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An influx of tips, but no closer to answers
The tips keep coming in two weeks after Bloomington police received a missing-person report for Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, but progress seems to have stalled.
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Spierers express 'emptiness' but cling to hope
As the search for 20-year-old Lauren Spierer hit the two-week mark, her parents said Friday they are tired but not giving up hope.
“Never in our wildest dreams - you can’t even image,” Charlene Spierer, Lauren's mother, told 24-Hour News 8’s Jacqueline Policastro. "I hope you are never on this side of the camera. You cannot imagine how it feels."
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Incoming freshmen, parents wary of Spierer case
A new group of Indiana University freshman is arriving on campus and their parents are growing concerned, since investigators still haven't found Lauren Spierer.
Pictures of Spierer, a junior who was last seen early on June 3, are all over campus, a constant reminder that a fellow student disappeared.
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Missing IU student: Images of truck displayed on 'Americas Most Wanted'
The search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer got a boost Saturday night, when the story of her disappearance was again featured on “America’s Most Wanted.
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Missing IU student: Volunteers continue searching
Knightstown resident Larry Selvidge and his daughter are two of many who spent Father’s Day weekend helping search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.
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New tip leads police north of Bloomington in search for Lauren Spierer
Police are following a new lead Sunday afternoon in the search for missing IU student, Lauren Spierer.
Police are searching fields and wooded areas just south of Martinsville and north of Bloomington near State Road 37.
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June 20, 2011

White truck in video not part of the case, police say
The one possible clue police had released to the public in the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer turns out to be nothing related to the case.
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June 19, 2011

Tip leads police to Morgan County but nothing found
n Sunday, police scoured portions of northern Monroe County and southern Morgan County in the search for 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who has been missing since June 3.
Bloomington police Capt. Joe Qualters confirmed police found nothing in the area related to Spierer’s June 3 disappearance.
article and video at the link

Bloomington police timeline in Lauren Spierer case
Indiana Daily Student outlines law enforcement activity June 3-19
 
June 22, 2011

Post office box set up set up to collect tips for missing IU student Lauren Spierer
 “I am extremely disappointed by the fact that only one of Lauren’s friends have called the Bloomington Police Department with any information,” [Charlene Spierer] said before providing a post office box address for people to put anonymous tips.

The address is Find Lauren, P.O. Box 1226, Bloomington, IN, 47402-1226.

“You can’t get much more anonymous than that,” Charlene said.
video and article at the link

Capt. Qualters, BPD: video does not support witness's account of "mysterious man" with Lauren at 3:38 a.m. on June 3rd
video and article at the link
 
June 24, 2011

Search for Spierer: Who's Who
24-Hour News 8's Jay Hermacinski takes a closer look at some of the people at the heart of the matter - Lauren's boyfriend, the student who says he saw her last, and the student who says he doesn't remember a thing.
cont. at the link
 
