Found Deceased NC - Alison Thia Thomas, 37, Mom, poss in danger, Marshville, Union County, 13 Feb 2023

[imstilla.grandma]

A 37-year-old woman has been reported missing from Union County, the sheriff’s office posted Monday on Facebook.

Family members reported Alison Thia Thomas missing on Feb. 13 after she was last seen at a house in the area of Flint Ridge Road, near Highway 742 in Marshville. Her family told Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura they believe she may be in danger.

Walter Thomas said that day was the last time they heard from his sister.

“She would do anything she could to keep that cell phone on, that cell phone is missing,” he said.

The area where Alison Thomas was last seen is rough terrain, with fields and forests that stretch on for miles.

“There’s not a lot around. I mean you’ll see a lot of acreage, a lot of trees, chicken, houses -- things like that,” Union County Chief Deputy Tony Underwood said.

He said state investigators are part of the search.

‘Something is awry’: 37-year-old mom, sister reported missing in Union County

“A number of detectives are working this case, they are exploring every possible lead that we can find."

www.wsoctv.com

 

[citizen_sleuth]

She was arrested in Stanly County in 2018 for possession of a Schedule III and Schedule IV substance

Sheriff's Office reports charges, arrests - The Stanly News & Press

The Stanly County Sheriff’s Office reports the following charges and arrests: Robert Price Ricketts, 40, nonsupport of a child. July 24. Dustin Lee Smith, 25, felony larceny. July 24. Timothy Allen Weaver, 28, nonsupport of a child. July 25. Justin Ryan Farmer, 31, felony possession of Schedule...

www.thesnaponline.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to the sheriff's office, 37-year-old Alison Thai Thomas was reported missing by family members after last being seen in the Flint Ridge Road area around Feb. 13.

Have You Seen This Person? UCSO Seeking Community Assistance with Missing Person Investigation

Detectives with the Union County Sheriff’s Office are currently searching for 37-year-old Alison Thai Thomas (pictured below). Thomas was reported missing by family members earlier this month after last being seen in the Flint Ridge Rd. area on 02/13/2023. Detectives ask that anyone with information pertaining to this investigation call 911 or the UCSO Main Office at (704)283-3789. Tips can also be submitted via the UCSO smartphone application found at the links below.
Sheriff’s App Download Links
- Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...
- Apple/iOS Link: https://apps.apple.com/.../union-county.../id1660816160

3 arrested for woman's death in Union County

Alison Thai Thomas was reported missing by family members after last being seen in the Flint Ridge Road area.

www.wcnc.com

*I guess her middle name is being reported spelled two different ways. A relative posted in Facebook comments that the correct spelling is “Thia”

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Video:

Reward offered to find missing Union County woman

Signs, pictures and desperate pleas are in just about every window and store in Oakboro as the town and family members desperately search for Alison Thomas.

www.wbrc.com

A private search party will set out Thursday morning to try and find a missing Union County woman.
The Union County Sheriff's Office said 37-year-old Alison Thai Thomas was last seen back on Feb. 13. The search party is set to meet at 9 a.m. in the Food Lion parking lot in Oakboro, North Carolina. Deputies said she was last seen on Flint Ridge Road.

Detectives in Union County are now offering a $5,000 reward for information in this case. Officials said since her disappearance there have been extensive search efforts, which involve numerous UCSO detectives, K-9 officers as well as drones. They said the SBI is also assisting in these efforts.

Search party formed for missing Union County woman

Detectives in Union County are now offering a $5,000 reward for information in this case.

www.wcnc.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Thomas’ family, concerned that the mother of two was abducted, handed out missing person’s flyers Thursday with a picture of her smiling face.

The fliers covered windshields at a shopping center in Oakboro.

“You don’t really hear about things like that around here that often,” one concerned shopper told Channel 9.

All day long, a search party of family and friends combed through thick brush in a wooded area between Oakboro and Marshville near where Thomas was last seen.

Investigators with the Union County Sheriff’s Office say Thomas was living at a home on Flint Ridge Road and was last seen the day before Valentine’s Day.

Family shared their fears for Thomas’ safety and suspicions of foul play. The woman is without her car, purse and glasses raising the alarm.

“We know that something is awry, that something has gone on, and we do not believe in any way, shape, or form that she walked away from anything,” Sunshine Thomas, Alison’s sister, told Channel 9 earlier this week.

Body of missing Monroe woman found in Nantahala National Forest

Alison Thomas was last seen on Feb. 13 on Flint Ridge Road in northeastern Union County.

www.wsoctv.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The body of a missing woman has been found in the North Carolina mountains.

