DR, Sudiksha Konanki, 20, Punta Cana, 6 March 2025 #2

[WhisperingEyes]

University of Pittsburgh student vanishes during Spring break in DR

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, mysteriously vanished while traveling for Spring Break at Riu Republica Resort in the Dominican Republic.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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[Knitty]

Please continue here.

 

[HoneyBunOne]

I'm not sure if I'm up to date on this case, but I came across this:

Parents of US student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished in the Dominican Republic, ask that she be declared dead

The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead.

www.wvlt.tv

 

[Deleted member 356433]

Joshua Riibe won right to leave DR in court on Tuesday, however the judge failed to include provision for return of his passport by DR authorities. Riibe and his lawyer obtained a new passport from the US Embassy and he departed DR on Wednesday, I believe. Unfortunately, upon landing in Puerto Rico he was detained because his new passport lacked the appropriate stamps (both into and out of the DR.) As far as I know, Riibe is still in Puerto Rico.

 

[Mica]

The St. Cloud State University senior earlier left the Dominican Republic on JetBlue flight 2538. Once arriving in the U.S. territory he was taken by Customs and Border Patrol after an agent said his passport was not stamped by their Dominican Republic counterparts.

A U.S. immigration official confirmed to DailyMail.com that Riibe was questioned over the passport discrepancy before he was released and allowed to board a connecting flight to the United States.

The official declined to provide Riibe's destination under government privacy rules.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Deleted member 356433]

The St. Cloud State University senior earlier left the Dominican Republic on JetBlue flight 2538. Once arriving in the U.S. territory he was taken by Customs and Border Patrol after an agent said his passport was not stamped by their Dominican Republic counterparts.

A U.S. immigration official confirmed to DailyMail.com that Riibe was questioned over the passport discrepancy before he was released and allowed to board a connecting flight to the United States.

The official declined to provide Riibe's destination under government privacy rules.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

so this excerpt doesn’t make sense (which is 100% the fault of the news source and not the readers’.)

Note- Puerto Rico is part of the US so this makes things more confusing. I’ll be honest, I’m confused! Lol.

In this article, the locations and series of corresponding events do not make sense. To get to the United States, Riibe needed to take two flights. One out of the DR to Puerto Rico. Then a connecting flight from Puerto Rico to the United States.

In this article, if you read carefully, They say he left the DR and once arriving in the U.S., he was taken aside by U.S. customs and border patrol and questioned by American immigration authorities before the U.S. then released him so that he could board a connecting flight to the United States.

The US would undoubtedly have admitted him under special circumstances as they approved the issuing of his new passport. Puerto Rico, however, has its own laws. It is not unusual for a person lacking the appropriate stamps both into and out of the country from which they departed before arriving in Puerto Rico to be detained. I have not heard any updates since the news that he was being detained in Puerto Rico.

Joshua Riibe 'detained again' as hunt for student Sudiksha Konanki continues

Joshua Riibe, the last person known to have seen missing student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic, was previously told he could leave the country.

www.themirror.com

 

[TheTeach]

Thinking of Sudiksha today, who should be back at school preparing for the last push of classes.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

From the article: "Puerto Rican television station WAPA showed Riibe's father, Albert Riibe, shouting, 'Ask for your lawyer,' after he was escorted down a hallway.

'Please, just no comment,' Albert Riibe told a reporter. 'No comment is what I said multiple times and I am pretty sure that means no comment.'


'I'm just a regular human. I don't know how to do this stuff. I am just a dad who had his son taken away and I don't understand,' the exasperated parent added before he stormed off. 'We just spent two weeks trying to stay together and now I don't understand, I just ...'


I hope they are home, supporting each other, and staying off social media. I can't imagine that he will even go back to school. MOO

 

[Deleted member 356433]

Thinking of Sudiksha today, who should be back at school preparing for the last push of classes.




Puerto Rican television station WAPA showed Riibe's father, Albert Riibe, shouting, 'Ask for your lawyer,' after he was escorted down a hallway.

'Please, just no comment,' Albert Riibe told a reporter. 'No comment is what I said multiple times and I am pretty sure that means no comment.'


'I'm just a regular human. I don't know how to do this stuff. I am just a dad who had his son taken away and I don't understand,' the exasperated parent added before he stormed off. 'We just spent two weeks trying to stay together and now I don't understand, I just ...'


I hope they are home, supporting each other, and staying off social media. I can't imagine that he will even go back to school.

Not to harp on this, but again, that article is unreliable and misleading if you don’t read carefully or if you aren’t familiar with how passport stamp discrepancies can result in detainment. Riibe is not at home because he is being held in Puerto Rico.

 

[Deleted member 356433]

Not to harp on this, but again, that article is unreliable and misleading if you don’t read carefully or if you aren’t familiar with how passport stamp discrepancies can result in detainment. Riibe is not at home because he is being held in Puerto Rico.

And to reiterate how this is not the fault of any readers out there, even People Magazine reported it wrong. The problem is that news outlets prematurely reported that Riibe had returned to the US when he boarded his first flight to Puerto Rico. Since his detainment there, people have continued to falsely report his homecoming.

 

[ClearAhead]

Not to harp on this, but again, that article is unreliable and misleading if you don’t read carefully or if you aren’t familiar with how passport stamp discrepancies can result in detainment. Riibe is not at home because he is being held in Puerto Rico.

