Found Deceased OK - Caitlyn Rose Case, 33, Traveling from Louisiana to Colorado, vehicle abandoned in Fort Towson, 5 Aug 2022

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Not far from Ft Towson/Hugo area.

I hope; I hope not.
Based on the location stated the individual who found the remains was in "the wooded area south of Highway 3 and the Indian Nation Turnpike when the remains were located." which appears it would be in this area:
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Ironically this is very near another casino, Choctaw Nation Travel Plaza and Casino Too.


I hope this discovery brings answers for someone's family but my thoughts and prayers are with them as well.
 
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Welcome to WS! I’m from North Louisiana, but have family that live in Houma.

I texted my cousin who is from that area, and asked if she was familiar with this case. She had no idea about it until I told her! Is it not circulating in the news down there? I was hoping it would starta to gain attention, but now I’m not so sure!
I'm from Houma as well but have been living in Lafayette, Louisiana for the past two years. However I still see all the news articles and follow most all of Houma anything, and have never heard of this either until now. That concerns me greatly.
 
Hoping for an update on Caitlyn. I just looked and her case is still in NamUs.
I looked around a bit on facebook and found unsupported posts by family, but no official updates. Seems somewhat weird that there's no press in this area asking for tips on her.

Guessing I ought to bug some local media about it.
 
A website has recently been established seeking info about the disappearance of Caitlyn. Her mother Peggy gives many new details (IMO not very coherently, but that's for another post).

See what you think:

IMO, it is still odd that she was in Gainesville on a path north to her destination in Colorado then is talking to her father from south of Paris before all contact is lost.
 
A website has recently been established seeking info about the disappearance of Caitlyn. Her mother Peggy gives many new details (IMO not very coherently, but that's for another post).

See what you think:

IMO, it is still odd that she was in Gainesville on a path north to her destination in Colorado then is talking to her father from south of Paris before all contact is lost.
So, I drive a TON, usually solo and with a horse trailer or 37' RV, and maybe this makes me more experienced or aware than the average woman in her 30s. Perhaps that invalidates what I'm about to say, but I just find her level of disorientation hard to believe when she had a phone that had service enough to record her location to Google and call her dad. She was turning around in people's driveways, bouncing around far from the quickest route and apparently calling her dad for help. This seems an unlikely state for someone who was confident enough to drive from extreme south Louisiana to Colorado. I feel like there has to be another mental, physical, or chemical reason that she was so disoriented.

I'm actually reminded of Sheridan Wahl, who went on a sudden trip to Myrtle Beach, made many curious decisions and then ended up at the base of a tower dead from blunt force trauma. Her decisions that day included abandoning her car, accepting a ride from a strange man, and walking down the middle of a busy highway. Because of this nearly everyone on WS thought she was a victim of foul play. When a comprehensive report was finally published months after she was found deceased, the official account included the fact that her mother noted Sheridan had been "losing track of time" for weeks, acted "invincible" on the phone to her father, and told the man who gave her a ride she could talk to the radio, had walked through fire and “was trying to save the world.” There was even video of her walking alone to the tower where she was later found. (EXCLUSIVE: SLED documents detail circumstances around Sheridan Wahl’s disappearance, death)

This long story to say, often pertinent information is not released until after the missing person is found, if it's released at all. I think we're missing significant info that speaks to mental state, and without it, there's not much sleuthing that can be done. I do think that Caitlyn will be found in relatively close proximity to her car. This may not happen for years if the property her car was found on isn't searched. At this point, it's a waiting game, and I feel for her family.
 
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So, I drive a TON, usually solo and with a horse trailer or 37' RV, and maybe this makes me more experienced or aware than the average woman in her 30s. Perhaps that invalidates what I'm about to say, but I just find her level of disorientation hard to believe when she had a phone that had service enough to record her location to Google and call her dad. She was turning around in people's driveways, bouncing around far south of where she should be and apparently calling her dad for help. This seems an unlikely state for someone who was confident enough to drive from extreme south Louisiana to Colorado. I feel like there has to be another mental, physical, or chemical reason that she was so disoriented.