Union County deputies were notified earlier this week by Jackson CountySheriff’s Office that a deceased woman was found within their jurisdiction. The woman was identified as 37-year-old Alison Thomas. Thomas was last seen on February 13, 2023 on Flint Ridge Road. Union County deputies say they began investigating her disappearance when it was reported to their office on February 17, 2023.

Family members and detectives conducted several ground searches after Thomas was reported missing.

Officials say a homicide investigation is now underway.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to try and find out who is responsible for the death of Alison Thomas.

Anyone with tips or information about this case is asked to call the UCSO, Union County Crime Stoppers, or submit tips through the UCSO’s free smartphone application. Anyone providing information that leads to an arrest in this case is eligible for up to a $5,000.00 reward.

Body of Missing Union County Woman Found in Jackson County, NC - WCCB Charlotte's CW

The body of a missing woman has been found in the North Carolina mountains. Authorities say this is now a homicide investigation.

www.wccbcharlotte.com

 

[GraceG]

This update says although her death is being investigated as a homocide it's an "isolated" incident and the public isn't in any danger. That leads me to believe it's someone known to her (and perhaps to LE, in my opinion)
Body of missing Union County woman found, death ruled a homicide, deputies say

 

[youarentsilly]

I'll just note that the preceding article is titled "death ruled a homicide" but, as the OP noted, the content of the article states that the death is being "investigated as a homicide." Very different things, IMO.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Deputies investigating leads after missing Union County woman found dead

Alison Thomas had been missing since Feb. 13 before she was found dead last week.

www.wbtv.com

OAKBORO, N.C. (WBTV) - New information has been released in the case of 37-year-old Alison Thomas, who had been missing since mid-February before she was found dead last week.

Thomas’ remains were found in a national forest in Jackson County on March 6. Officials have since conducted an autopsy to confirm the body’s identity, and have ruled her death a homicide.

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Despite no arrests at this point, investigators said they have some leads in the case.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office has been pooling resources with their counterparts in Jackson County in hopes of turning those leads into arrests.

“We’re making progress, but we’re still now ready to move ahead with an arrest,” Tony Underwood of the UCSO said.

While they wait for what has been an emotionally taxing case to come to a close, family members are working to plan a celebration of life for Thomas next week in Winston-Salem.

A reward of up to $5,000 remains available for anyone with information that leads to an arrest.

 

[Caring1]

March 21, 2023

On Monday, March 20, 2023, the Union County Sheriff's Office announced that Michael Kasminoff, 51, Brandon Michael Kisiah, 27, and Amanda Lee Griffin, 42, were arrested for the death of Alison Thomas, 37.

Three charged in connection with murder after body found in Jackson County

Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide involving a body found in Jackson County.

wlos.com

 

[Mert]

Man wanted in North Carolina murder probe taken into custody in West Virginia

A man wanted in connection with a murder investigation in North Carolina was taken into custody Wednesday in West Virginia, officials said.Shawn Franklin Adkins

wchstv.com

“Shawn Franklin Adkins, 29, was taken into custody in Hinton in connection with an ongoing murder investigation in Jackson County, North Carolina, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.”

 

[azure]

Four people arrested for this murder? Makes me wonder about motive.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 2, 2023

5 suspects now face first-degree murder charges after woman's body found in Jackson Co​

A fifth person has been arrested in a homicide investigation after a woman's body was found in Jackson County.

The Union County Sheriff's Office reports law enforcement personnel from their department, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office arrested 39-year-old William Mulenex, of Brevard, North Carolina on Friday, March 31, 2023 in connection with the murder of 37-year-old Alison “Ali” Thomas.

Mulenex has been charged with First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder and is currently being processed into the Union County Detention Center.

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[NeverPersonal]

Four people arrested for this murder? Makes me wonder about motive.

Not to sound rude, but just by looking at them - I'd guess substance abuse issues/drug dealing. MOO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

While the motive is unclear, investigators have learned more about what may have happened the night Thomas disappeared.

"We believe she lived at the home on Flint Ridge Road, temporarily. That's where she was living... It appears that she may have been inside cooking a meal when all of this happened," Lt. Maye said. "She did know a few of the people that we've arrested…. I don't think she knew what their intentions were, obviously, or she would not have let them into the home.”

“These individuals are truly violent," Lt. Maye said, "and their actions, you know, took a mother from her children, it took a daughter from a father, it took a sister from a brother. And, you know, we want to make sure these people stay behind bars.”

Suspects involved in Monroe woman's death in court Monday

Alison Thai Thomas, 37, was reported missing in February. Her body was found weeks later in the woods of Jackson County.

www.wcnc.com