GA GA - Marlena Hurst, 44, Meigs, 1 Dec 2020

[PommyMommy]

South Georgia deputies searching for missing woman, nothing ruled out at the time (wctv.tv)

South Georgia deputies are searching for a missing mother. 44-year-old Marlena Hurst has not been seen or heard from in 17 days.

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Hurst’s family say Marlena has struggled with substance abuse and would sometimes disappear for a day or two, but disappearing for more than two weeks is something that has never happened before.

Hurst was was last seen walking away from her family’s property on Stage Road in Meigs.

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Hurst usually wears her red hair in a bun with a hat, long sleeve shirts, pants and Georgia boots.

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The agency told WCTV that they are not ruling anything out at this time.

Thomas County Sheriff's Office
Anyone with information pertaining to her location is asked to please call 229-225-3315.

 

[PommyMommy]

This flyer has photos of her with her hair up.

The AWARE Foundation, Inc.

 

[Darling136]

Family is still looking for her

Her fb
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[mlhenn]

Thomas Co. deputies looking for missing woman

I’m not sure what the circumstances are around the following statement found on the link above:

Deputies said Marlena Dawn Hurst, 44, has been missing since Dec. 1.
She was also not seen at her home on Dec. 13, according to a report.

 

[mlhenn]

Thomas County deputies search for woman who's been missing for more than 2 weeks

Additional link

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 29, 2020
Search continues for woman missing since early December | Local News | timesenterprise.com
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Sightings have been reported from Meigs to Cocoa Beach, Florida, but none of the individuals thought to be the missing Marlena Hurst turned out to be the woman.

Thomas County Sheriff's Office investigators have talked to people who thought they saw Hurst and viewed video from a store in another city where she was thought to have been — all to no avail.

The 44-year-old woman lived in a camper on family property on Stage Road.

"She left her phone at the residence, and no one has seen her," said Capt. Tim Watkins, sheriff's office chief investigator.

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[mlhenn]

The AWARE Foundation, Inc.

Comment by supposedly her daughter asking where the info came from. (As in she didn’t know about her mom missing???)

 

[mlhenn]

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Sadly it appears she is still missing.

 

[mlhenn]

Concern voiced about missing woman, no response to reward


Investigators thought offering a $500 reward in a missing person case might lead to information, but there have been no takers.

Marlena Dawn Hurst was reported missing Dec. 13 by her daughter. Reported sightings of Hurst have not panned out.

"We're concerned that it's more than she did not want to have contact with her family," said Capt. Tim Watkins, Thomas County Sheriff's Office chief investigator.

Reported sightings were at gasoline stations in Meigs, Ochlocknee and Woodville, Florida.

Investigators are conducting more follow-up interviews with people who were in contact with Hurst before she was reported missing.

 

[YaYa_521]

Bainbridge Public Safety - BBM
MISSING PERSON - Thomas County Sheriff's Office 1/25/2021:

*** Marlena Hurst has family in Decatur County.

We need your help in locating Marlena Hurst. There is a $500 cash reward for information leading to the location of Marlena Hurst.

If you have information as to her whereabouts, please contact the Thomas County Sheriff's Office at 229-225-3315.

 

[floridamomma]

When was she seen in Woodville?

TCSO still searching for missing woman last seen in December

 

[mlhenn]

When was she seen in Woodville?

TCSO still searching for missing woman last seen in December

Concern voiced about missing woman, no response to reward

Not sure a specific date or even if that info has been shared, however I did find the following:

"We've had reports of her being seen up until the middle of December," Smith said.

Reported sightings were at gasoline stations in Meigs, Ochlocknee and Woodville, Florida.

 

[floridamomma]

Ok, so no more info than that...I'm very familiar with that area. Woodville is known for drugs. Ochlocknee isn't far.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 11, 2021
Family of missing South Georgia woman pleading for information (wctv.tv)
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PH said she and her mother became a little distant as Hurst battled with addiction, and PH moved to stop enabling her. After not hearing from her mother for a few days, it didn’t immediately raise any red flags.

“It wasn’t uncommon for my mother to not call me for a week, two weeks, sometimes a month at a time,” she said.

According to Captain Tim Watkins with the Thomas County Sheriff’s office, tips have been flooding in since Hurst’s disappearance. Unfortunately, none of those tips have actually led to any concrete evidence in the case. Watkins said alleged sightings of Hurst have been reported in Tallahassee and even Colquitt County, but resources in those areas have not been successful finding her.

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What we do know is Marlena was involved an argument with a relative shortly before she vanished. According to PH Hurst was last seen by her grandmother leaving her camper.

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[mlhenn]

Search for missing woman spans four counties

April 12
A local lawman is frustrated that a Thomas County woman missing for more than five months has not been found, despite many interviews and following every lead.

“We’ve interviewed people in four counties who thought they saw her in Grady, Mitchell, Colquitt and Thomas counties,” said Capt. Tim Watkins, Thomas County Sheriff’s office chief investigator.

The sheriff’s office received word Hurst possibly was in Tallahassee. U.S. marshals did not find her there.

Another report put her in south Leon County, Florida.

