VA VA - Lauren Smith, 22, Madison County, 21 Nov 2011

[danzn16]

Haven't heard of this case and have been living in Va for most of the last two years. Sad there are no updates


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[Bsublime]

http://www.nbc29.com/story/17041372/search-for-smith-takes-a-turn-with-new-information

This article and people on her FB missing page see to all be going with her having left voluntarily.

She apparently had been talking to friends about how to disappear and wanting to steal a gun for protection as she hitched across the country. I hope she really is off on a fun adventure and not a victim.

 

[Bsublime]

I just came across this article. It mentions that someone who was questioned in connection with Lauren's disappearance was accused of posting fake sex ads online targeting a woman he dated briefly, officials said.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013...alking-case/UPI-27641365088403/#ixzz2cwHIBbLr

"We just took another look at him," Madison County sheriff's investigator Greg Garrett said Wednesday. "There is nothing there at this time to indicate [Kuban] is involved in Lauren's disappearance."

Here is another actical talking about the stalking that the man was arrested for
http://www.northernvatimes.com/culp...stalker-arrested-for-harassing-marshall-woman

I wonder what Lauren's connection to this guy was. He sounds like bad news.

 

[OkieGranny]

Lauren is still missing.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/authorities-seek-public-s-help-in-search-for-madison-woman/article_8da9de0a-588e-11e3-a3cd-001a4bcf6878.html

Many facts surrounding Smith’s disappearance have raised red flags for investigators — the Oak Ridge Lane home she may or may not have been dropped off at that day at the time belonged to Kenneth Kuban, who was recently sentenced to federal prison in connection with a sex ad stalking case authorities say is unrelated to Smith’s disappearance. A gun was reported missing from the home though.

Smith is reported to have possibly been carrying a large sum of money that day to possibly purchase a car, but she apparently didn’t take any possessions with her except a cell phone. Authorities tried calling the phone repeatedly, but were never able to reach her.

 

[Hejlena]

The connection to Kuban is bizarre. He is one scary guy. Why was she cleaning his house? How was that set up, how long had she been cleaning for him? And he just happens to report his gun missing on the same day? And now articles are saying, "May or may not have been dropped off" at Kuban's house?! Before it was her cousin Andrew Salas that dropped her off at Kuban's. Now it says survellience shows her and a friend visiting another friend at convenience store around that same time. Does cousin= the friend she was with?

Then suddenly it's all, "oh she's been planning this for awhile"??

Bizarre. I hope she is safe.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.dailyprogress.com/starex...cle_ff2cb3f6-5b3e-11e3-ae1c-0019bb30f31a.html

Posted: Monday, December 2, 2013 12:15 am |
Updated: 5:49 am, Mon Dec 2, 2013.
Don Richeson - Madison County Eagle Editor

MADISON – The two-year anniversary of the last confirmed sighting of Lauren Susann Smith came and went last month, yet solid leads in the Madison County 24-year-old’s disappearance remain hard to come by.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.nbc29.com/story/24233794/search-for-missing-madison-county-woman-continues

Posted: Dec 16, 2013 4:33 PM EST
Updated: Dec 16, 2013 11:19 PM EST

Monday, Madison County investigators are actively looking for clues that will lead them to Lauren Smith. Just over two years ago, Smith vanished after being dropped off for a cleaning job.

 

[Soulmagent]

Lauren isnt getting much attention.

I found an odd coincidence relating to a stolen truck from 9/15 and an accident the day after Lauren went vanished in an Nelson county where Randy Allen Taylor is from.

http://www.newsplex.com/news/headlines/Truck_Collides_with_Train_in_Nelson_County_130347588.html

 

[KateB]

Lauren Susann Smith

Above: Smith, circa 2011

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: November 21, 2011 from Leon, Virginia
Classification: Missing
Age: 22 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 250 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A dark blue hooded sweatshirt.
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Details of Disappearance

Smith's cousin dropped her off at a residence on Oak Ridge Lane in Leon, Virginia at 2:15 p.m. on November 21, 2011. She was being paid to clean the house. Its owner came home later and discovered the house was unlocked and the dogs had been let out, but the home hadn't been cleaned. A revolver had disappeared from the house and was never located. Surveillance video from a nearby 7-11 showed Smith visiting a friend at the store. This is the last indication of her whereabouts; she has never been heard from again. Smith was carrying between $2,000 and $5,000 in cash at the time of her disappearance; she planned to use the money to buy a car. She left behind her passport, credit cards and driver's license. Smith is an avid gamer and played online video games with people from all over the world, but authorities weren't able to link that to her disappearance. At the time she went missing, she was studying at Longwood University. Authorities believe she may have left of her own accord, but little information is available in her case; it remains unsolved.
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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Madison County Sheriff's Office
540-948-5161

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/smith_lauren.html

 

[hayaletcatcher]

Five years missing. This article is from 6 months ago.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/starex...cle_68533576-155a-11e6-bab6-2b83c9f2527e.html

Authorities are still seeking the public’s assistance with what Greg Garrett, Madison County Sheriff’s investigator, terms an open and active case.

“Not a day goes by that I don’t think about this case,” Garrett said. “We are hopeful that one day we will find Lauren and close this case. Someone out there saw or knows something. Any small detail might just be the one that helps us solve this.”

 

[Mountain Mama]

Reva Man Sentenced to 66 Months for ID Fraud, Stalking What else has he done?

 

[skybluesea]

Bump

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Now in NAMUS

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Smith was carrying between $2,000 and $5,000 in cash at the time of her disappearance; she planned to use the money to buy a car. She left behind her passport, credit cards and driver's license

In my opinions only: this tells me she wasn't planning to disappear that day. However carrying so much cash, she could have been a target for robbery. Perhaps she was lured somewhere. How interesting that a weapon went missing with her.

 

[Pennysmom2]

Lauren Susanne Smith – The Charley Project

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Smith, circa 2011; Surveillance video image of Smith on the day of her disappearance

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