I'm actually reminded of Sheridan Wahl, who went on a sudden trip to Myrtle Beach, made many curious decisions and then ended up at the base of a tower dead from blunt force trauma. Her decisions that day included abandoning her car, accepting a ride from a strange man, and walking down the middle of a busy highway. Because of this nearly everyone on WS thought she was a victim of foul play. When a comprehensive report was finally published months after she was found deceased, the official account included the fact that her mother noted Sheridan had been "losing track of time" for weeks, acted "invincible" on the phone to her father, and told the man who gave her a ride she could talk to the radio, had walked through fire and “was trying to save the world.” There was even video of her walking alone to the tower where she was later found. (EXCLUSIVE: SLED documents detail circumstances around Sheridan Wahl’s disappearance, death)

This long story to say, often pertinent information is not released until after the missing person is found, if it's released at all. I think we're missing significant info that speaks to mental state, and without it, there's not much sleuthing that can be done. I do think that Caitlyn will be found in relatively close proximity to her car. This may not happen for years if the property her car was found on isn't searched. At this point, it's a waiting game, and I feel for her family.
It is very odd. I think you might be onto something. But if so, evidence supporting it would be needed.

OSBI says they think her car was traveling without her when it left Bogata. I wonder what led them to that conclusion & whether it is conjecture or they have evidence to support that claim?

The family being unhappy with OSBI is interesting too. I wonder what her father believes happened? He did talk with her not too long before she went silent.

moo
 
It is very odd. I think you might be onto something. But if so, evidence supporting it would be needed.

OSBI says they think her car was traveling without her when it left Bogata. I wonder what led them to that conclusion & whether it is conjecture or they have evidence to support that claim?

The family being unhappy with OSBI is interesting too. I wonder what her father believes happened? He did talk with her not too long before she went silent.

moo
I also don't know that foul play can be ruled out in this case. I just think there likely isn't a clear "she did A because of B and C" in this case, which is similar to Sheridan's case.
 
I find the lack of cell service puzzling.

I got interested in Caitlyn’s case in the beginning because I had just taken a similar trip from Louisiana to Colorado, even making a spontaneous sidetrip from Gainesville to Paris, then up to Hugo and
west back to the 35N interstate.

At no point did we not have cell service (Verizon); in fact, we used cell mapping that entire way.
 
I looked around a bit on facebook and found unsupported posts by family, but no official updates. Seems somewhat weird that there's no press in this area asking for tips on her.

Guessing I ought to bug some local media aboutHer

Her story is not being taken seriously. I've heard the small towns around there aren't helpful at all.
 
It is very odd. I think you might be onto something. But if so, evidence supporting it would be needed.

OSBI says they think her car was traveling without her when it left Bogata. I wonder what led them to that conclusion & whether it is conjecture or they have evidence to support that claim?

The family being unhappy with OSBI is interesting too. I wonder what her father believes happened? He did talk with her not too long before she went silent.

moo
The authorities are not being helpful at all, something is going on & her dad is gonna get to the bottom of it I can promise u that, no matter how long it takes
 
I looked around a bit on facebook and found unsupported posts by family, but no official updates. Seems somewhat weird that there's no press in this area asking for tips on he
See also the current case of missing 21-year Bryce Borca, in Minnesota.

Similar issue where there were some initial LE and press reports, but nothing since and the family (and friends) are very quiet.


her dad is gonna get to the bottom of it I can promise u that, no matter how long it takes

Everyone needs a champion like this!

I also wonder how the perpetrators knew that cattle gate was unlocked; seems very lucky they just happened upon it the one night it was left unlocked. Did the DIL not think it strange that 2 unknown vehicles drove up on her FIL’s land and go check it out?
 
If you're local to the area, I recommend to keep bugging the local media to talk with OSBI and consider running a story about her, again. Until/unless law enforcement says to shut up, it would seem like they're not going to generate new leads if no one local knows this young lady is missing and to tell OSBI about anything weird they know about from the time she disappeared...
 
What ‘again’? *shakes fist at sky

In fairness:

Myparistexas.com posted the second OSBI release, but not the first. It got very little interaction on their FB page.

TheParisNews posted on 23 August. I did see the reporter, Nic Huber, ask Peg Case for an interview on FB, but apparently there was no follow up story.

Local FB groups in Bogata, Paris, and Hugo/Ft Towson don’t seem to engage when her missing posters were added there; locals who responded to the OSBI’s posts on FB were often in the vein ‘why didn’t we hear about this’, etc.

Just frustrating all the way around.
 
