Timeline in Mickey Shunick's disappearance:
May 18, 2012, 10:15 p.m.: MS and friends attended a concert at Artmosphere.
May 19, 2012, 12:44 a.m.: MS rides bike back to Ryan Street residence with BW.
May 19, 2012, 1:24 a.m.: MS seen in surveillance video at Taco Bell.
May 19, 2012, 1:31 a.m.: MS receives a call from her friend; it was the last time her phone was used.
May 19, 2012, 1:45 a.m.: MS begins to ride her bike home from BW's Ryan Street residence.
May 19, 2012, 1:47 a.m.: MS is caught on camera, riding her bike, on Versailles Boulevard.
May 19, 2012, 1:48 a.m.: MS is caught on camera, riding her bike, on St. Landry Street.
May 19, 2012, 1:48 a.m.: BSL’s truck caught on camera after Mickey passed the same camera.
May 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m.: MS's family reports her missing to police.
May 19, 2012, 9:27 p.m.: KATC first reports on their website that LPD is looking for MS.
May 20, 2012: The first search party is organized from BW’s house on Ryan Street.
May 20, 2012: Reward of $10,000 is offered.
May 21, 2012: Reward money is doubled to $20,000.
May 21, 2012, 4:20 p.m.: LPD issues its first press release about MS, releasing a picture and description of her and her bike.
May 21, 2012, 6:15 p.m.: LPD issues a press release about the dedicated tips line for citizens to call with information.
May 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m.: Candlelight vigil is held at Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette.
May 23, 2012: Reward increased to $25,000
May 24, 2012: Search headquarters moves from Ryan Street to Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Student Center.
May 24, 2012: Texas EquuSearch comes to town.
May 24, 2012, 4:00 p.m.: LPD issues a press release asking business owners and residents with video surveillance equipment to review footage from May 19th, between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 am.
May 25, 2012: The video surveillance photos of MS on Versailles and the White Truck on St. Landry traveling in the opposite direction MS traveled are released to the public.
May 26, 2012: MS's bike is located by fishermen under the Whiskey Bay Bridge.
May 26, 2012: The video surveillance photos of the White Truck with the bed cover on University, the White Truck on St. Landry traveling in the same direction as MS, and the two pictures of the Hooptie on University and St. Landry are released to the public.
May 26, 2012: BSL reports his truck as stolen in Montgomery County, TX.
May 26, 2012: LPD cancels its scheduled press conference stating there are no new updates
May 26, 2012, 12:42 p.m.: BSL’s girlfriend’s family member posts online about her dating a creepy RSO.
May 27, 2012: MS's bike is recovered by LE under the Whiskey Bay Bridge.
May 27, 2012, 5:00 p.m.: Benefit concert held in Downtown Lafayette
May 28, 2012: Police continue to search Whiskey Bay Bridge area.
May 30, 2012: Volunteer searches are suspended for the day.
May 30, 2012: Shunick family officially hires Private Investigator, John Abdella.
May 30, 2012, 11:00 a.m.: LPD issues a press release stating they have both identified and ruled out the operators and occupants of both the “hooptie” and the white pickup truck with a bed cover.
May 30, 2012, around 9:00 p.m.: Investigators return to the Whiskey Bay area to re-examine it with sonar. Nothing of value is located.
May 31, 2012: Volunteer searches resume.
May 31, 2012: BSL’s truck is found burned in San Jacinto County, TX.
May 31, 2012: BSL files motion to be removed from the sex offender registry. Hearing is scheduled for August 9th.
May 31, 2012, 9:51 a.m.: BSL rents a red Chevrolet Aveo in Spring, TX, through an insurance claim on said stolen truck.
June 1, 2012, 11:55 a.m.: LPD issues press release stating that beginning at 7:00 p.m., an answering machine will record all tips as it is no longer feasible to answer the tips line 24 hours a day.
June 2, 2012: Texas EquuSearch heads out of Lafayette.
June 4, 2012, 4:57 p.m.: BSL returns rental car.
June 6, 2012: Special K-9s Recovery Specialists are in town searching.
June 7, 2012: P.I. John Abdella releases statement about receiving credible information about two people who could be involved in MS’s dissapearance.
June 10, 2012: MS Headquarters moved to South College Shopping Center. Volunteer foot searches halted “until new leads are developed”.
June 14, 2012: LPD get a tip from a concerned citizen that BSL's truck was found burned in Texas.
July 4, 2012: BSL returns from an “about the last two weeks” offshore hitch.
July 5, 2012: BSL arrested on aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder.
July 6, 2012: Investigative searches end at BSL’s residence.
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Mickey's whereabouts = purple
BSL = red
News = green
