FL FL - Lauren Brittney Dumolo, 29, Cape Coral, 19 Jun 2020

[mlhenn]

Has LE confirmed and clarified whether Lauren's boyfriend was at work?

I asked the same thing!
It would be helpful if we knew whether his alibi panned out from 6am til...
Especially if he were at work during the time she supposedly tried to contact him through Facebook but he didn’t answer.

 

[Ashildir]

And there was no purse or I.D found in the bag? No keys to apartment?

I asked the same thing!
It would be helpful if we knew whether his alibi panned out from 6am til...
Especially if he were at work during the time she supposedly tried to contact him through Facebook but he didn’t answer.

Does he lone work at all - if the Covid Pandemic was heightened in that area - maybe it is harder for it to be confirmed?

 

[Finlay]

And there was no purse or I.D found in the bag? No keys to apartment?


Does he lone work at all - if the Covid Pandemic was heightened in that area - maybe it is harder for it to be confirmed?

Yes. And not only confirm whether he was at work, but also find out whether he would be expected to be able to take a call while at work. The point being to find out whether LD calling the boyfriend was "normal" (either frequent or infrequent) behavior, or if it's only something she'd have done in an emergency, or if she might have known that it was impossible to reach him while he was at work (in which case the call that was placed that morning would seem to be some sort of ruse made by someone other than LD with the possible intention of misleading investigators).

 

[Finlay]

Has there been any formal acknowledgement of the shirt found at the park being hers?

Because this would give something different to think about. Who has access to her clothes? Or the person who had something to with her disappearance was in possession of it.

This would mean the purse as well as the shirt could be placed in the park by the possible perpetrator. If you ask me that's no longer just a missing person's case for LE, they have to have something else on their mind, maybe even from early on.

I had been assuming they believed the shirt that was found to have been the shirt that she was wearing when she went missing. But it sounds like you're asking if perhaps it could have been a shirt of hers that someone obtained from her apartment or somewhere else. If I understand that correctly, I guess I hadn't thought of that - but that's just as valid of question. And leads me to also wonder if her closets/drawers/laundry had been searched to confirm that the shirt she owned was actually missing from her wardrobe. (i.e. If they're not able to tie the shirt that was found to LD via DNA or some other definitive measure, have they at least confirmed that her shirt was also missing? I guess I've been assuming that had been done but perhaps the boyfriend didn't let family in to confirm that. - always better to ask than to assume.)

 

[Ashildir]

Yes. And not only confirm whether he was at work, but also find out whether he would be expected to be able to take a call while at work. The point being to find out whether LD calling the boyfriend was "normal" (either frequent or infrequent) behavior, or if it's only something she'd have done in an emergency, or if she might have known that it was impossible to reach him while he was at work (in which case the call that was placed that morning would seem to be some sort of ruse made by someone other than LD with the possible intention of misleading investigators).

Thanks for the reply - it's very strange - my gut feels like the maintenance guy knows more - why would he want to be interviewed off the record if there was nothing odd, I mean, you wouldn't care whether it was on the record if you had nothing to hide, would you? He would have access to their apartment, he would know the area, who the boyfriend is - like you say - he could have the ability to make a misleading call - but that would depend on the phone - I assume that Lauren's phone would have some sort of security before accessing it like a password etc - which then takes it back to someone who knows her such as the boyf!

 

[Finlay]

Thanks for the reply - it's very strange - my gut feels like the maintenance guy knows more - why would he want to be interviewed off the record if there was nothing odd, I mean, you wouldn't care whether it was on the record if you had nothing to hide, would you? He would have access to their apartment, he would know the area, who the boyfriend is - like you say - he could have the ability to make a misleading call - but that would depend on the phone - I assume that Lauren's phone would have some sort of security before accessing it like a password etc - which then takes it back to someone who knows her such as the boyf!

I agree. The maintenance guy caught my attention right away when I read about this case. There are likely details that I'm not aware of yet but it seems like the apt complex LD lived in was pretty small (if the 4927 address listed on some of the missing info from pg 1 of this thread is correct). So LD having asked the maintenance guy if any units were available as she wanted to get out of a bad situation just sounds fishy to me. If it were a bad situation, would she really want to move into another unit in that same small complex? The only way that makes sense to me is if the maintenance guy works for a properties company that owned other complexes as well, and she was maybe asking about units in a different complex somewhere. Otherwise, it sounds more like a story the maintenance guy made up to throw shade on the BF. (Not that the BF needs any help appearing shady.)

 

[Acorunadepor]

I had been assuming they believed the shirt that was found to have been the shirt that she was wearing when she went missing. But it sounds like you're asking if perhaps it could have been a shirt of hers that someone obtained from her apartment or somewhere else. If I understand that correctly, I guess I hadn't thought of that - but that's just as valid of question. And leads me to also wonder if her closets/drawers/laundry had been searched to confirm that the shirt she owned was actually missing from her wardrobe. (i.e. If they're not able to tie the shirt that was found to LD via DNA or some other definitive measure, have they at least confirmed that her shirt was also missing? I guess I've been assuming that had been done but perhaps the boyfriend didn't let family in to confirm that. - always better to ask than to assume.)