Posted earlier, it appears the passport issue was resolved. As PR is a territory of USA and his new passport was issued by the USA, the story was hardly worth a news report.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

“A U.S. immigration official confirmed to DailyMail.com that Riibe was questioned over the passport discrepancy before he was released and allowed to board a connecting flight to the United States.

The official declined to provide Riibe's destination under government privacy rules. “

 

[Deleted member 356433]

Posted earlier, it appears the passport issue was resolved.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

“A U.S. immigration official confirmed to DailyMail.com that Riibe was questioned over the passport discrepancy before he was released and allowed to board a connecting flight to the United States.

The official declined to provide Riibe's destination under government privacy rules. “

Lol I know it was posted earlier, fellow truth seeker, I have replied twice to people using it as a reliable source.

This is an unusual day, but here I offer an article from TMZ updated less than 24 hrs ago with a more cogent report of Riibe’s travels:

Joshua Riibe Detained in Puerto Rico After Release From Dominican Republic

Joshua Riibe -- the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki -- was detained in Puerto Rico after he was cleared to leave the Dominican Republic.

www.tmz.com

 

[Deleted member 356433]

March 20, 2025 a Puerto Rican New Outlet reports Riibe is “arrested in Puerto Rico”

Detienen en Puerto Rico a testigo de desaparición de turista en Punta Cana

Según fuentes de NotiCentro, el joven fue detenido porque no tenía el ponche de salida de la República Dominicana en su pasaporte.

wapa.tv

 

[TheTeach]

I complain about the bad reporting all the time, and struggle to find a reliable source anytime something hits the media like this, but.. I think he is home.

Joshua Riibe 'resting up' at home as family shares heartfelt statement

Tina Riibe, the mother of Iowa college student Joshua Riibe, told DailyMail.com he is back home resting after being questioned over a missing University of Pittsburgh student.

www.dailymail.co.uk

ETA: either way....the original point of my post referencing his travel home. This has been an ordeal for him and his family, and I hope they are taking care of each other.

 

[Deleted member 356433]

Same source, same date published / updated last (March 20, 2025)

Ends with “Stay tuned to NotiCentro and Wapa.tv for further updates on this developing story.”

Llega a Puerto Rico testigo que vio por última vez a estudiante desaparecida en Punta Cana

Joshua Riibe salió en un vuelo desde Santo Domingo a San Juan casi dos semanas luego de la desaparición de la joven Sudiksha Konanki.

wapa.tv

 

[ClearAhead]

I complain about the bad reporting all the time, and struggle to find a reliable source anytime something hits the media like this, but.. I think he is home.

Joshua Riibe 'resting up' at home as family shares heartfelt statement

Tina Riibe, the mother of Iowa college student Joshua Riibe, told DailyMail.com he is back home resting after being questioned over a missing University of Pittsburgh student.

www.dailymail.co.uk

ETA: either way....the original point of my post referencing his travel home. This has been an ordeal for him and his family, and I hope they are taking care of each other.

Yes I think he is home too.

On the topic of bad reporting and keeping in mind DM knows a thing or two about that, is this really an essential component of the story? I think not! LOL

“Sitting on the doorsteps of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom home, purchased for $119,000 in 2015, was a large box from famed Chicago pizzeria Lou Malnati’s.

 

[danablue1]

March 20, 2025 a Puerto Rican New Outlet reports Riibe is “arrested in Puerto Rico”

Detienen en Puerto Rico a testigo de desaparición de turista en Punta Cana

Según fuentes de NotiCentro, el joven fue detenido porque no tenía el ponche de salida de la República Dominicana en su pasaporte.

wapa.tv

He was detained not arrested

 

[danablue1]

He was detained not arrested

Although i wouldnt mind if he was. Just my opinion

 

[Beekarina]

*Arresting him for being on the beach with a peer, both intoxicated seems absurd to me. It's tragic, but we have no evidence of a crime. They both used poor judgment drinking and going to the water, sure. But their friends were all drunk and near water, and so do countless young, and not so young, people every year. If something turns up to show foul play and/or to implicate him, OK, different story.

 

[TheTeachNeedsTheLearnTho]

Posted earlier, it appears the passport issue was resolved. As PR is a territory of USA and his new passport was issued by the USA, the story was hardly worth a news report.

American last seen with Sudiksha Konanki questioned by US at airport

The Iowa man who was the last person who saw University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished in the Dominican Republic was taken in for questioning on arriving at a US airport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

“A U.S. immigration official confirmed to DailyMail.com that Riibe was questioned over the passport discrepancy before he was released and allowed to board a connecting flight to the United States.

The official declined to provide Riibe's destination under government privacy rules. “

Excellent update. Praying for both of these families.

 

[TMich6811]

*Arresting him for being on the beach with a peer, both intoxicated seems absurd to me. It's tragic, but we have no evidence of a crime. They both used poor judgment drinking and going to the water, sure. But their friends were all drunk and near water, and so do countless young, and not so young, people every year. If something turns up to show foul play and/or to implicate him, OK, different story.

IMO this story has made it clear how people are wrongfully convicted and how fast people are to assign guilt with 0 evidence. Kind of mind blowing imo