IN IN - Marilyn 'Niqui' McCown, 28, Richmond, 22 Jul 2001

[imstilla.grandma]

Marilyn McCown, 28: Visited The Laundromat In 2001 & Disappeared

Marilyn McCown took her usual trip the her local laundromat that could be seen from her family's home nearby, but she never returned.

ourblackgirls.com

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance today.

 

[ttcRider]

watching Still a Mystery about her on the Investigation Discovery Channel. I remembered this case and found my way back here. So weird.

 

[Dreacol23]

Thinking of Niqui and loved ones. Here's a recent article with interview of her daughter. Niqui's mom and fiance both have passed now

Niqui McCown to be remembered 20 years after disappearance; family seeks answers

Where does it say Bobby died?

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Niqui

4 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[ex-stat]

I'm not sure about the laundromat thing. She was at her mum's and really anxious and worried by the sound of it, thinking about something, her mum asks her what's wrong, maybe she couldn't tell her so just said that someone harassed her at the laundromat (she had just come from there and was going back there). I wonder if she knew she was going to Dayton and was nervous about it? Or maybe the coworker had warned her about something and she had gone to try to sort it out? I know they talked about beauty products apparently but that doesn't mean they didn't talk about other things (or that the coworker told the truth about the phone call).

I feel like TS was jealous, he sent lingerie to her bridal shower, that's a real message, he obviously didn't want her to get married and to me that's trying to humiliate someone.

I also don't think they should read too much into Bobby's actions after. I feel sometimes like they are judgemental of people who are struggling for money. Searching for people is expensive, maybe he was broke, if he literally had no money at that time the logical thing to do is to try to get any money you can so you can search for her (take time off work, print flyers, travel, etc). They just assume people can do these things yet it is a massive financial cost. I felt like the frustration with the college was probably stress and desperation. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, I didn't get a bad vibe from Bobby personally and I would have cancelled the wedding actually if you stand to lose thousands of dollars and you can use them to search, but the interview with TS had the opposite effect.

The attempted assault sounded serious.

I hope she is found.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 13, 2023

Dayton Gets Real: Missing Minorities

When Black and brown people go missing, do they get the same kind of media coverage that white people do?

www.whio.com

[...]

It’s been more than 20 years since Marilyn Renee Niqui McCown went missing. She was last seen at a Richmond, Indiana, laundromat in July 2001.

McCown’s sister, Michelle McCown-Luster, of Dayton, said, “I’ve been broken so many times in these 22 years. But what’s kept me to keep going outside of my kids and family, it’s been Niqui. I’m determined to find out where my sister is, who’s involved in her disappearance, and what happened,”

Now, her family is making sure that no one forgets her name. When Niqui disappeared, Michelle said local media coverage helped but national news outlets did not pick up on her story.

[...]

Jasmine Ellis, CEO and Founder of the Dock Ellis Foundation said, “The media can work better in helping push a positive story. There’s, oftentimes, that you will see somebody reported missing and it’s you know, mother reports son missing, mother believes that son is missing, and then a day later, here comes their criminal record.”

Jasmine, along with Hjordis Ellis, are the co-founders of the Dock Ellis Foundation.

“Everyone deserves the same exact type of attention. If I’m going to give it to little Johnny over here that lives in Beverly Hills that comes up missing, then we need to give the same treatment to little Susie that lives over here in South Central LA when she comes up missing,” Hjordis Ellis said.

[...]

Ohio ranks 11th in the country for missing persons, according to the Dock Ellis Foundation. If you have any information that would be helpful in locating Niqui McCown, please call the Richmond Police Department at (765) 983-7247 or the Dayton Police Department at 937-333 COPS.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance

 

[Caring1]

 

[elframo]

Niqui's case is revisited in this week's Unfound podcast.

Niqui McCown Revisited

Visit the post for more.

theunfoundpodcast.com

 

[Mert]

'Missing Niqui McCown': Podcast aims to help solve 23-year-old case of missing Ohio woman

Today marks 23 years since 28-year-old Niqui McCown vanished three weeks before her wedding.To help keep her story alive, Dayton 24/7 Now is releasing the 'Miss

wchstv.com

“To help keep her story alive, Dayton 24/7 Now is releasing the 'Missing Niqui McCown'podcast, a follow up to its award winning podcast 'Missing Erica Baker.'
The first two episodes of MNM are available now on all podcast providers.“

 

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Missing Niqui McCown: New audio reveals police interview with Niqui's fiancé

For the first time, we are able to hear audio of Niqui McCown's fiance Bobby Webster talking to investigators just days after his future wife went missing.

dayton247now.com

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 28, 2024

Family still fighting for answers 23 years after Indiana woman Niqui McCown disappeared just weeks before her wedding

The 28-year-old was last seen on July 22, 2001, leaving a convenience store in Richmond, Indiana.

www.nbcnews.com

Detective Mike Wright took on Niqui’s case two years ago. Since then, he says, he’s been doing everything he can to get her family answers.

His department has conducted new searches of wooded areas in Richmond, hoping to find new evidence. “We’re talking ginormous wooded areas that a handful of people can’t efficiently search,” he said. “So those areas I still find kind of interesting.”

The detective says his office now has Tommy Swint’s old computer. “You’re almost 15 years later, I don’t know if technology’s advanced to where maybe we can get deleted files or any other information,” he said.

Niqui’s case remains an open and active investigation. “The hard part is, we don’t know what happened. We don’t have a body. We don’t have evidence,” Wright said. “We’re gonna continue to follow up on leads and I would just hope that, at some point, if there is someone out there who has information on the case, that someone comes forward.”

 

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[Pennysmom1]

Marilyn "Niqui" Mccown, Missing from Indiana since 2001.

A blog about the many missing, murdered, and unidentified Native/Indigenous/Aboriginal women of the United States and Canada. Say Their Names!

www.justicefornativepeople.com

DOB: 01/06/1973
Description: Niqui was 5'2 and 115 pounds at the time of her disappearance. She has light brown hair and brown eyes. She has a small scar above her left eye, a small scar on the right side of her face, a scar on the top of her head, and a large scar on her lower left leg. She was last seen wearing a bright pink and floral swimsuit top, dark-colored shorts, diamond earrings, and a white gold bracelet.

Tribal information: Unknown. Some sources list Niqui as part Native, others list her only as African Heritage.