A woman, last seen in Edgewood on March 27 who may have had a violent fight with her boyfriend, is being sought by New Mexico State Police.

Authorities are seeking Joanne Vargas, 23, who listed as a missing person and possibly endangered. She is described as 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighing 110 pounds.

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Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Edgewood Police Department (505) 428-3710 or State Police at 800-457-3463.

Through DNA technology, skeletal remains discovered in a remote field in Pinal County in 1988 have been positively identified as an Arizona woman who disappeared more than 25 years ago.

Julie Grubaugh, 25, was reported missing by her out-of-state family on Nov. 27, 1986. Grubaugh had recently moved from Michigan to Arizona with her two small children and her ex-husband.

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According to police, Grubaugh’s ex-husband claimed that he dropped her off at the downtown Greyhound bus station on Nov. 2, 1986. That was the last time anybody saw or heard from her.

The missing-person case remained open through the years, but now it’s a homicide investigation.

The remains eventually identified as Grubaugh were discovered in April 1988. Despite the Eloy Police Department’s investigation, the remains went unidentified for 25 years.

Just last year, the Cold Case Unit of the Phoenix Police Department’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit obtained DNA samples from Grubaugh’s surviving family. Those samples were entered into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, called CODIS.

“CODIS was designed to compare a target DNA record against the DNA records contained in the database,” according to the FBI’s CODIS website.

DNA from the Pinal County skeletal remains also were entered into CODIS. The system found a match in November.

Investigators knew they had finally found Grubaugh, but they still do not know what happened to her.

The Phoenix Police Department assumed the investigation and is treating Grubaugh’s death as a homicide.

If you know anything about this case, please contact the Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit at 602-534-2121 or call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 1-800343-TIPS (8477).

Contact ViCAP for information on how your agency can obtain access to the ViCAP Web National Crime Database and view this case. Additional ViCAP Alerts can be viewed at: http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/.

Unidentified Human Remains – Rockledge, Florida

Attention: Violent Crime, Missing Person, Cold Case, Crime Analysis Units

Found on 10/11/1980 in Rockledge, Florida

Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age: 25
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair: Brown/red
Eyes: Brown

Agency case #: 80-44796
ViCAP #: 1987FL00085
ViCAP alert #: 2014-01-04
NamUs  #: 2312

4/8/2014

On October 11, 1980, the body of an unidentified black female, approximately 25 years of age, was discovered near Murrell Road in Rockledge, Florida. The victim was wearing a red Pringles Chip t-shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes. Dental records, fingerprints, and DNA are available for comparison. During the investigation, records from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Detention Center identified that the victim previously had been incarcerated but provided a false name, SSN, and DOB.

To provide or request additional information, please contact Agent Joe Martin, Brevard County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office at 321-633-8413 or joseph.martin@bcso.us or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

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Missing Adult – Warrington, Pennsylvania

Attention: Homicide, Missing Person, and Crime Analysis Units

Gloria Susanne Korzon (Kidder/Morgan)
Missing Since March 6, 1981
From Warrington, Pennsylvania

Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 37 years old (at time of incident)
Height: 5’3″ to 5’5″
Weight: 115 lbs.
Hair: Brown, shoulder Length
Eyes: Hazel
Distinguishing characteristics: Broken right shoulder (6/16/1980) and a possible fractured nose. Victim’s blood type is AB positive, and she suffered from multiple sclerosis.
Dental: Records are available in the NCIC and NamUS entries.

Agency case #: 29-81-001
NamUs #: MP#10496
ViCAP alert #: 2014-01-03

4/8/2014

On March 6, 1981, Gloria Susanne Korzon last was seen as she left her place of employment in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Family members reported her missing after numerous failed attempts to contact her. Additional information and photographs may be found in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS) missing persons’ database.

To provide or request additional information, please contact Detective Kenneth Hawthorn, Warrington Township Police Department, Warrington, Pennsylvania, at 215-343-8424 (extension 211) or khawthorn@warringtonpd.org or the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 800-634-4097 or vicap@leo.gov.

Additional articles in April’s bulletin can be found at http://leb.fbi.gov/2014/april?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fbi-law-enforcement-bulletin&utm_content=308832

An escapee from a Grant County jail has been found and arrested, according to police.

Steven Price was located and arrested Thursday night around 10:00 p.m. at a residence in Cynthiana, police said.

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The 25-year-old was last seen at the detention center around 12:50 a.m. Thursday.

Price was serving a 10-year sentence for burglary charges out of Harrison County.

Officials did not release any information on how Price got out of the jail.

Monroe Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a missing person.

On Tuesday, Monroe Police responded to a reported robbery in the area of Thomas and Wilson St at approximately 5:00 AM.

The victim stated that he had been attacked by a subject known as Quinton Franklin, of Monroe, while at this location inside a vehicle, a 1997 Tan Chevy Tahoe.

The victim had a large amount of blood about his person and clothing and blood was noted inside the interior of the vehicle.

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Investigators noted that the victim did not have injuries on his person that could account for the amount of blood on his person and in his vehicle.

The victim gave inconsistent statements about the facts related to the alleged robbery and his contact with Franklin.

