Hello, WS. I've been lurking on this site for the last week, reading every thread on this case. I found this site while searching for info on Katelyn Markham. I've lived in Cincinnati all my life and I currently live only a couple of minutes away from Fairfield. I don't know Katelyn Markham, but I have a couple of friends who went to school with her. I've always been interested in missing persons cases, but I think this one really hits me hard because it's so close to home. I'm very bothered by it and I think about it everyday. It's a bit weird for me, since I don't even know the girl, but this case just bothers me.
I, too, have been on the Facebook page. I check it everyday, hoping to see a new development, but all I see is a whole lot of mudslinging, accusation, wild theories and borderline stalking practices by some of the posters there. I do think it's alright to question certain things and develop theories, but I think a lot of them take it way too far. There have been no suspects named in this case. There hasn't been a PoI named in this case. There hasn't really been much of anything in the way of evidence or leads in this case.
Obviously, whenever instances such as this one occur, people are quick to jump to the boyfriend/fiance. I can see where that comes from, since many cases end with involvement from a significant other. I see a lot of people claiming that his behavior is odd, but none of his accusers probably have the slightest clue of what he is going through. Everyone reacts to tragedy in a different way. Has he said some questionable things? Maybe. But I tend to think that's just more because he is not so well-spoken. I'm not saying that he didn't have anything to do with it. I'm just saying that there has been no solid evidence so far to suggest he did and, in this country, you're innocent until proven guilty.
As for my own personal theory of what happened to Katelyn, at this point, it could be anything. There are really no solid leads to suggest one thing or the other. I've seen many people say that they think that she just up and left to start a new life. That's always possible in a case like this, but I'm inclined to believe that that's not what happened here, given the way she left things in her townhouse (her dog, for example).
One thing is for sure, something isn't right in this case and somebody must know something. All we can do is just hope that that person decides to come forward someday, so Katelyn can go home and, if necessary, justice can be done. Like I said, I don't know Katelyn personally, but from what I can tell, she seems to be a really neat girl. I, myself, am also interested in the arts. I nearly went to the Art Institute of Cincinnati and I even took a tour there, saw the shop and was introduced to the girl working there at the time. I do wonder if it was her that I met.
All I know is, this having taken place so close to home, has really had a bit of an effect on me. It's just really bothered me and I can only imagine what the family is going through. I can't explain it, but it's made me want to dedicate myself to helping find people who are missing. One way or the other, I hope that I live to see some closure in this case.
how could someone not have a guilty mind??? I just heard over my husbands radio a 15 year old boy from Ohio missing for 3 days. Came on here to look, can't find it.
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