Yes you are right. Because the shirt looked fresh when found, a week and a half later. Also it would immediately be assumed it's her because it resembles shirts she wears. The sister recognized it directly. So all that knowledge is known to somebody.

So who has access to the appartment besides LD and her boyfriend?

 

[Acorunadepor]

Thanks for the reply - it's very strange - my gut feels like the maintenance guy knows more - why would he want to be interviewed off the record if there was nothing odd, I mean, you wouldn't care whether it was on the record if you had nothing to hide, would you? He would have access to their apartment, he would know the area, who the boyfriend is - like you say - he could have the ability to make a misleading call - but that would depend on the phone - I assume that Lauren's phone would have some sort of security before accessing it like a password etc - which then takes it back to someone who knows her such as the boyf!

If he made a misleading call, that would raise questions of how he got into her phone.
But then the police also would notice it was cleaned properly. (The phone being there at the house from friday until monday.) Because in your scenario the maintenance guy had to be aware of fingerprints and dna.

But him having access to the appartment is very interesting. I agree, him specificly mentioning a certain situation she wanted to get out of, is quite the insider information. That's something you expect to hear from her sister or her father.

 

[kelsie]

Community pitches in to help find missing Cape Coral mother

James Edgar, owner of Sand Dollar Shelling, was touched by the Dumolo family’s story.

“I have three kids and I have a daughter around her age, and I just couldn’t imagine the pain and suffering that the family is going through,” Edgar said. “Our main intention was really to get other people to jump on the bandwagon and escalate that reward figure.”

Edgar’s idea of getting other people involved might just be working. Danielle Langevin is organizing an event called “We Ride for Lauren” to raise money for the reward as well.

 

[kelsie]

Cape Coral woman missing for two months; police continue to search

That night Paul Dumolo got a phone call from Lauren's boyfriend, Gabriel Pena, who he has never met, saying she wasn't at home June 19. No one has heard from her since and her social media accounts are dark.

"The call was out of the blue and I just thought she must be at her mom's house or the store or something," Paul Dumolo said. Dumolo soon booked a flight to Florida to join the search.

BBM.

Since going missing, Lauren has missed her daughter's birthday and her own 30th birthday.

Danielle Langevin, of Fort Myers, was a stranger to Lauren Dumolo's family before she went missing, but now she has been responsible for helping with searches and fundraising events.

When Langevin first heard that a woman was missing, she felt an instant bond: Lauren Dumolo's daughter has the same birthday as her son.

"I immediately had a connection, I met the family within a couple of days and established a quick bond with them," she said.

At first, Langevin thought she would just help out here and there, but she became close with the family, she said.

So far, Crime Stoppers has received a little more than a dozen tips on Lauren Dumolo's case, not as many as they had hoped for, said Trish Routte, a manager for Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.

"It’s sad and frustrating at the same time, because someone out there has to know something or have seen her after the morning of June 19," Routte said.

The Cape Coral Police Department had 18 missing persons cases since June 1. All have been found with the exception of Lauren Dumolo.

No phone, no money, no trace of Lauren Dumolo: Where is the Cape Coral mother? - NBC2 News

Her poor dad... I just want to give him a hug. At video in link, her sister states she had helped Lauren pay rent right before she went missing since Lauren was laid off due to COVID. She didn't have the money to make herself disappear.

BF reported her missing 2 days after she was last seen but due to an error in the police report, she wasn't searched for until 5 days after she was last seen. “Nothing was done about it until Wednesday when the officer that took the report was back into work, and she was the only person who could fix the clerical error,” her sister said.

If you watch this video, they have a photo of Lauren's shirt in the park.

“Every detective in my unit, there are nine of us, have interviewed multiple, multiple people,” Detective Jones said.“There isn’t any one person I wouldn’t rule out right now.”

The Ride for Lauren fundraiser has no set date yet - the family has purchased a web domain called werideforlauren.org but hasn't fixed up the site yet.

“We did find a shirt, it is here at the police department,” explained Cape Coral Lead Detective Nick Jones. “We do believe that it’s hers. I don’t have anything confirming one hundred percent, but we do believe that it’s hers.”

(I think the shirt they found is the red one in the photo at the link above)

Lauren’s boyfriend said he didn’t hear from her after he left to go to work. He claims he didn’t get a call or text from her that morning, despite phone records saying otherwise, according to her family.

“Maybe she was looking for an apartment, to get out of where we were at,” he said. “So I was thinking she was looking for an apartment around, and I don’t know, maybe someone took advantage of that, and that was it, and never came back. That’s my theory.”

Gabriel said she wasn’t using drugs and wouldn’t harm herself. Her family agreed.