Monroe Police have made contact with Franklin’s family and girlfriend and none have seen Franklin since Tuesday when Franklin was last seen in the company of the alleged victim in this case.

There are very unusual circumstances and questions in this investigation making it imperative that Franklin be located to insure his safety and to investigate this case. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Franklin or information about this case is urged to contact the Monroe Police Department at 318.329.2600 or Crimestoppers at 318.3882274 (CASH).

A national missing persons organization in Washington, D.C. thinks that a missing 8-year-old girl could have been sold into a human trafficking network.

Relisha Rudd was last seen on March 1. According to police, Relisha’s mother allowed Kahlil Tatum, the janitor at the homeless shelter where the 8-year-old lived with her mother and step-father, to take her.

The Black and Missing Foundation has been assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in the search for Relisha.

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More than 200,000 persons of color were reported missing in the U.S. last year, according to the Black and Missing Foundation.

“Sadly, this is an everyday occurrence,” said Natalie Wilson.

This year, Relisha will be added to the list of people reported missing.

“I’m pulling at everything in me and there’s nothing in my gut that tells me we’re in a recovery operation. I feel that we’re searching for a live person,” said Derrica Wilson, a former police officer.

She is convinced Relisha could be anywhere – still alive, but not well.

“This case has really rocked me to the core. I personally feel that this little girl was sold. I think her mother sold her to Tatum and I think Tatum has sold her in this world wide industry of trafficking,” said the former officer.

Derrica and her sister Natalie Wilson founded the Black and Missing Foundation in an effort to bring awareness to missing persons of color, a segment of the missing persons population they say too often goes unnoticed. But, not Relisha.

“Compared to other cases, Relisha’s case has gotten quite a bit of media coverage,” said Natalie Wilson.

This could the case for various, including the fact that Relisha is so young, and a cute kid who was seemingly handed over to her abductor by her own mother.

“We’re holding on to hope that she is alive and somewhere and we need to bring her home,” added Derrica.

The sisters stress that the search for Relisha needs to expand far beyond D.C. and include more than just police.

“She could be anywhere and we need to help find her. We would like the public to get involved. Again, somebody knows something,” pointed out Natalie.

They added that it’s important to realize Relisha’s appearance may very well have been changed, so, the pictures we’ve seen in recent weeks may not be exactly what we should be looking for.

Natalie Wilson said Relisha could have shorter hair or may be dressed like a little boy, so it’s important take an extra look at every child you come across.

Hermiston and Oregon State Police are looking for a Hermiston man who they say has gone missing under suspicious circumstances.

Officers say they found 59-year-old Alvin Lee Patterson’s car Monday morning in a parking lot on the westbound side of the I-82 bridge over the Columbia River. Inside his car they found his identification and cell phone.

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Patterson is 5’5″, 160 lbs., with black hair, and was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt with tan pants.

Hermiston police want to talk to anyone who may have seen Patterson in the parking lot or walking on the footbridge Monday morning between 6 and 7 a.m. Anyone with information should call Officer Robert Guerrero or OSP Trooper Jerrad Little through OSP Southern Command Center dispatch at (541) 664-4660.

The man accused of raping and strangling a pregnant Russell County woman in 2012 has pleaded guilty in the case.

Christopher Allman pleaded guilty to the murder, rape and robbery of 31-year-old Sarah Hart.

Police say Hart was three months pregnant when she was raped and killed by Allman while out on a jog.

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Allman indicated he saw Hart and her sister on his way to work every day.

The Commonwealth recommended a life sentence without parole for the murder charge. The Commonwealth told the court Allman admitted his intent was to rob Hart.

On June 14, 2012, Sarah Hart and her sister, Elizabeth Roberts, were out for a jog when Hart decided to go back to their car. According to police, that’s when Sarah was raped and strangled, and left for dead by Allman. Officials said Hart encountered Allman around 5:20 a.m. and was dragged by him into a ravine across from the Community Action building. Allman raped her and strangled her with a vine. He then walked to work where he was later found by investigators, officials said. Hart’s body was later found in the ravine and Allman’s DNA was found on her body, officials said.

Commonwealth offered the charges of murder, fetal homicide, kidnapping, robbery, evidence tampering, rape and persistent felony offender.

Six months after the murder, Hart’s family was awarded ‘The 2012 Most Encouraging Kentuckian Award’.

The family held a race named after and in honor of Hart in Russel Springs in August of 2012 titled “Run With All Your Hart.”

A hiker looking for arrowheads found more than that on the banks of the Tennessee River.

The hiker discovered a human skull while hiking in Livingston County.

State Police believe they have found other human remains in the area and some personal items.

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Police do not know who the remains belong to at this point, but he coroner doesn’t suspect foul play.

A former school teacher in Harlan County is facing charges related to child porn.

State Police removed several pieces of computer and electronic equipment from Kevin Crider’s home this week.

Crider is a former teacher at Harlan Independent Schools.

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He is charged with eight counts of distribution of obscene matter to minors, 15 counts of distribution of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor and one count of use of electronic device to entice a minor.