Silver Alert IN - Donna Gail Hatfield, 72, Boonville, 13 June 2019 *endangered*

[JerseyGirl]

Donna Gail Hatfield, a 72-year-old woman who is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance, is missing. She's described as 5'4" tall and 125 pounds, with grayish brown hair and hazel eyes. Hatfield is missing from Boonville. She was last seen on June 13.

SILVER ALERT issued for missing 72-year-old woman

 

[Medstudies]

Daughter shares thoughts on the disappearance of her Boonville mother

“I could tell that she was getting worse, just with her memory and repeating things and talking to my brother he said she was getting worse not wanting to eat,” Martin explained.

Donna lives with her son in Boonville, according to Martin, and Donna’s ex-husband believes it was the morning of June 13th when he last saw her.”

Obvious question: she lived with her son, is there a reason the son failed to report her missing?

Also from the article: she is known by the last name Rainey.

I lived nearby for a few years and worked at the hospital there. I’m checking in with old friends to see if anyone knows anything. If so, I will get them to join.

 

[PommyMommy]

The time Donna was last seen is very exact which leads me to believe there may be camera footage. MOO

Silver Alert: Silver Alert Home
Donna is missing from Boonville, Indiana which is 169 miles southwest of Indianapolis and was last seen on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 9:09 am.

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 29, 2019
Police continue to investigate after Boonville woman goes missing
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Right now, detectives are working on subpoenaing things, like bank records, to track her whereabouts.

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Chief Saltzman tells us when officers went to Hatfield’s house earlier this week, they met her son. The Chief says her son didn’t give much information and hasn’t been very cooperative.

14 News visited the Hatfield house on Thursday.

Hatfield's son was home at the time of our visit. The son says his mother is not home, but that she is not missing and she is being taken care of.

He told 14 News police searched their home and took his cellphone.

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https://44news.wevv.com/search-continues-missing-woman/
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“She [Donna's daughter] had not talked to her mother in several months, had talked to her brother and got some conflicting stories from him,” says Boonville Police Chief Daryl Saltzman.

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[Luckyzmom]

That doesn't sound good

 

[PommyMommy]

Silver Alert is still active. Silver Alert: Silver Alert Home

 

[GuyfromCanada]

BOONVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Concerns for mom. Conflicting stories. The family of a missing Boonville woman says her disappearance is suspicious.

Indiana State Police issued a silver alert for 72-year-old Donna Hatfield last Wednesday.

A few of Hatfield’s family members met with the lead detective in the case Thursday as they hold on to hope. One person not in that meeting was Hatfield’s son, the one she was living with.

More at ‘I don’t believe my mother is alive’: Missing Boonville woman’s family shares concerns after meeting with lead detective

 

[PommyMommy]

BOONVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Concerns for mom. Conflicting stories. The family of a missing Boonville woman says her disappearance is suspicious.

Indiana State Police issued a silver alert for 72-year-old Donna Hatfield last Wednesday.

A few of Hatfield’s family members met with the lead detective in the case Thursday as they hold on to hope. One person not in that meeting was Hatfield’s son, the one she was living with.

More at ‘I don’t believe my mother is alive’: Missing Boonville woman’s family shares concerns after meeting with lead detective

This is so sad. I hope they are able to find Donna.

"That she left, somebody picked her up and she left with him is the story he (Rainey) is giving me,” Arnold recalled. “When I asked why he couldn’t just give me the information, he said ‘mom’s wishes were to be left alone.’ Later on, he proceeded to tell me he doesn’t know where she is.”

“She disappeared with her suitcase and a large sum of money,” Arnold says Rainey told her.

Our reporter asked if that sounds like their mom or something Hatfield would do?

“No,” Arnold answered. “She is physically able to walk, but at that time, my brother, the last two times I talked to him in March and May, he thought it was time to put her in a nursing home. She wasn’t eating very well.”