Police: Not a trace of missing IU student after 3 weeks
Bloomington Police are at the same point they were just three weeks when Indiana University student Lauren Spierer went missing — without a trace.
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Spierer's parents: We can't deal with not knowing
Three weeks into the search for Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, her parents pleaded Friday for someone to do the right thing so they can find their daughter and go home.
In what Bloomington police said would be their final scheduled news conference in the case, Capt. Joe Qualters stressed that investigators would not cease until they find the 20-year-old sophomore.
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We can't deal with the unknown
Bloomington Police Department had its last regular news conference updating on missing student Lauren Spierer on Friday.
Bloomington police Capt. Joe Qualters said the investigation and searches continue, but he won’t gather with media for updates unless something develops on the case for him to convey to the public. Lauren Spierer, 20, disappeared on June 3.
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Spierer's parents call for more searches at "Find Lauren Day" event
Lauren Spierer's parents are asking people to help them find their daughter on 'Find Lauren Day' Saturday. Robert Spierer expects there to be a number of volunteers who will attend a search event Saturday.
The first search team will leave McNutt Residence Hall at 8 a.m. in the morning. The last team will leave at 5:30 p.m. Lauren's dad said they will be searching a large amount of land. He believes it will be outside Bloomington and all over the county.
"As loving parents of a child, we're doing that which I think anybody would do. We couldn't do it though without the effort and support of everybody out there," Robert Spierer said. "We wake up everyday believing that today could be the day. We're hopeful that today could be the day."
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Spierer search to continue, but press briefings to cease
Police will no longer hold press briefings on the search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.
Spierer disappeared from downtown Bloomington three weeks ago Friday. Despite a tip line and post office box set up to accept anonymous tips, police have not received the leads they need to find her. So far, police have received roughly 1,500 tips in the case.
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More than 300 volunteers for 'Find Lauren Day'
Hundreds of volunteers have fanned out across Bloomington and surrounding areas this morning to search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.
"Find Lauren Day" -- one day after police announced they were no closer to finding Spierer, three weeks after she went missing -- brought students and concerned residents to McNutt Residence Center at 8 a.m. this morning.
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Volunteers turn out for Find Lauren Day
The parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer saw their plea for help answered Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers showed up at the McNutt Center on the IU campus to help search for Lauren.
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Volunteers turning out for Find Lauren Day
A steady stream of volunteers arrived early Saturday morning at McNutt Hall on the Indiana University campus to search for missing IU student Lauren Spierer.
Friday marked three weeks since the 20-year-old's disappearance from downtown Bloomington. Since then, her parents and supporters have helped organize several searches, and Saturday was declared "Find Lauren Day."
Volunteers will spend the day searching areas on the outskirts of Bloomington.
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IU student Lauren Spierer is missing
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Following the last known steps of Lauren Spierer
The distance Lauren Spierer covered on the last night anyone saw her can be walked on a hot day without breaking a sweat, spanned with a decent golf shot and traversed -- it turns out -- without shoes.
Retrace her steps here.
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"Find Lauren Day" brings no new info
The effort to find 20-year old Lauren Spiere continued Saturday in Bloomington for an effort called “Find Lauren Day,” however the searched turned up nothing. The family asks the public to not give up.
Search crews brought walking shoes and four-legged friends. Wyatt Smith said he brought his dog to hopefully help sniff her out.
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Missing IU student's parents determined to find daughter
After a massive search effort turned up nothing Saturday, the parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer say there is much more work to be done.
“As a parent, you need to get up every day and look for your child,” said Robert Spierer, Lauren’s father. "There are still areas that have not been touched. Today, teams are getting assignments to go out and search. There are people on horses and ATVs searching,” he said
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Prayer service Thursday to be broadcast live
As searches for her continue, missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer will be the focus of a local prayer service Thursday night.
Bloomington-based radio station Spirit 95 will broadcast live from the service, which is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Evangelical Community Church, 503 S. High St.
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Last to see Spierer denies he's not cooperating
The last person to see missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer more than three weeks ago is denying reports he isn't cooperating with police.
Jason "Jay" Rosenbaum, 21, who Bloomington police have called a person of interest in the case, is the last person to admit to seeing Spierer early on June 3 as she walked back to her Bloomington apartment.
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Last person to see missing student alive won't talk
His silence is deafening.
More than three weeks after Westchester college student Lauren Spierer vanished during a night out partying at Indiana University, Jason "Jay" Rosenbaum -- the last person to admit having seen her alive -- has ignored her parents' pleas for information that could lead them to their daughter, family friends told The Post.
"He is one of the people we wish would be more forthcoming," said a person involved in the ongoing search for the pretty, petite 20-year-old in Bloomington, Ind.
Instead, Rosenbaum, 21, has hired a high-profile criminal defense lawyer, left his Bloomington condo and, sources said, clammed up. His Indiana lawyer, James Voyles, didn't return calls.
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Spierer friend not talking to media
Attorneys for Jason “Jay” Rosenbaum released a note to the media Monday indicating their client is fully cooperating with the investigation into the disappearance of Lauren Spierer.
