MD - Mariame Toure Sylla, 59, left home to take a walk at 8pm, normally returns, Greenbelt, 29 July 2023 *arrest*

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Police searching for Prince George's County teacher reported missing over weekend - FOX 5 DC
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Police say Mariame Toure Sylla, 59, was last seen around 8 p.m. in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive in Greenbelt on July 29 when her son says she left home to take a walk.

Greenbelt police closed Schrom Hills Park, which Sylla is known to frequent, located at 6915 Hanover Parkway for several hours Tuesday morning while they conducted a search. FOX 5 was told there was no sign of her.

Family says she's very religious and while she often takes walks in the area, she typically returned home by sunset to pray. But that didn't happen Saturday.

Sylla, who is originally from Africa, is a teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School where she has worked for several years.

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Sylla is described as a Black woman, approximately 5’5" and 135 lbs. There is no clothing description at this time.

 

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Greenbelt teacher missing since Saturday

Greenbelt police are looking for Mariame Toure Sylla, a second-grade teacher, who was last seen Saturday on Lake Drive.

www.nbcwashington.com

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On Tuesday, police roped off a section of Schrom Hills Park, a popular park, with crime scene tape to search for her. She was last seen at her apartment on Saturday at 8 p.m., police said, but is believed to have been heading to the Schrom Hills Park, which is about a two-minute walk from her apartment.

A close friend of Toure said this is out of character, as she left her belongings and medication behind and is devoted to her Muslim faith and would not miss her prayers.

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“Very, very concerned, because this is so unlike her. She left her purse at home, her ID, so which means that she was going to walk and come back home,” said KW, a close friend of Toure.

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[PommyMommy]

Police searching for missing Prince George’s County teacher

GREENBELT, Md. (DC News Now) — Greenbelt police are looking for a Prince George’s County teacher who has been missing since Saturday. Police say 59-year-old Mariame Toure Sylla was last…

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• She’s part of the community through her volunteer work, attending her mosque and teaching at the local French immersion school.
• “I’ve met her through the substitute process coming into the school and she’s been very sweet to me. The kids love her. Oh, Madam Sylla,” Conrad-Brown said.
• Dennis says her phone last pinged in the area where she lives on Lake Park Drive.
• “What we were concerned about is the fact that she has a medical condition that requires medication and all of her medication is back at her residence,” Dennis said.

 

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Mariam Toure Sylla is a second-grade teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School.

She was last seen on July 29 when her son says she left her home in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive to take a walk. Police have searched Schrom Hills Park in Greenbelt where the teacher often took walks, but Sylla's whereabouts remained unknown.

Her family says she's very religious, and she often takes walks in the area. She typically returned home by sunset to pray, but that didn't happen this time.

Fliers have been posted across the Greenbelt community in hopes that someone has seen Sylla.

She is described as a Black woman, approximately 5’5" and 135 lbs. There is no clothing description at this time.

Police ask anyone who sees or comes in contact with Sylla to call Detective Davis at (240) 542-2134 or email him at ddavis@greenbeltmd.gov.

You can also call the Greenbelt Police Department at (301) 474-7200.

The vigil will be held at Schrom Hills Park Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Vigil planned for missing Maryland teacher

Loved ones plan to hold a vigil for a missing Maryland mother on Friday.

www.fox5dc.com

 

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'She is very beloved' | Search underway for missing Prince George's County elementary school teacher

Greenbelt Police say Mariame Toure Sylla, 60, was last seen in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive on Saturday around 8 p.m.

www.wusa9.com

“So far, investigators do not suspect foul play, but there is concern because Sylla took medication that she may now be in need of.”

“Family friends say Sylla lived in Greenbelt with her son who would fly back and forth from Africa.”

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 4, 2023

Vigil held for missing Prince George's County teacher

French Immersion teacher Mariam Toure Sylla vanished Saturday after going for a walk in her Greenbelt neighborhood.

www.wusa9.com

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On Friday, Greenbelt Police put to rest speculation that’s been circulating in the community that an unidentified body found near the Capital Beltway in Forestville Tuesday might be Sylla.

Greenbelt Police said, "There's nothing that would make us believe that is our person."

