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missing persons

Behind an Investigation Alleging How a Case Worker Lied to Cover-Up a Pregnant Runaway Girl’s Escapes

November 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Dierdre Wade was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Nov. 10.

A Flagler County Sheriff’s investigation points to a case worker’s alleged criminal misconduct as much as it does at cracks in a child-welfare framework that enabled a runaway girl, pregnant from a rape, to be out of supervision month after month even though her case worker allegedly knew where she was and how she would run away.

Giovanne Sylvain, 18-Year-Old Matanzas Student Missing Since Friday, Is Feared Dead at Graham Swamp

September 28, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Giovanne Sylvain, who's played soccer on Matanzas High School's team, has been missing since Friday.

Giovanne Sylvain, the 18-year-old resident of Palm Coast’s R-Section who had gone missing since Friday, after he left his home on a bicycle, is feared dead following the discovery Monday of a body floating in the small lake at Graham Swamp, off Old Kings Road, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said early this evening.

From Surreal to Celebratory, Sheriff and Ricky Wheeler’s Mother Thank a Community For Finding Him

November 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

At a celebration of the search that led to his find, Ricky Wheeler and his mother sat in front of the projection of his own missing-person flier that was disseminated when he went missing on Sept. 21. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly presented commendations and certificates of appreciation to those who took part in the search that found Ricky Wheeler after he went missing five days in September.

Missing and Endangered: Ricky Wheeler, 17, Who Has Diminished Mental Capacities

September 24, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public help in locating 17-year-old Ricky Wheeler, who went missing Friday (Sept. 21) and may be endangered.

Woman Faces Felony Charge In Case of Palm Coast Teen Missing 8 Months

June 29, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Kindra Dixon, right, and Samantha Posella.

The arrest of Kindra Dixon is the latest twist in the disappearance and recovery eight months later of Palm Coast teen Samantha Posella.

Sheriff Still Investigating Even After Woman Missing 8 Months Turns Up

June 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Samantha Posella in an image the police officer to whom she identified herself on Tuesday took on his cell phone.

Palm Coast’s Samantha Posella revealed herself to a West palm Beach police officer Tuesday after going missing eight months, but the case is not closed.

Samantha Posella of Palm Coast Now Missing 8 Months, Sheriff Names “Persons of Interest”

June 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Samantha Posella was 17 when she disappeared. She'd now be 18.

Flagler sheriff’s detectives are worried that Samatha Posella, 17 when she disappeared, may have been the victim of a crime. Two Palm Coast residents are persons of interest.

Alert Issued For Brianna Day, 15, Missing From Palm Coast Home Since April 26

May 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Brianna Day, 15, has been missing since April 29.

Brianna Day, 15, a resident of 3 Westbrook Place in Palm Coast and a student at Buddy Taylor Middle School, has been missing since April 26.

Gregory Allen Henry, 12, Is Missing: Sheriff’s Deputies Seeking Public’s Help (Update: Found)

March 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gregory Allen Henry was last seen Monday evening at a Seminole Woods park, playing basketball.

Gregory Allen Henry, a 12-year-old student at Wadsworth Elementary and a resident of Slator Court in Palm Coast who went missing Monday evening from a Seminole Woods park.

Palm Coast Man Faces Felony for Interfering in Custody of Missing Girl, 17

May 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Christopher McMurphy.

Christopher McMurphy faces a 3rd-degree felony charge following accusations that he interfered with the custody of a 17-year-old girl reported missing on May 21.

Dead Body Found in “Suspicious” Circumstances at Property of Man Missing 2 Months

April 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The scene at 80 Pine Tree Lane in the Mondex this morning, where law enforcement authorities served a search warrant and later found a body. Sheriff Rick Staly is to the right. (FCSO)

Charles Singer last week was reported him missing two months from his west-Flagler home. Today, a body was found at the property after detectives and homicide investigators served a search warrant there.

Missing: Elizabeth Higgins, 16, Also Known as Rhiannon Higgins, Has History of Running Away

March 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Higgins is 16, white, about 5’2”, and weighing 135 pounds. She was last seen possibly wearing a green hoodie and blue jeans. Her direction of travel is unknown.

Missing Palm Coast Man, 22, Considered Endangered, Is Found

January 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ricardo Leon-Hernandez.

Ricardo Leon-Hernandez, a 22-year-old Palm Coast man has been reported missing since Jan. 3 from his R-Section home and may possibly be a danger to himself.

Palm Coast Boy, 3, Is Safe as Fugitive and Girlfriend Are Arrested After 2 Weeks on the Run

February 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Escaped prisoner Gary Bullock, his girlfriend Natasha Quigley and her 3-year-old son Xander Quigley were located today in Flemingsburg, Ky, a small town about half way between Lexington, Ky., and Huntington, W.Va.