Media reports indicate Spierer was with Rosenbaum the night she disappeared.
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Police to halt general searches for missing IU student
Bloomington police are scaling back their investigation, saying Tuesday that they will halt "general searches" for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer and instead focus on search efforts directed by information obtained through "investigative leads."
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Lauren Spierer search headquarters to close this week
The search effort for Lauren Spierer and for any evidence related to her disappearance will transition to those that are based on investigative leads. This transition means that search efforts will be directed by specific information obtained through investigative leads rather than conducting general searches covering large areas.
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Search headquarters for missing student to close this week
The Bloomington Police Department is reorganizing its search efforts for missing IU student Lauren Spierer, who disappeared more than three weeks ago.
The BPD will now decide where to search exclusively based on tips and information that the police department receives rather than focusing searches in expansive areas.
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Experts weigh polygraph in Spierer case
The last person to admit seeing missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer has submitted a polygraph test to authorities, but police aren't saying how much weight it will carry as they continue their investigation.
Jason "Jay" Rosenbaum, 21, who Bloomington police have called a person of interest in the case, told police he was the last person to see Spierer early on June 3 as she walked back to her Bloomington apartment.
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Police scale back Spierer search
The massive search efforts for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer will be scaled back in an effort to focus more resources on investigating her disappearance, Bloomington police said Tuesday.
The 20-year-old sophomore was last seen more than three weeks ago as she walked back to her Bloomington apartment early on the morning of June 3.
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Bloomington police wind down searches for missing IU student
Bloomington police are scaling back their investigation, saying Tuesday that they will halt "general searches" for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer and instead focus on search efforts directed by information obtained through "investigative leads."
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Lauren Spierer search: Parents request news conference to discuss search
A news conference about the search for missing IU student Lauren Spierer is planned for 11 a.m. Friday at Bloomington police headquarters.
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Last public search for IU student held Wed.
The last official, public search for missing IU student Lauren Spierer was held Wednesday. The search will now head in a different direction. Instead of volunteers looking for the 20-year-old around Bloomington, law enforcement agencies will search based only on investigative leads.
Robert Spierer, Lauren's father, said the decision was made based on making sure resources were used in a different manner.
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Search scaled back; news conference held Friday
The widespread search for missing Indiana University sophomore Lauren Spierer is coming to an end. Nearly four weeks after she went missing, police announced they will focus on specific searches as opposed to canvassing huge areas.
One of the last organized groups of volunteers headed out Wednesday to search outlying areas of Monroe County. Nearly four weeks since she was last seen, they're looking for any sign of 20-year-old Lauren Spierer.
"As far as I'm concerned it's not over until we find her," said Jeff Ritter, a Martinsville resident who participated in the search.
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Daily volunteer searches for missing IU student come to an end
On the last day of general public searches for missing IU student Lauren Spierer, volunteer Jeff Ritter kept doing what he had done for more than a week.
“Every place we look is a place that’s been searched and a place we can cross off the list,” he said.
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Spierer disappearance has similarities to Tenn. case
The disappearance of an IU student earlier this month has similarities to a Tennessee case.
Nursing student Holly Bobo disappeared in April, two months before 20-year-old Lauren Spierer went missing near the IU campus. Both students are the same age and have similar looks, which raises questions.
"I can't even tell you what it's like to get that phone call that your daughter is missing," said Spierer's mother, Charlene.
"I think of her. I love her," said Bobo's mother, Karen.
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Parents stay in Bloomington, continue search for Lauren Spierer
Four weeks after their daughter disappeared the parents of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer said they will continue to stay in Bloomington and assist police.
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Lauren Spierer's parents: We're not going anywhere
Lauren Spierer’s parents are not going anywhere. And they want to take their daughter home.
Robert and Charlene Spierer said their resolve to find their missing 20-year-old daughter is as strong as ever. The Indiana University student has been missing for four weeks.
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Help your children find the courage to come forward
Robert and Charlene Spierer addressed the press this morning at a conference at the Bloomington Police Department.
Their message: We aren’t going anywhere.
Their resolve to find out what happened to their daughter Lauren, who went missing four weeks ago on June 3, is just as strong, they said.
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Spierer friends should find their moral compass
The parents of Lauren Spierer, a 20-year-old Indiana University student missing for four weeks, said Friday they will remain in Bloomington as the search for their daughter stretches into a second month.
Robert and Charlene Spierer addressed the media at a news conference in which they took no questions.
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Father of missing IU student makes appeal to parents
The father of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer asked the parents of her friends to "help them find their moral compass."
Robert Spierer spoke at a news conference Friday. He appealed to the parents of any students who "may have first or secondhand knowledge of what happened to Lauren."
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June 30, 2012