 

[meanmaryjean]

Ugh

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 28, 2019
Daughter shares thoughts on the disappearance of her Boonville mother
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Martin describes her mother as friendly, kind-hearted and often seen with a smile on her face.

“I think she’d talk to anybody."

We’re learning Hatfield suffered from Alzheimer’s and enjoyed taking walks. Police say she has wandered off in the past but was always later found in the immediate area.

“The police officers may bring her back, or that kind of thing, so they knew her,” Martin recalled.

Martin tells us she last spoke to her mother in the spring.

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[Luckyzmom]

Just so sad for Donna, Praying for her and her loved ones. Still find some of the son's behavior troubling. Chilling MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 29, 2019
Family of Missing Boonville Woman Says She May Have Been Missing Since June
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Hatfield's daughter, Shannon Martin, tells WFIE TV the last time they believe someone saw her was more than 10 weeks ago.

“It’s awful, I mean, I don’t know,” Martin said. “Your emotions are just everywhere. you don’t have time to even think.”

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AUG 30, 2019
https://44news.wevv.com/silver-alert-declared-missing-boonville-woman/
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She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

If you have any information on Hatfield, contact the BPD at 812-897-1200 or 911.

 

[Gardener1850]

Donna is in NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of Disappearance
The missing person was last known to be living with her son in Boonville, Indiana. The MP's friend reported she was last seen at her home on 5/25/19. The MP's daughter has been unable to make contact with the MP for several months.

 

[Steelslady]

AUG 29, 2019
Police continue to investigate after Boonville woman goes missing
[...]

Right now, detectives are working on subpoenaing things, like bank records, to track her whereabouts.

[...]

Chief Saltzman tells us when officers went to Hatfield’s house earlier this week, they met her son. The Chief says her son didn’t give much information and hasn’t been very cooperative.

14 News visited the Hatfield house on Thursday.

Hatfield's son was home at the time of our visit. The son says his mother is not home, but that she is not missing and she is being taken care of.

He told 14 News police searched their home and took his cellphone.

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Search Continues for Missing Woman - 44News | Evansville, IN
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“She [Donna's daughter] had not talked to her mother in several months, had talked to her brother and got some conflicting stories from him,” says Boonville Police Chief Daryl Saltzman.

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He says that she is not missing and being well taken care of?

Um, ok, where is your mother being taken care of?

 

[PommyMommy]

He says that she is not missing and being well taken care of?

Um, ok, where is your mother being taken care of?

Right?!

 

[Steelslady]

Right?!

I bet LE has to treat him with kid gloves right now, so they can hopefully find out where his mother is. I don't think she's in a safe environment being well taken care of, do you?

 

[PommyMommy]

I bet LE has to treat him with kid gloves right now, so they can hopefully find out where his mother is. I don't think she's in a safe environment being well taken care of, do you?

Sadly, no.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 6, 2019
‘I don’t believe my mother is alive’: Missing Boonville woman’s family shares concerns after meeting with lead detective

1. A few of Hatfield’s family members met with the lead detective in the case Thursday. Her son, the one she was living with, was not in that meeting.
   
2. The family admits there has been some separation between them.
3. “I don’t believe my mother is alive,” Hatfield’s daughter, RA, said.
4. There have been no signs of Donna in nearly three months.
5. “There is no evidence of bank transactions, phone records, or reaching out to anybody,” Hatfield’s brother explained.
   