So, I drive a TON, usually solo and with a horse trailer or 37' RV, and maybe this makes me more experienced or aware than the average woman in her 30s. Perhaps that invalidates what I'm about to say, but I just find her level of disorientation hard to believe when she had a phone that had service enough to record her location to Google and call her dad. She was turning around in people's driveways, bouncing around far from the quickest route and apparently calling her dad for help. This seems an unlikely state for someone who was confident enough to drive from extreme south Louisiana to Colorado. I feel like there has to be another mental, physical, or chemical reason that she was so disoriented.

I'm actually reminded of Sheridan Wahl, who went on a sudden trip to Myrtle Beach, made many curious decisions and then ended up at the base of a tower dead from blunt force trauma. Her decisions that day included abandoning her car, accepting a ride from a strange man, and walking down the middle of a busy highway. Because of this nearly everyone on WS thought she was a victim of foul play. When a comprehensive report was finally published months after she was found deceased, the official account included the fact that her mother noted Sheridan had been "losing track of time" for weeks, acted "invincible" on the phone to her father, and told the man who gave her a ride she could talk to the radio, had walked through fire and “was trying to save the world.” There was even video of her walking alone to the tower where she was later found. (EXCLUSIVE: SLED documents detail circumstances around Sheridan Wahl’s disappearance, death)

This long story to say, often pertinent information is not released until after the missing person is found, if it's released at all. I think we're missing significant info that speaks to mental state, and without it, there's not much sleuthing that can be done. I do think that Caitlyn will be found in relatively close proximity to her car. This may not happen for years if the property her car was found on isn't searched. At this point, it's a waiting game, and I feel for her family.
The thing was there were two vehicles seen one or maybe both was/were apparently driving at a highspeed. Could it be the perp/s put her vehicle on auto cruise and let it drive into the water then leaving quickly but her vehicle got caught up in those trees and luckily wasn't further into the water as planned so it drifted far thus destroying evidence? I do wonder why LE wasn't called as it seems the property was trespassed (was the gate not in view). Its possible that the perps broke the lock on the gate. Also if the property was trespassed why didn't the owner look to see if anything was unusual on their property. I know I would. If her vehicle had successfully drifted into the water of the river people may think she she drove into the water somewhere either by intention or had an accident. I wonder why the property owner didn't allow the search dogs onto the property? It would show cooperation. Although if her vehicle was stuck in the trees then perhaps and was most probably unaware of the situation then its possible the property owner was afraid of the perp/s since the owner occupied the property and was afraid for safety reasons and refused. Not just afraid but terrified. MOO. I wonder if there was a pattern to the lock being open some nights and others not? Then the perp/s may know when it was unlocked. MOO.
 
Caitlyn is my cousin and I tried to copy and paste the newest release of information from her website. You may follow the website here for updates and to report any new information: findcaitlyn.com Family contact information is listed on this site. If someone can copy and paste the article I would greatly appreciate it. It's not working for me
 
Caitlyn is my cousin and I tried to copy and paste the newest release of information from her website. You may follow the website here for updates and to report any new information: findcaitlyn.com Family contact information is listed on this site. If someone can copy and paste the article I would greatly appreciate it. It's not working for me
Here you go. I am so sorry for what your family is going through.

If you have any information at all about CAITLYN…please email/call/text us: (985) 236-2558

Caitlyn, a Louisiana native, who had recently moved close to family members in Colorado and was employed as a technical mechanic, flew back to Houma, LA on July 31, to purchase a vehicle and then head back to Colorado to pursue her career and the opportunities for growth that were being offered to her there. She left Houma on August 4, and she kept in constant contact with her family throughout her travels as she was having difficulty with her navigation system in the vehicle and the cell service was sporadic making the use of Google mapping near impossible.

After becoming disoriented in the rural areas of Texas, Her father attempted to manually guide her to the interstate to put her on track for her safe return to Colorado. At approximately 5pm on August 5, 2022, their connection went dead and there was no communication from that point. According to WIFI/Gmail data Caitlyn was located 5 miles southwest of Bogota, TX.

Our family filed a missing person report on August 6, 2022
, with Houma, Louisiana Police Department. License plate readers were issued in 9 surrounding states, and she was listed in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database for missing persons. On August 7th, 2022 the 1st cell phone tower ping was recorded in Hugo, OK. The Oklahoma Missing Persons Department immediately deployed a search team to that area. No results were found.

