Investigators in Iowa have launched a website to aid in the search of missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. The 20-year-old woman was last seen while going for a jog in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18 and has been missing for nearly a month now.
On the website, authorities have established a tip form, a map with locations relevant to the investigation and have said that they must consider the possibility of foul play even though they have not ruled out any scenario surrounding Tibbetts’ disappearance.
A statement posted on the website says there have been no credible sightings of or communications with Tibbetts since the day she went missing. Investigators are looking to speak to anyone who may have been in five specific locations in Brooklyn between 5-10 p.m. on July 18. The locations are highlighted on a map posted to the website.
The locations highlighted on the map include the area of a car wash and a truck stop.
A reward fund set up to bring Tibbetts home has raised over $300,000 as of Aug. 1, according to Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa. When Tibbets’ family announced the reward fun, her mother, Laura Calderwood, said they believe the missing woman is still alive and asked that if someone had abducted Tibbetts, that they please release her.
“It is our greatest hope that if someone has her that they would just release her and claim that money that we have raised for her freedom,” Calderwood said at the time.
Investigators have repeatedly said they have a solid timeline that they are working off of to investigate the disappearance.
On the website, investigators urged people to provide any information they may have or other details they may be aware of, even if they had provided that same information earlier.
Authorities also said that while they have not ruled out any scenario, they must consider the possibility of foul play. To that end, authorities said someone in the community will unknowingly be associated with the offender and would be in the position to observe behavioral changes in that person. Authorities said people should look for behavioral changes like a change in normal routine, unexplained lack of contact on the evening of July 18 into the next morning and displays of anxiety, nervousness, stress or irritability. (You can see the full list of behavioral changes authorities are asking people to look out for here.)
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at (800) 452-1111. Tips can also be submitted online via the Crime Stoppers website or via the new website unveiled on Monday. Tips can also be called in to 515-223-1400 or submitted via email to [email protected].
Photo via Poweshiek County Emergency Management Agency
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