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http://www.findianburnet.com/

https://twitter.com/FindIanBurnet

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I've had friends in NYC sublet/rent out their rooms (on facebook, craigslist) while they are out of town - often over holidays - to make some extra money. The dates are usually flexible - stay for a day/week/month. Sometimes the people who take them up on the offer have never even been to NYC and have no idea about the surroundings.
 
JVM covering this on HLN right now talking to his dad. Says not unusual for Ian to go out without his phone and that told his roommate at last contact he was just "stepping out for the night".
 
What Was the Nature of Missing Virginia Student, Ian Burnet`s Holiday Visit to NYC?

What happened to a highly gifted math and science student Ian Burnet, 22? Ian paid New York City a visit over the holidays, arriving by bus the day after Christmas, and rendezvousing with some female friends (at an apartment) in a Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan (139th Street and Riverside Drive). Little has been said in the press about the nature of his visit to NYC or the friends he was meeting, other than he seemed to be having a `horrible time`
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more at the link

http://thesop.org/story/20120111/wh...student-ian-burnets-holiday-visit-to-nyc.html
 
Bloggers aid in search for missing man

According to his New York colleagues, Ian was last seen Dec. 30 leaving the apartment. None of them knew where he was going. Ian’s text to his roommate was the last communication anyone has had.

Ian’s brother, Jamie Burnet, posted on the online form Reddit.com. “His last credit card transactions were for a $20 Metro card on the 30th and a Burger King transaction on the 31st.” The Burnets filed a missing person report Jan. 3 with New Kent Sheriff’s Office. “As of this moment, they (NYPD) do not suspect foul play,” said Sheriff F.W. “Wakie” Howard Jr.

Ian’s father and brother traveled to Harlem to inspect the apartment. It appeared Ian left with very little.

“The [people] he had been staying with had left, and all his bags were left behind. He left his phone, his wallet, his laptop, his iPod, and all his money,” Jamie posted on Reddit. That suggests all he took was his ID, a jacket and the subway card he had just purchased.
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more at the link

http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2012/01/11/news/doc4f0ce20d37d6b506458977.txt
 
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I missed JVM last night and wanted to post the transcripts but they're not available online yet.
 
bdawk20 said:
I'm with you on this. Were they actual friends, or friends like Britanee Drexel's "friends" that she went to Myrtle Beach with all those years ago and never returned?
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JVM picked up on the weirdness with the two "friends" too:

"MURPHY: . . . What I want to know is, who are those two people he was with in the apartment and why were they missing when the family showed up to look for him? Where are they? I read a report who said it was two women. Who are they? What do they know? The phone is important, but the last people to see him alive are important, too, and they appear to be missing.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, Mark Burnett, you`re the father of Ian, who`s missing. What do you know about these — these people? Are they females? And have they cooperated, or have they vanished?

BURNETT: Yes. And we do know where they are, and the NYPD is in contact with these two people and trying to find out some information from them.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Are they females?

BURNETT: Yes.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: And what was the relationship between your son and these women?

BURNETT: They — one of them went to school with Ian at VCU. They were acquaintances; it was not a romantic relationship.

. . .

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Megan King, you`re a friend of Ian`s. Did you know these two women?

KING: No, I didn`t.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Do you think it`s odd that he goes and shares a place with these two women? Do you think — I mean, I don`t know whether they`ve disappeared. Apparently, police are in contact with them, but why wouldn`t they be out here, you know, hollering at the top of their lungs, “Our friend is missing! Help us”?

KING: Your guess is as good as mine. I know that`s exactly what I would be doing. But honestly I have no idea."

http://www.findianburnet.com/latest-news/ (quoting the transcript of JVM)
 
The issue with the credit card is strange. If he left his wallet and credit cards in the apartment, yet on one of them was used on Dec 31, did he come back to the apt. again after the 30th? Maybe one of the women staying there saw him, but it is very odd that they have not been more forthcoming with information. I'm sure the police have the information about which Burger King was used for the purchase, and maybe security cameras there could give them info about who used it.
 
nyc said:
The issue with the credit card is strange. If he left his wallet and credit cards in the apartment, yet on one of them was used on Dec 31, did he come back to the apt. again after the 30th? Maybe one of the women staying there saw him, but it is very odd that they have not been more forthcoming with information. I'm sure the police have the information about which Burger King was used for the purchase, and maybe security cameras there could give them info about who used it.
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I had read that he took a credit card, a metro card and a jacket with him ? could just be mis reporting,though. I don't understand why his friends left the apartment without meeting his parents.It just seems strange MOO
 
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01/internet-assists-in-search-for-missing-student.html

This article references some reddit posts from the brother, Jamie. Jamie mentions that Ian "left his trees behind" which is a reference to marijuana. This seems to strengthen the theory that Ian may have run into some unsavory characters, maybe while trying to score some dope on the street.