“She wasn’t there,” Watkins said. “We heard she was in Port St. Joe. She wasn’t there, either,” he said.

Watkins said investigators have conducted close to 80 interviews.

“I think we’ve just about exhausted all the leads we have.”

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Possibly?
“Our crime scene, along with the GBI crime scene, worked Saturday evening until it got too dark to process. We secured the scene then on Sunday went back and finished completely exhuming what we could of the skeleton.,” said Captain Steve Jones with TCSO.

Along with Capt. Jones, Captain Tim Watkins shared an update on the investigation, saying it appears the remains had been there for about a year. He then referenced one of the most recent missing person cases in Thomas County, Marlena Hurst.

Watkins said this projected timeframe of Hurts’ disappearance and the decomposition of the remains found lessens the chances that they belong to Hurst, however, officials said they’re not ruling anything out.

“This possibly is going to be a multi-county investigation. Like I alluded to earlier, there are several missing person cases around the region and without positive identification, we don’t want to say anything prematurely,” said Jones.

According to TCSO, about 98% of the skeleton was recovered from the wooded area. The remains will be checked against dental records which Watkins said would be the easiest way to identify the body.
Human remains found in Thomas County

 

[PommyMommy]

Possibly?
“Our crime scene, along with the GBI crime scene, worked Saturday evening until it got too dark to process. We secured the scene then on Sunday went back and finished completely exhuming what we could of the skeleton.,” said Captain Steve Jones with TCSO.

Along with Capt. Jones, Captain Tim Watkins shared an update on the investigation, saying it appears the remains had been there for about a year. He then referenced one of the most recent missing person cases in Thomas County, Marlena Hurst.

Watkins said this projected timeframe of Hurts’ disappearance and the decomposition of the remains found lessens the chances that they belong to Hurst, however, officials said they’re not ruling anything out.

“This possibly is going to be a multi-county investigation. Like I alluded to earlier, there are several missing person cases around the region and without positive identification, we don’t want to say anything prematurely,” said Jones.

According to TCSO, about 98% of the skeleton was recovered from the wooded area. The remains will be checked against dental records which Watkins said would be the easiest way to identify the body.
Human remains found in Thomas County

Noting location:

Saturday afternoon [April 17], the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone working in a wooded area near Coolidge, off of State Road 188, near Enon Road.

State Rte 188 & Enon Rd - Google Maps

Stage Rd, Meigs GA to St Rte 188 & Enon Rd, Pavo GA - Google Maps
Approx 17 miles / 20 minutes by vehicle

 

[mlhenn]

Possibly?
“Our crime scene, along with the GBI crime scene, worked Saturday evening until it got too dark to process. We secured the scene then on Sunday went back and finished completely exhuming what we could of the skeleton.,” said Captain Steve Jones with TCSO.

Along with Capt. Jones, Captain Tim Watkins shared an update on the investigation, saying it appears the remains had been there for about a year. He then referenced one of the most recent missing person cases in Thomas County, Marlena Hurst.

Watkins said this projected timeframe of Hurts’ disappearance and the decomposition of the remains found lessens the chances that they belong to Hurst, however, officials said they’re not ruling anything out.

“This possibly is going to be a multi-county investigation. Like I alluded to earlier, there are several missing person cases around the region and without positive identification, we don’t want to say anything prematurely,” said Jones.

According to TCSO, about 98% of the skeleton was recovered from the wooded area. The remains will be checked against dental records which Watkins said would be the easiest way to identify the body.
Human remains found in Thomas County

I did not see an update on these particular remains yet.

Noting from the article:
Along with Capt. Jones, Captain Tim Watkins shared an update on the investigation, saying it appears the remains had been there for about a year. He then referenced one of the most recent missing person cases in Thomas County, Marlena Hurst.

Watkins said this projected timeframe of Hurts’ disappearance and the decomposition of the remains found lessens the chances that they belong to Hurst, however, officials said they’re not ruling anything out.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 27, 2021
Law enforcement trying to solve missing persons cases in Southwest Georgia (wctv.tv)
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Capt. Watkin said that he does not believe the remains found belong to Hurst or Travis based on the timeframe the remains were estimated to have been in the woods, and the timing of their disappearances.

However, Sgt. Lindsay said that MPD can’t provide closure to it’s community just yet.

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Capt. Watkins said that he’s just waiting on the results from the state anthropologist to finalize the identity of the remains, which will hopefully provide answers to someone’s family very soon.

 

[GraceG]

APR 27, 2021
Law enforcement trying to solve missing persons cases in Southwest Georgia (wctv.tv)
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Capt. Watkin said that he does not believe the remains found belong to Hurst or Travis based on the timeframe the remains were estimated to have been in the woods, and the timing of their disappearances.

However, Sgt. Lindsay said that MPD can’t provide closure to it’s community just yet.

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Capt. Watkins said that he’s just waiting on the results from the state anthropologist to finalize the identity of the remains, which will hopefully provide answers to someone’s family very soon.

I'm still hoping for some closure for this family but I highly doubt the remains are hers. Given the time since she went missing and the temperatures this time of year it's doubtful that the remains would be in their current condition.