Found Deceased UT - Courtney Lynne Townsend, 32, St. George, 16 Nov 2023 *took mom's car; found since* has MH issues

[CastlesBurning]

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/114371

St. George police request help finding Utah woman missing since November

ST. GEORGE — Police are looking for a 32-year-old Utah woman who took her mother’s car and remains missing after the vehicle has been located.

St. George Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating Courtney Lynne Townsend who hasn’t been since since Nov. 16, 2023. She is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds and had brown hair at the time of her disappearance. She has blue eyes.

“Courtney stole her mother’s car and has not been seen since,” St. George police said. “The car was located a few days later in Kane County. Courtney has mental health and drug addiction issues.”

St. George, located in Washington County, is adjacent to Kane County in southern Utah, both bordering Arizona. Police didn’t specify where the car was found in the large remote county that features outdoor recreation in places such as Kanab, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and shares Lake Powell with Arizona.

“Courtney had green hair, and before going missing she changed the color back to brown,” police said on a public safety Facebook page.

St. George police requests anyone with information about Townsend to call SGPD at 435.627.4300.

 

[StillDiggin]

‘I will never stop looking’: Family seeks answers after St. George woman goes missing

ST. GEORGE — Family members of a Southern Utah woman missing for almost three months are sending out another public plea for help. On Jan. 8, the St. George Police Department shared a missing person post on social media for Courtney Lynne Townsend, 32, reporting the woman had been missing since...

www.stgeorgeutah.com

 

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[Unalienable Rights]

Family of missing St. George woman holds candlelight vigil, vows to never give up hope

WASHINGTON CITY — It has been five months since Courtney Lynne Townsend disappeared and her family hasn’t stopped seeking her return for a single moment. As previously reported in St. George News, the St. George Police Department issued a missing persons notice for Townsend on January 8. “I just...

www.stgeorgeutah.com

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“I just hope that she knows I’m not going to give up on her,” Dallas Jimenez, Townsend’s sister, told St. George News Saturday at a candlelight vigil held by the family at Nisson Park in Washington City.

“I’m not going to let her be put on the back burner and be forgotten,” she added.

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Despite employing the services of a private investigator as well as working with police on a regular basis for months, the family has made no progress locating Townsend.

“Friends have helped me make new fliers with accurate information that is just focusing on the fact that she’s a missing person and she needs to be found,” Jimenez said.

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Salt Lake City private investigator Jason K. Jensen said a new team of Jensen Investigations operatives is investigating Townsend’s case.

“I am a founder of the Cold Case Coalition,” Jensen told St. George News in an email. “One of our programs we launched this year is the Missing Coalition. The program’s mission is to prevent missing persons cases from becoming cold cases in 3 years, according to Utah statute.”

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[GuyfromCanada]

MAY 16

ST. GEORGE — Kane County Sheriff's Office search teams spent last weekend searching an area near Duck Creek around the location where a missing St. George woman's car was found last November. Another search is scheduled for this weekend.

More at Search for missing St. George woman continues in Kane County

 

[imstilla.grandma]

On Monday, an individual riding an ATV spotted clothing on the side of the road in the Duck Creek Ridge area and alerted the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. The individual who contacted the police was familiar with a missing persons case connected to the area and thought the clothing might be relevant.

Deputies arrived on scene and located human remains by the clothing with the help of K-9s.

Officials said they believe the remains belong to Courtney Townsend due to “evidence on scene,” however, the remains will be transferred to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office for official identification.

Townsend’s mother reported her car stolen on November 16, and three days later it was located south of Duck Creek. The vehicle “appeared to be stuck on some rocks and had burned,” the release said. On December 2, Townsend’s mother filed a missing persons report for her daughter.

https://www.abc4.com/news/southern-utah/human-remains-found-in-kane-county-believed-to-be-missing-woman/

 

[Caring1]

Dental records have confirmed the remains belong to Courtney.

June 12, 2024

“Through dental records, they were able to positively identify the remains as those of Courtney Townsend,” Glover said. “The case remains under investigation by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Office of the Medical Examiner and St. George Police, as we continue to search for additional remains for forensic analysis.”

Authorities ID remains of woman found in Kane County; ‘My investigation doesn’t stop here,’ sister says

ST. GEORGE — Utah’s Office of the Medical Examiner has identified the remains found near Duck Creek in Kane County as those of Courtney Lynne Townsend, who was last seen

www.stgeorgeutah.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“We found a few fragments of bones, and that’s what we have to go on,” said Administrative Lieutenant Alan Alldredge with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office

Despite searches involving drones, cadaver dogs and search-and-rescue teams, the investigation remains stalled. Investigators said they have exhausted most leads and are awaiting results from digital forensic analysis of electronic devices connected to the case.

“My mom wants to know what happened to her baby,” said Dallas Jimenez, Townsend’s sister. “We need to know. It’s been over a year, and it’s just frustrating because it was fresh at one point, and they should have done more then.”

Family questions police findings in case of Utah woman's found remains, seeks new leads

While police said there was no suspected foul play, the family of a woman whose remains were found in May 2024 said they believe there is more to the woman's lo

kjzz.com

 

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May 8th, 2025, Kane County Sheriff's Office received a call to possible human remains located by a hunter on Cedar Mountain. This is about a mile from where her other remains were found. The next day , authorities searched for additional remains and none were located. The remains (a skull), was positively identified as that of Courtney Lynn Townsend. No further clues were provided by the remains.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Just adding the MSN link for the above news

More remains found in Kane County identified as Courtney Townsend

More than a year after the discovery of human remains belonging to Courtney Townsend, officials have confirmed that additional remains found earlier in Kane Cou

kutv.com

The items did not provide any additional clues regarding the death of Ms. Townsend

https://www.abc4.com/news/southern-utah/townsend-new-remains/

 

[Knox]

How did Courtney Townsend die?​

The sheriff's office said it continued to investigate the case, but said so far, detectives have found no evidence of foul play.

Autopsies are not public record in Utah.

When reached by USA TODAY on May 21, Danielle Reschke-Conlon, a spokesperson for the medical examiner's office, could not say whether Townsend's manner of death was pending or had been ruled any of the following: homicide, suicide, natural, accidental or undetermined.

Human remains found by hunter belong to missing Utah woman who disappeared in 2023

Human remains found along a Utah mountain range have been identified as belonging to Courtney Lynne Townsend, who went missing in 2023.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Knox]

What caused the vehicle fire and how "burned" was it? Can't blame her family for asking these questions. A fire could be someone attempting to get rid of evidence.