Jamie also worries about suicide in a later reddit post.
 
#MSTRBILL
mstrbill said:
I'd like to hear more from the vietnamese "friends". How close were they to Ian and why did Ian choose to go to NY with them?
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How do we know that his friends in the apartment were "vietnamese"? I cannot find any reference to their nationality. All I know about them is:
A) Both female
B) One is also a VCU student
C) They vacated the apartment before the investigation heated up.
D) The father says the police know who they are and have interviewed them.
E) The interviewer from Headline news asked his ex-girlfriend if she thought it was odd that those two friends from the apartment are not involved in the search. The ex agreed it was odd...

Anyone else have any info on these two apartment mates?
 
According to his father, from the facebook webpage:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/185598631539107/

"We have heard some things that lead us to believe he may have been last wearing a Wikipedia sweatshirt -> under a blue and white Monument Ave 10K running jacket, and gloves. and probably jeans."

The Wikipedia shirt on the facebook page is gray with long sleeves.

And according to NBC in NY : http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...de-Manhattan-Elevator-Evidence-137111853.html

LE tells NBC that his metrocard was used to get on the Northbound No 1 Train at 145th Street on the same day as his disappearance.
 
messina said:
#MSTRBILL


How do we know that his friends in the apartment were "vietnamese"? I cannot find any reference to their nationality. All I know about them is:
A) Both female
B) One is also a VCU student
C) They vacated the apartment before the investigation heated up.
D) The father says the police know who they are and have interviewed them.
E) The interviewer from Headline news asked his ex-girlfriend if she thought it was odd that those two friends from the apartment are not involved in the search. The ex agreed it was odd...

Anyone else have any info on these two apartment mates?
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It's not MSM, but if you look at the Reddit discussion that Ian's older brother Jamie and his ex-girlfriend are participating in (http://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/o3wnd/my_little_brother_has_been_lost_in_new_york_city/), you'll see the info about the two girls being Vietnamese. FYI, the Reddit post is linked to the NYMag article posted above (by Messina), so hopefully that's "confirmed" enough to be posted here.
 
messina said:
According to his father, from the facebook webpage:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/185598631539107/

"We have heard some things that lead us to believe he may have been last wearing a Wikipedia sweatshirt -> under a blue and white Monument Ave 10K running jacket, and gloves. and probably jeans."

The Wikipedia shirt on the facebook page is gray with long sleeves.

And according to NBC in NY : http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...de-Manhattan-Elevator-Evidence-137111853.html

LE tells NBC that his metrocard was used to get on the Northbound No 1 Train at 145th Street on the same day as his disappearance.
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I've been wondering if that metrocard was traceable...guess it was. I wonder if security cameras can tell them where he got off?
 
The # 1 train going north from 145th street. It goes up to Washington Heighs,which is a latino,mostly Dominican neighborhood. The train then goes up into the NW Bronx,ending up at 225th street & the Grand Concourse. There is a large housing project not too far from the last stop. I'm baffled ; there is nothing up in that area that I can imagine him wanting to see... I think he may have been doing a hook-up with someone. But that;s just MOO...

On the other hand, the train does stop at 168th street, which is Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. I wonder if he was feeling as though he needed some kind of therapeutic help ?

I just read that he had 3 previous suicide attempts... At this point,I would check Columbia Presbyterian. He had no ID on him, and could have gone to the ER if he was feeling depressed and suicidal. And sadly, the Hudson River also seems a logical place to start looking....
 
SeaEclipse said:
It's not MSM, but if you look at the Reddit discussion that Ian's older brother Jamie and his ex-girlfriend are participating in (http://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/o3wnd/my_little_brother_has_been_lost_in_new_york_city/), you'll see the info about the two girls being Vietnamese. FYI, the Reddit post is linked to the NYMag article posted above (by Messina), so hopefully that's "confirmed" enough to be posted here.
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And also in that discussion, it has been mentioned that he went out looking to buy acid ?? In Harlem.On New Year's Eve... But, how was he planning to pay for it ? Was it a debit card that he had on him ?

And the two Vietnamese girls are not wanting to talk ? This is a strange story.MOO
 
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