Melinda Conrad-Brown, who’s child is a student that was being taught by Sylla, was one of the vigil's organizers.

“We’re all grateful for that but she’s still out there somewhere," Conrad-Brown said. "So we have to find her. We have to do what we have to do to make sure that not just Prince George’s County people are aware but the whole D.C., Washington, Virginia region, because she could be anywhere."

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AUG 4, 2023

Have you seen Madame Sylla? Students go door-to-door in search for missing Maryland teacher

Students and parents went door-to-door in Greenbelt, Maryland, Friday evening asking if anyone had seen their teacher who’s been missing since Saturday. Mariam Toure, who also goes by Mariame Sylla and is known at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School as Madame Sylla, was last seen walking in her...

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Students and parents went door-to-door in Greenbelt, Maryland, Friday evening asking if anyone had seen their teacher who’s been missing since Saturday.

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The number of people gathered at a vigil for Toure’s safe return said much about how loved she is and by how many.

Principal James Spence described staff reaction upon hearing the news she was missing.

“On day one, ran out and started looking,” he said. “In the first hours, we were getting texts that they were going to go out and search these parks.”

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I love her community!!!

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Vigil held as search for missing Greenbelt teacher continues - WTOP News

Still holding out hope that a missing Maryland teacher might be found, the Greenbelt community gathered Friday night to rally around each other in honor of 60-year-old Mariam Toure.

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“I prayed I would never know someone on a missing person poster, but now it’s my reality,” she told WTOP.

Police say Toure, who took regular walks in Prince George’s County’s Schrom Hills Park, went for a stroll last Saturday. Greenbelt Police Chief Rick Bowers, who spoke at Friday’s vigil, said their investigation has shown her regular walks would be anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes, and end before sunset.

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“We want her home as safely as soon as possible. I mean, we wanted her home yesterday,” said Latanza Wilson, another Dora Kennedy parent.

“We are just trying to be there for her, as if she is our sister, mother, or daughter — our best friend,” she added.

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“I want to get her back really bad. She is one of the best teachers I ever knew,” said Ashton, a rising fourth grader who was taught by Toure in third grade.

“She was really kind to all of us,” Ashton told WTOP. “She is very precious to me, and all of my friends.”

 

[StillDiggin]

Fears grow for teacher who vanished on walk a week before missing mom killed

FEARS are mounting after a teacher vanished miles from the trail where mother-of-five Rachel Morin was found dead. Mariame Toure Sylla, 59, disappeared on July 29 around 8pm while walking near the …

www.the-sun.com

 

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'We need help.' Police continue search for missing teacher who disappeared from Greenbelt home - FOX 5
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At a press conference Thursday, Greenbelt Police Department Chief Richard Bowers said they have performed an extensive search of Schrom Hills Park and do not believe Sylla is in that vicinity. Bowers said they also have examined her financial records, cell phone records, and social media records to no avail.

"I believe that somewhere out there somebody who has seen her, knows where she is, and can provide important information as to her whereabouts," Bowers said. He also added that there is no indication that she has left the United States.

 

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Police 'confident' someone has seen missing Greenbelt teacher - WUSA9
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Greenbelt Maryland’s Police Chief Richard Bowers says he is "confident" there is someone who has seen missing teacher Mariam Sylla or has information about where she might be.

On Thursday, Bowers appealed for tips as the national website run by the Black and Missing Foundation featured Sylla's case on their website.

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Police are not ruling out foul play, but they say they don’t have any conclusive evidence either way.

Bowers did not say what leads him to be confident there is someone with information. He said an investigation of Sylla’s cell phone records, social media accounts, financial records and possible passport activity have yielded no “positive” results.

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Sylla went missing on July 29 when she did not return from a routine walk near Schrom Hill Park in Greenbelt by her home. Police say her cell phone last pinged in that area, but based on exhaustive searches, investigators say they don’t think she’s anywhere there here now.

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Greenbelt Police also said today they have no information that might link Sylla’s case to the discovery of two unidentified bodies in other parts of Prince George’s County found in the past two weeks.

They continue to classify the Sylla mystery as a “missing persons case”.