BBM - why would she be looking for a new apartment when she was actively job hunting and without current employment? They were clearly having money troubles due to COVID and I think that'd be the least likely time to look for a new apartment. They had just paid rent (thanks to Lauren's sister).

Her boyfriend Gabriel said he hasn’t been able to take down any pictures of her in the apartment they shared, hoping she is still alive for her daughter’s sake.

“I love you to the moon and back,” he cried. “Me, her, her daughter. We always said that. We love you to the moon and back. And not to be able to hear her voice, or see her, it just hurts.”

“Did you have anything to do with Lauren’s disappearance?” Digital EP Bein asked.

“No, I don’t got nothing to do with it,” Gabriel insisted.

While her family admits Lauren wasn’t perfect, as nobody is perfect, they wonder if her free-spirit, loving and accepting ‘namaste’ personality got her into trouble.

“She always saw the best in people,” her father remembered. “She would always see the best in people, she never judged anyone. Now, maybe she should have.”

BBM

 

[Acorunadepor]

@kelsie

To add to your post. The only person to mention her searching for a new appartment is the ''maintenance guy".

 

[kelsie]

@kelsie

To add to your post. The only person to mention her searching for a new appartment is the ''maintenance guy".

Hmm. In the article I linked, her boyfriend said that, not the maintenance guy

 

[Acorunadepor]

Hmm. In the article I linked, her boyfriend said that, not the maintenance guy

Ok then I got that mixed up. That means it's confirmed by two people. The maintenance guy and her boyfriend.

Police work to trace Cape Coral woman's suspicious disappearance

A man we saw talking to police didn’t want to be interviewed on the record but told us that the day before, Lauren asked him about available apartments, saying she “wanted to get out of the situation she was in.”

 

[kelsie]

Ok then I got that mixed up. That means it's confirmed by two people. The maintenance guy and her boyfriend.

Police work to trace Cape Coral woman's suspicious disappearance

A man we saw talking to police didn’t want to be interviewed on the record but told us that the day before, Lauren asked him about available apartments, saying she “wanted to get out of the situation she was in.”

oh wow. that makes me feel more suspicious of the boyfriend. MOO.

 

[Ashildir]

If he made a misleading call, that would raise questions of how he got into her phone.
But then the police also would notice it was cleaned properly. (The phone being there at the house from friday until monday.) Because in your scenario the maintenance guy had to be aware of fingerprints and dna.

But him having access to the appartment is very interesting. I agree, him specificly mentioning a certain situation she wanted to get out of, is quite the insider information. That's something you expect to hear from her sister or her father.

rsbm - I've been thinking about this - long shot probably but is just speculation - I dont know what's its like in the US regarding PPE usage for Covid, but I would imagine a maintenance guy with access to multiple people's apartments would have to wear PPE such as gloves?

 

[Finlay]

oh wow. that makes me feel more suspicious of the boyfriend. MOO.

That's the way I'd first thought the comment was intended - like the "bad situation" she was in was a bad situation with the boyfriend. So that's what made me wonder if maintenence guy wanted to make the BF look bad. But it could well be that the bad situation was just that LD & the BF couldn't afford their current rent and were looking for somewhere more affordable. So while I still wouldn't take the maintenance guy off my radar, that does lessen my suspicions about him quite a bit.

 

[mlhenn]

Cape Coral woman missing for two months; police continue to search

To Note:
•there’s been at least three searches involving members of the public
•Lauren’s dad had never met her boyfriend before the night he called saying she was missing.
•Her social media has gone dark, no activity
•Her daughter, McKayla, has been staying with her grandmother in West Palm Beach.
•The last time her dad saw his daughter was at a family reunion in Cape Coral two years ago.
•LE have been keeping Paul Dumolo updated on his daughter's case and are waiting on forensic testing to come back.
•many really hope that Cape Coral Police ask Lee County Sheriff's Office to assist with the search for Lauren Dumolo because of all the resources they have.

 

[kelsie]

@mlhenn thank you for all of your work!

 

[allyoucantleavebehind]

I agree. The maintenance guy caught my attention right away when I read about this case. There are likely details that I'm not aware of yet but it seems like the apt complex LD lived in was pretty small (if the 4927 address listed on some of the missing info from pg 1 of this thread is correct). So LD having asked the maintenance guy if any units were available as she wanted to get out of a bad situation just sounds fishy to me. If it were a bad situation, would she really want to move into another unit in that same small complex? The only way that makes sense to me is if the maintenance guy works for a properties company that owned other complexes as well, and she was maybe asking about units in a different complex somewhere. Otherwise, it sounds more like a story the maintenance guy made up to throw shade on the BF. (Not that the BF needs any help appearing shady.)

Such eye-opening points, Finlay. Wonder if the maintenance guy has been assisting with searches?

 

[mlhenn]

Such eye-opening points, Finlay. Wonder if the maintenance guy has been assisting with searches?

Good question!