Bloomington police dogs search homes of Lauren Spierer's friends

By Anne Yeager Fox59 5:23 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2011

Fox59 obtained pictures of police using a dog at the 5 North Townhomes at 11th Street & Morton. It is where Lauren Spierer allegedly spent 1.5 hours partying, according to a police timeline, before she disappeared...

Bloomington police also searched Jesse Wolff's home, in the 600th block of 9th Street Wednesday. Wolff is Lauren Spierer's boyfriend.

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Missing IU student: Police search homes of Lauren Spierer's friends
by Christy Mullins June 30, 2011
Investigators and two search dogs were spotted at 5 North Townhomes and a house on East Ninth Street late Wednesday afternoon, where four people of interest in the ongoing Lauren Spierer investigation lived at the time she disappeared.

Detectives following leads in Spierer disappearance
A Bloomington Herald Times photographer captured police and their K-9's on a search of the Five North Complex at 11th and Morton. That's a block from where Lauren Spierer was last seen about 4:30 in the morning June 3rd.

 
4 weeks, no answers
The four-week search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer has employed riders on horseback, search dogs, divers, helicopters and an army of more than 1,000 civilian volunteers.
But after nearly a month, it has failed to answer an essential question: What happened?
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Bar missing IU student visited draws many fake ID's
The company that runs a bar where a missing Indiana University coed was drinking before she disappeared four weeks ago has been the scene of citations for fake IDs by Indiana Excise police over the last 18 months.
Three Kilroy's bars in Bloomington, Ind., were the sites of 64 percent of the 188 tickets issued to people younger than 21 for possessing a false ID, The Herald-Times reported.
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Families who've lived a parent's nightmare help support each other
It’s a club no one wants to join.
Membership requires losing what you most cherish.
Dawn Adams and Dale Steffey are in. Marilyn and Eric Behrman, longtime members.
Robert and Charlene Spierer are being initiated, the anguish in their faces a clear sign.
Their college-aged children disappeared.
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Spierer detectives check on Fall Creek body
The badly decomposed body of a woman was found in Fall Creek on Sunday and the case raised the interest of Bloomington police investigating the disappearance of an Indiana University student.
Witnesses made the gruesome discovery and called the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shortly before 7 p.m. to report a body lodged between debris in the water near the 6500 block of East Fall Creek Parkway.
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Missing IU student day by day timeline
Bloomington police started their investigation Friday, June 3, by interviewing friends and nearby residents, collecting video surveillance footage and photographs and hanging fliers in the area. Detectives collect information from phones, as well, according to Bloomington police logs.
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Spierer searchers wary of body found in Indy
Though there is no indication of a connection, word that a woman's body was found in Fall Creek in Indianapolis on Sunday was chilling to family and friends searching for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.
Sunday marked one month since Spierer was last seen in the early morning hours of June 3 as she walked toward her Smallwood Plaza apartment.
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Discovery of body in Indianapolis draws attention of other agencies
The discovery of an unidentified woman's body in Indianapolis is catching the attention of other police agencies who are investigating high profile missing persons cases.
Several witnesses found the woman's body floating in Fall Creek Sunday night.
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Fall Creek body not linked to IU student
Preliminary results from an autopsy this morning on a body discovered Sunday in Fall Creek indicate the victim was likely an African American female -- and not missing IU student Lauren Spierer or Noblesville great-grandmother Dorothy Mae Heard, according to Alfarena Ballew, Marion County chief deputy coroner.
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Woman's body found in Indianapolis not Lauren Spierer
Dental records from an autopsy Tuesday showed the body found in an Indianapolis creek July 4 weekend does not belong to missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, but a young black woman who might have been floating there for more than two weeks.
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Lauren Spierer website relaunched
A website devoted to the search for missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer has a new look and new features.
Spierer's family has relaunched Findlauren.com. The site now features the Facebook and Twitter pages for Lauren on the front page.
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Legal issues on searches, witnesses, grand juries answered
After weeks of clue-gathering and tip-following, more questions than answers remain in the case of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who was last seen in the early morning hours of Friday, June 3.
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More than 200 photos retracing Lauren Spierer's last known whereabouts

Parents of missing student Lauren Spierer invite searchers to reunion
The parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer are inviting those who have helped search for their daughter to a “searcher’s reunion” this weekend.
Called “Laps for Lauren,” the event will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, at Woodlawn Field on campus.
“We would love to see everyone who is helping us continue our efforts to find our dear sweet Lauren,” Lauren’s family said in a message posted on the Find Lauren website. “Hope to see you Saturday.”
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'Laps for Lauren' to reunite Spierer searchers
More than a month after missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer was last seen, many of the volunteers who helped in the search effort will reunite in Bloomington on Saturday.
Laps for Lauren, a searchers reunion, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Woodlawn field and track off Woodlawn Avenue on the IU campus.
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