Billboard Aims to Stoke New Leads Into Suspicious Vanishing in May of George Contos

January 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Foul play is now suspected in the disappearance of Bunnell’s George Contos, 59, in May, as a billboard was unveiled by the sheriff’s office and Crime Stoppers to aid in tracking down his whereabouts.

Brandon Henry, Kayaker in St. Johns, Missing on River Since Sunday Afternoon, Is Found

December 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Brandon Henry, 29, of St. Johns County, was last seen at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon launching his kayak on the St. Johns River, near his home, and traveling north on the water, somewhat south of Jacksonville.

Body Found at Flagler County Park Believed To Be Elderly Man Missing Since Monday

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Richard J. Paquin

Richard J. Paquin, 73, went Missing Monday in St. Augustine. His car was found near a bathroom at the River-to-Sea Preserve in Flagler County, near a bathroom where the body of an elderly man, already decomposing, was found this afternoon.

Palm Coast’s Russell Muller, 52, Missing Since Oct. 8, Is Found

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Russell Muller, 52, of 17 Patrick Place in Palm Coast, was driving a PT Cruiser that was found empty on Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach Tuesday. He is a student at Flagler Technical Institute and a full-time employee at Walmart. He has reported to neither place since Oct. 8.

Sheriff Seeking Help Locating 16-Year-Old Lawrence Evans, Missing Since July 23

July 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Lawrence Bennie Evans, 16, of Bunker View Drive in Palm Coast. Evans has a history of running away. He was last seen on July 23.

Sheriff’s Office Puts Up Reward in Search for George Contos, 58, Who Disappeared in Suspicious Circumstances May 9

May 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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George Contos, a 58-year-old Bunnell resident and a diabetic with a prosthetic leg, went missing on May 9. His car has been recovered. The disappearance is now considered suspicious, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

John R. Lugo, 31, Missing Since May 7, Located in Jacksonville, Where He Wants to Stay

May 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

31-year-old John Raymond Lugo Jr., a resident of 1 Wellham Lane B in Palm Coast, who went missing the evening of Thursday, May 7, was staying with relatives in Jacksonville, where he said he wishes to remain.

Blairsville Resident Missing Since March 16 Located Near Publix on Belle Terre

March 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A tipster said he recognized Vickers from his image posted on FlaglerLive. Stephen Vickers, a 50-year-old Palm Coast resident of Blairsville Drive, had been last seen at his Blairsville home on March 16.

Citing New Evidence, Flagler Detectives Reopen Case of Robert Picard’s Disappearance in 1997

December 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives have reopened the 17-year-old case of Robert Patrick Picard, who went missing in western Flagler County in circumstances then-Sheriff Bob McCarthy called “suspicious.” The disappearance took place within days of the man’s trailer being burglarized by a man and three boys.

Sheriff Defends Weekend Use of Code Red Alert For Missing Boy But Initiates Review

March 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

Code Red alerts are tyransmitted to residents' cell phones, land lines and email accounts, but residents must sign up for the alerts first. (© FlaglerLive)

Future Code Red alerts will have to be approved by the sheriff himself, though the two Code Red calls that went out Saturday night, including the one that told residents that the Palm Coast boy was found, were both matters of public safety, emergency officials said. Some 30 people asked to be dropped out of 150 people who called emergency services to complain.

Human Remains Found in Flagler Estates Confirmed to Be Those of Barbara Parchem

May 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, following a preliminary autopsy by the medical examiner, has confirmed that the remains found ion the Flagler County side of Flagler Estates Tuesday morning are those of Barbara Parchem, the 67-year-old woman who went missing from her Vermont Heights home on April 5.

Body Found in Marsh in Back of House Where Man Was Reported Missing in December

January 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The body was discovered in the marsh behind 16 Covington Lane in Palm Coast Friday afternoon, when neighbors noticed vultures and had cited a smell emanating from where the body lay.

Missing Cleveland Girl, 15, Found at Palm Coast Best Western This Morning; Father Jailed

March 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ashley Cantrell, of Cleveland, went missing last week and was believed to be traveling with her biological father, Terrance Cantrell, who is now at the Flagler County jail.

Silver Alert for Walter Thomas Fults, 81, Driving a White Nissan Sentra

January 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for Thomas Fuilts, 81, of Palm Coast, driving a white, four-door Nissan Sentra, tag number L382SZ.

Courtney Cobb, Missing Since June 10, “Has Been Found and Is Cooperating.”

June 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Safe and unharmed, according to Courtney’s mother, it isn’t clear where specifically Courtney is, as an investigation carries on.

Community Rallies to Find Courtney Cobb, FPC Student Missing Since June 10

June 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A 10th grader at FPC and a Palm Coast resident since she was 3, Courtney Cobb is believed to have run away with a boyfriend.

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