Found Deceased Va - Denise Martin, 22, Virginia Beach, 19 June 2018

[Gardener1850]

Family and friends continued to search Thursday for a 22-year-old woman who was reported missing two days earlier.

They said Denise Martin was last seen Tuesday morning by her father on Dunlace Way in the Red Mill area. They said she never disappears for an extended period of time.

Virginia Beach police said in an emailed statement Thursday afternoon that they have an active missing persons case and that detectives have been working on it since the report was taken.

But they said there is no credible information to indicate that Martin is in danger.
Family and friends continue search for missing 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman

 

[wendy44]

I think we are on the same wave length.

Regarding that friend--the first name is West. It could be he/she is youngish and thought he/she was helping. Perhaps thinking if Denise had had a misunderstanding with her father, it would be more comforting for her to come to [him?]. (I'm not certain it is a male).

West is a guy. I don't know her father, so I can't really speculate on him, but I do know that her best friend/former roommate Miriam is a force of nature and I can see her swooping in immediately and gathering the troops and getting things organized. I think the initial postings asked people to contact her friends because they were being shared on social media among Denise's friends and they probably thought one of them must know something. More recent postings I've seen ask people to contact the VA Beach PD.

 

[wendy44]

Although her friends are putting a lot of effort into social media, they do seem rather cheerful considering the circumstances. Maybe that’s a good thing and she isn’t in any danger. Something just seems a little weird. I don’t see any desperate pleading, more like happy searching. Maybe they know more than we do.
Also I haven’t seen anything in the news or LE Facebook.

I think a lot of the public posts are just trying to get pictures and facts out. When I log into my daughter's account to look, I can see a lot more postings expressing worry that are set to Friends Only.

 

[creepcrusher]

West is a guy. I don't know her father, so I can't really speculate on him, but I do know that her best friend/former roommate Miriam is a force of nature and I can see her swooping in immediately and gathering the troops and getting things organized. I think the initial postings asked people to contact her friends because they were being shared on social media among Denise's friends and they probably thought one of them must know something. More recent postings I've seen ask people to contact the VA Beach PD.

Good! LE should be the first people to call. Do they believe she is in danger?

 

[wendy44]

Maybe they got her on surveillance somewhere. She took a brown bag but didn't take her ID, credit cards, or money?

I've read they have pulled surveillance video but I can't find any confirmation of that in the media.

 

[Truth Prevails]

Maybe they got her on surveillance somewhere. She took a brown bag but didn't take her ID, credit cards, or money?

Or her cell phone. At least one of her friends admitted that was unusual for her.

 

[wendy44]

Good! LE should be the first people to call. Do they believe she is in danger?

At first I really thought she just decided to get some time away, for whatever reason. It's not really like her to do that, but that's what I wanted to think--maybe it was all the life changes. She's a very level-headed, no BS, no drama kind of person and very loyal friend. If she had taken her car, I probably wouldn't be as worried. But how far can she get on foot with no ID, phone, no money card? I'm constantly monitoring twitter and facebook hoping for good news.

 

[whitelilac]

Here the video shows Miriam speaking.....she's obviously a very loyal friend and a leader.

Article is updated tonight 21st.: "Volunteers are searching in wooded areas and dense vegetation."
This is really worrisome....

Family, friends lead search party for missing Virginia Beach woman

 

[creepcrusher]

Here the video shows Miriam speaking.....she's obviously a very loyal friend and a leader.

Article is updated tonight 21st.: "Volunteers are searching in wooded areas and dense vegetation."
This is really worrisome....

Family, friends lead search party for missing Virginia Beach woman

That’s got to be so hard for them. I hope she’s safe. Really don’t like that she left with basically nothing.

 

[creepcrusher]

At first I really thought she just decided to get some time away, for whatever reason. It's not really like her to do that, but that's what I wanted to think--maybe it was all the life changes. She's a very level-headed, no BS, no drama kind of person and very loyal friend. If she had taken her car, I probably wouldn't be as worried. But how far can she get on foot with no ID, phone, no money card? I'm constantly monitoring twitter and facebook hoping for good news.

Do you know how long she had been back at her parents before she went missing?

 

[wendy44]

Do you know how long she had been back at her parents before she went missing?

I believe about 4 weeks--graduation was May 19th and I think she went home right after that.

 

[wendy44]

If anyone followed the AJ Hadsell case, this is the same university.

 

[whitelilac]

Wendy is there any word that Denise made it to the theater she wanted to check out? and how far it is from home? I guess LE has determined that by now.
So hoping she is safe, that there's some weird reason that will make sense.....

 

[Truth Prevails]

Although her friends are putting a lot of effort into social media, they do seem rather cheerful considering the circumstances. Maybe that’s a good thing and she isn’t in any danger. Something just seems a little weird. I don’t see any desperate pleading, more like happy searching. Maybe they know more than we do.
Also I haven’t seen anything in the news or LE Facebook.

Or possibly they are keeping their spirits up through their efforts.

I read that they are focusing their searches on information received from tips--it must be tips directly received by the group because I'm sure LE wouldn't share their tips with her friends.

I want to hug them all for trying, but I'm not so sure what they are doing is well advised. Receiving tips directly and searching without being properly qualified could possibly lead to hindrance of the investigation.

Prayers for her safe return ...

 

[creepcrusher]

Or possibly they are keeping their spirits up through their efforts.

I read that they are focusing their searches on information received from tips--it must be tips directly received by the group because I'm sure LE wouldn't share their tips with her friends.

I want to hug them all for trying, but I'm not so sure what they are doing is well advised. Receiving tips directly and searching without being properly qualified could possibly lead to hindrance of the investigation.

Prayers for her safe return ...

Exactly. Not to mention it could be dangerous. It’s great that she has all these people helping, but they also need to be careful. I’m sure it’s frustrating to them if they feel the police aren’t doing enough. Her friends are doing a great job on social media.

 

[wendy44]

I've searched, but I'm not sure what theatre she was talking about. She told her dad she was going to a "new" theatre, which I assumed was newly opened but I guess it could be a just a theatre she hadn't been to yet. She majored in Tech Theatre and I believe specialized in Scenic Painting and Design.

They're saying she was possibly last seen carrying a white grocery bag. If that sighting was really her, I wonder if she was carrying something from her home in that bag (and therefore was intentionally leaving her house, leaving her phone, keys and ID, and taking something with her) or if she had been somewhere where she bought something and either did not go home or never made it home.

 

[creepcrusher]

I've searched, but I'm not sure what theatre she was talking about. She told her dad she was going to a "new" theatre, which I assumed was newly opened but I guess it could be a just a theatre she hadn't been to yet. She majored in Tech Theatre and I believe specialized in Scenic Painting and Design.

They're saying she was possibly last seen carrying a white grocery bag. If that sighting was really her, I wonder if she was carrying something from her home in that bag (and therefore was intentionally leaving her house, leaving her phone, keys and ID, and taking something with her) or if she had been somewhere where she bought something and either did not go home or never made it home.

Do you know if her family has been helping with the searches and if they got along after she returned home?

 

[wendy44]

Do you know if her family has been helping with the searches and if they got along after she returned home?

No, unfortunately I don't know on either count. Her brother is younger, but I'm not sure how much younger.

 

[whitelilac]

Are any of the parks or wooded areas, or any areas around the shopping center particularly iffy to be wandering around in? Gosh, it was daylight...the morning.....

 

[wendy44]

I'm not familiar with that area at all, hopefully a local can weigh in on that.