Caitlyn’s father headed to Hugo, OK on the morning of August 8th, 2022, and has essentially lived there since our daughter went missing. We were fortunate to have her banking and credit card transactions to aid law enforcement in their search by tracking down all the stops she made for purchases of fuel and miscellaneous items. Footage was ascertained from as many places as possible that could cooperate with those requests.

On August 12, 2022, Caitlyn’s brother discovered her “find my phone” information and by the grace of an employee at our local Best Buy in Houma, LA was able to pinpoint the location of the phone including the mapping information. Caitlyn’s father contacted the Hugo Police Department with the location information and was assisted with getting onto the private gated property where the phone was shown to be located. Caitlyn’s father actually was the person that located the vehicle on the property.

Caitlyn’s vehicle was discovered behind a private gated property at approximately 3-4 pm on August 12, 2022. It appears that someone was attempting to dispose of the vehicle in the Kiamichi River; however, the attempt was prevented by the grace of God. In the course of traveling toward the path of the river embankment, the vehicle became cradled in-between two small trees overhanging a 75-foot cliff.

After being located, it took 3-4 hours to safely bring her vehicle to solid ground by a local wrecker. My daughter was not in the vehicle. BUT all of her belongings were in the vehicle including both her cell phones including the red tennis shoes that were posted by OSBI in their August 19th Facebook post.

During those hours of waiting for the vehicle recovery, the story of what happened that night on August 5th, 2022 when Caitlyn’s vehicle was dumped, was told by the daughter-in-law of the property owner who lives with her husband on the property to law enforcement in the presence of Caitlyn’s father and neighbors. Two vehicles entered the property and only one left the property. When asked by Hugo Police Detective if the wife was able to identify the existing vehicle’s license plate she stated the vehicle was moving at an accelerated speed and all she could see where the tail lights as it exited the property.

Hugo Police Department Detectives nor OSBI DID NOT SECURE THE PROPERTY OR TREAT IT AS A CRIME SCENE ON AUGUST 12 2022. Officially my daughter’s car landed at the final destination according to GPS Hit/Gmail at 11:46pm August 5, 2022.

On August 13, 2022, a non-profit search and rescue group provided a team of dogs and their handlers to search the private property. This service was coordinated by Caitlyn’s mother. The search team did not discover Caitlyn or any of her belongings on the property. However, it is to be noted that the search was not completed due to the owner’s son requesting to abort the search.

Our daughter’s case was turned over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) on August 13, 2022, after her vehicle was recovered in the state of Oklahoma. However, while OSBI is the lead on this case, it is complicated by the fact that Caitlyn’s case actually spans across three states (Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana). And anyone across those states, or beyond could have information that could help us solve her case.

Someone knows what happened to our daughter on August 5, 2022.

Since the OSBI publication on August 19th we have received the travel log through GPS/Gmail, Wifi, License plate readers, and a few 911 calls. One of the 911 calls received at 10:53 pm on August 5th was not dispatched by the 911 center and would have been crucial in finding out who was in control of the vehicle and possibly life-saving.

In studying the information we were provided by OSBI there are several gaps regarding our daughter’s last known location where Caitlyn was speaking to her father and all communication had stopped.

This is in the Solar Plant area south of Cunningham, TX. FM17360/17300. There is no GPS/Gmail data from 5:16pm to 6:59pm with the exception of a WiFI hit at 6:10pm on CR17300 Road Southeast of Cunningham, TX. where supposedly an eye witness spoke to Caitlyn in his driveway and she stated she had made a wrong turn. OSBI Mapping has her vehicle leaving Cunningham, TX at 6:59pm. We have asked for assistance and still have not been able to get sufficient answers.

We are asking for your help to bring justice to those that participated in her disappearance and help in locating where our daughter can be found. Deceased or alive. Our family will be providing a reward to the person/persons once the information is verified. We believe our daughter was abducted and are desperate to find answers that will finally piece together what happened to her.

Our family will never give up looking for our daughter and never give up fighting for the justice she deserves.

Our daughter is one of the kindest, most trusting human beings on this planet.

We are asking you to join her page, share her story, and stand with us to help fight until we find her and all the missing persons in the OK/TX area.

They all deserve our love and our courage to stand for what is right. We will all join in to fight this together.

If you have any information at all about CAITLYN…please email/call/text us: (985) 236-2558
 

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