6. She has Alzheimer’s and was living with her son in Boonville.
7. The Chief said that her son, TR, has not been very cooperative.
8. TR told 14 News police searched his home and took his cell phone.
9. He also said Donna was not home when we stopped by, but also said she’s not missing and that she is being cared for.
10. "That she left, somebody picked her up and she left with him is the story he (TR) is giving me,” Arnold recalled. “When I asked why he couldn’t just give me the information, he said ‘mom’s wishes were to be left alone.’ Later on, he proceeded to tell me he doesn’t know where she is.”
11. “She disappeared with her suitcase and a large sum of money,” RA says TR told her.
12. When asked if that was something her mother would do, RA said, “No, she is physically able to walk, but at that time, my brother, the last two times I talked to him in March and May, he thought it was time to put her in a nursing home. She wasn’t eating very well.”
13. RA, who now lives in TN, says she spent more than 4 hours with TR on Thurs.
14. “He talked about caring about my mom and how much he loved her,” RA said. “And didn’t want to see her suffer. He was emotional about that. He kept saying ‘I took care of her for four-and-a-half years’ and it just got to the point where she was sitting around and she wasn’t doing anything.”
15. 14 News reached out to the detective but he was not working Friday.
16. “I believe he knows what has happened to my mom,” RA added. “I believe that. He lived with her. He took care of her. He was very protective of her. He wouldn’t let her wander off or just leave with anyone.”
17. Boonville police continue to investigate this as a missing person case.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 6, 2019
Family Demands Answers After Woman Missing for Months - 44News | Evansville, IN
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“Whether she is still with us or not, we want to know what happened,” says TC, Donna Hatfield’s brother.

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RA and her sister, SM, were both woken up in the middle of the night by an alarming phone call from their father, who is now Donna Hatfield’s ex-husband.

“He mentioned that he was told by my brother that my mom had passed away,” says RA. She says her brother, TR was told her mom passed away at the hospital from an aneurysm on a Sunday. On Monday, August 26th, Hatfield’s family made a jaw-dropping discovery after Donna Hatfield’s daughter, SM, called the hospital hoping to say her final goodbyes to her mom.

“And they said that there was nobody here in the morgue under that name,” says RA. “So SM immediately called all the other hospitals.”

That’s when they discovered Donna’s son, TR, never took her to the hospital.

“He’s not real familiar with the truth sometimes let’s put it that way,” says TC, Donna Hatfield’s brother.

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TR has been arrested in the past, but not during this investigation. Hatfield’s family is asking the public, if you think you’ve seen him out in the past couple months, please let the police know. As they are trying to piece together a timeline of Hatfield and Rainey’s whereabouts since they lived together.

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“He’s told neighbors she’s in a nursing home,” says TC. “He’s told other friends that she died in June. We don’t know what to believe at this point.”

On Thursday, when Hatfield’s daughter went to talk to TR she became emotional about their mother’s alleged death. That’s when TR told his sister not to worry because she’s actually alive. This is the last story he told her.

“She left with someone and old friend of hers and she was happy and I didn’t need to worry about it and when I asked him, ‘Why can’t you just tell me or tell the detective where she’s at?’ He said, ‘Mom doesn’t want to be bothered.'”

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Donna Hatfield gave TR her house in exchange for taking care of her. Her daughters say they believe her dementia and declining health may have taken a toll on TR, even though they believe he loved his mom.

His sisters say they offered to put her in a nursing home back in May, but he declined their offer.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 6, 2019
Family asks for help during search for missing 72-year-old Boonville woman
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“Donna’s a very friendly, outgoing lady, she doesn’t know any strangers.” TC smiles as he talks about his sister.

It’s clear Donna Hatfield’s family knows her as a warm person, who would welcome anyone.

“Mom was always smiling, when I talked to her on the phone she was always laughing,” says her daughter SM.

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Donna suffers from Alzheimer’s, but her family says she wasn’t totally dependent on her caretaker.

“She would get lost very easily, as Alzheimer’s patients tend to do. But we don’t think she’s lost now, in that sense. […] Somebody would have seen her.”

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“We’ve been getting different stories,” said TC. ”That she’s died, that she was in a nursing home, that she was in the hospital, that she died of pneumonia, that she died of an aneurysm, that she died from a stroke.”

Right away, they said, they called the police.

“They have talked about getting phone records, bank records, I feel like they are working very hard,” SM said. She met with the lead detective yesterday.

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Armed with little more than suspicion and their love for Donna, they are asking for help to bring Donna home.

“I want to find my mom,” says SM. “That’s what I want. I want to find my mom, no matter what it takes, and we need help.”

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