Was it another case or am I dreaming? I thought I saw water in that culvert in some photo.
Family continues to search for missing 19-year-old man
By Steven Martens
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Brother this doesn't sound good at all........Clinton Ia is located right on the Mississippi River. I was born & raised near Davenport lived there 36 yrs.
PAUL SHUMAN-MOORE, Grinnell student. Found in golf course pool 4/07 at beginning of season when pool opened up (under pool cover). ***Hands and legs bound with duct tape. Yet, suicide note found in room so ruled suicide.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2007/04-18-2007_GrinnellRelease.htm
I hope it didn't offend you that we included this young man's name in our list.
Oh, no, I hope I didn't give that impression! I was just hoping to clarify the situation a little.
What was being said on the ground was a bit different from what was reported in the papers. I'm sure it was difficult for the reporters because the family was so set on believing that he was lost or had taken off to go somewhere else.
Which is understandable--hope, no matter how far fetched, is easier than believing that your child decided to die.
It was a very sad situation; my impression was that he was a very likeable young man with, as you noted, everything to live for. His own mind was what was trapping him.
Well said. I have always thought this young man was a suicide, however, he fit our profile until we got info like yours, so thank you for updating us.
God Bless
Iowa State police said Tuesday that they remain hopeful, but said a search for a missing student gets more difficult with each passing day.
Jon Lacina was last seen on Jan. 22 leaving a friend's apartment. His parent's reported him missing last Saturday.
Other Missing Persons Connections?
Iowa State is working with Ames police and the state Division of Criminal Investigation on a possible connection with two other missing person cases in the Midwest. Both cases involve young men around the same age as Lacina and who went missing around the same time, one is from Minnesota and the other from Wisconsin.
Sylvester McCurry, 18, was reported missing from Duluth, Min., on Jan. 17. Eric Michael Peterson, 24, was last seen in Lakeville, Min., on Jan. 19.
Investigators said it is too early to say whether there may be any connection between the cases, but investigators are looking into them and not ruling out any possibilities.
Very interested to know if Ben's shoes were found onshore, or other, and if they were tied.
If anyone knows please post.