hoping that science can shed more light on the remains found in Hummel Park but the test results are still pending.
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