 

[Unsolved]

This flyer has a small mention of clothing when last seen - "long multi-color long dress and a head scarf"

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 10, 2023

Missing Prince George’s Co. woman’s sister speaks out: ‘We are still expecting to see Mariame’

GREENBELT, Md. (DC News Now) — Fati Toure speaks of her sister, Mariame Toure Sylla, as a dedicated Muslim who is outgoing with many friends, yet regimented in her faith and structure in life…

www.dcnewsnow.com

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Toure said in an exclusive interview with DC News Now, that it’s troubling that her younger sister, known to the family as “Mamou,” has been missing since July 29 without a trace.

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Toure said she flew in Monday from Ivory Coast in Africa, to help lead the search for her sister who is a French teacher at the Dora Kennedy French Immersion School in Greenbelt. Her sister, she said, is very religious and would not be missing “for no good reason.”

“We are still expecting to see Mariame,” Toure said.

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Authorities said they have also sought the help of other law enforcement agencies in the search but have not come up with any leads.

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"I believe that somewhere out there, somebody who has seen her knows where she is and can provide important information as to her whereabouts," Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers said Thursday.

"We have investigated; we're continuing to investigate," Bowers said. "We have other things that we're continuing to work on, but it does take time to go through those avenues to try to pull more information together."

"Keep in mind we will go where the evidence leads us," Bowers said. "If we discover information that would indicate that there was foul play in her disappearance, then that would be the direction our investigation goes."

‘Somebody… knows where she is:' Search for missing Maryland teacher grows desperate

It’s been nearly two weeks since anyone saw Mariam Toure, and police in Greenbelt, Maryland, are urging the public for any information that could help them find the missing teacher.

www.nbcwashington.com

 

[citizen_sleuth]

This is a curious development...

Son of missing Greenbelt teacher arrested on 5 year old traffic charges - ABC7
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The son of a missing Prince George's County elementary school teacher has been arrested and is being held without bond, 7News learned on Wednesday. But the current charges against him are unrelated to his mother’s disappearance.

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7News learned that Sylla’s adult son Mohamed was arrested in early August on a list of traffic charges dating to June 2018 and a failure to appear in court warrant. The Maryland State Police is the charging agency. He has appeared for bond reviews and has been ordered held without bond. That is unusual for traffic cases. He is currently being held at the Howard County Jail.

Last Thursday, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers said during a press conference that Mariame Toure Sylle’s adult son, who lives with her, had been cooperating with authorities.

 

[Mica]

Mohamed has been in custody since Aug. 5th.

source: VineLink

 

[insearchoflight]

Very interesting development

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 18, 2023

Prince George's Teacher Missing Nearly 3 Weeks, Son Arrested On Traffic Charges: Police

A Prince George's 2nd-grade teacher remains missing while her adult son was arrested recently on unrelated traffic charges, reports say.

patch.com

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WJLA reported that Mariame Toure Sylla's adult son, Mohamed Sylla, was arrested in early August on a list of traffic charges dating back to June 2018 and a failure to appear in court warrant. The Maryland State Police is the charging agency. He has appeared for bond reviews and has been ordered held without bond at the Howard County Jail.

Mariame Toure Sylla remains missing with no leads as to her whereabouts, authorities said.

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Toure Sylla takes medication that she needs regularly, WUSA9 reported. ...

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 23, 2023

‘Holding out hope’: Colleagues of missing Prince George’s Co. teacher speak about her disappearance

GREENBELT, Md. (DC News Now) — James Spence said he has been in awe of Mariame Toure Sylla, the French teacher at the school he is principal of in Prince George’s County. “Beautif…

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JS said he has been in awe of Mariame Toure Sylla, the French teacher at the school he is principal of in Prince George’s County.

“Beautiful spirit. Beautiful. Very religious. Heavy convictions,” JS said.

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“It’s causing us a lot of stress amongst our staff but we’re holding together,” JS told DC News Now in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

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School officials said they will hold a second vigil for the beloved teacher on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. on school grounds.

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FT, who flew in from Ivory Coast, Africa, to help lead the search for her sister, said she’s “feeling better now” about the police and community’s efforts to find her.

“They are using some big technology and waiting for some answers,” FT said. “Everybody is doing its best to find Mamou.”