Very interesting missing persons case and wondering if truckers may be able to help?

Hi all! There's a really interesting missing persons case, which normally I don't pay much attention to, but with some twists and turns, I've become pretty interested in this one! There is a young woman, who was a Dr. doing her residency in Michigan. On the night of her disappearance, she went to a hotel, which was probably just as close to the hospital (opposite direction) of her apartment. The last time she was seen was by the shuttle driver that took her to her car, where apparently she was originally going to get her ID/additional money or credit cards and then come back to the hotel. When they got there, she was strange, backing up, and said she didn't need a ride anymore. The shuttle driver saw her get into her car (and there wasn't anyone around...he looked around a bit because of her strange behavior backing up and ducking and diving) and then she left. This was in Kalamazoo, MI. About 2 hours later (roughly the right amount of drive time), there was a 911 call in northwest IN reporting erratic driving. 2 minutes later there were several calls (based on a scanner feed archive) that indicated that there was a car in the ditch at mile marker 23 on I-94 westbound (1 mile east of the Burns Harbor/Porter exit). Within 10 minutes police were on the scene (the county archive feed gives me that timeline, but they indicated the ISP officer was there too....so I'm not sure what time that trooper arrived), so this is a very very small timeline. The bottom line though is that there was no one in the vehicle. They couldn't find her at any nearby exits, ground searches have turned up nothing (but they haven't been able to do more extensive ones due to the weather conditions we've had in the midwest). Initially ISP didn't know that she was missing (she was reported missing the next day by her work but they thought she had a rental car, so ISP didn't know this abandoned car was related to a missing person for a week). Apparently nothing was "suspicious" about the car, because it was impounded that night. As people started looking into her and her online activities, it turns out she had multiple social media accounts, and was basically journaling some very concerning mental behavior on them. Despite the fact that she deleted the tweets etc they were able to be recovered with online tools. She also had a stalking issue with a musician, who had in September sought out a PPO against her. Basically....it appears she had an "undiagnosed" mental condition (quite likely in the schizophrenic realm like schizoaffective disorder, which combines schizophrenia and bi-polar basically).

So..... do you guys have a way that you can reach out/network and find truckers that regularly travel that stretch? I know 911 calls were made...not sure if any motorists stopped to assist/check the car when they saw it go off the road or what. The road is so heavily traveled there though, that I just feel someone saw something and didn't realize what has since transpired. Like, if they saw someone already "stopping to help her" then they would keep going. But if someone saw that and could describe a vehicle, then there's a lead for law enforcement to further gather info. I really feel that the law enforcement and PI the family hired haven't done the best job of getting word out to people in the immediate area or truckers that travel through often.

Few things to note as to the strangeness of this case:
-likely mental illness...highly (she was hearing voice which she attributed to religious i.e. God/Demons)
-she was supposed to work the next day
-she seems to have intentionally left her work ID, cell phone, and purse in her locker at work
-she left her ID, credit cards, and $7 in her car (but she had borrowed $100 from a coworker that night)
-her car had a flat tire when it was found in the ditch - they aren't sure if it's a result of the ditching or cause of the ditching
-she believed she was being followed by security from the singer she was stalking (so I find it hard to believe she'd accept a ride)
-she very quickly, within minutes, "disappeared into thin air"

Missing Person's name is Teleka Patrick. There's a good chance if she was being secretive she would tell someone her name was Cassie, Sandra, or Sandra Cassie because her middle name is Cassandra and she had social media accounts with those variations.

The accident/timing is around 9pm to 9:20pm CST on 12/5/2013.

Here's the missing person info from the FBI http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/taleka-cassandra-patrick


Thanks in advance if you guys have any info or know where would be a good place to go for answers from truckers. Much appreciated!

 

Yep, she is/was, which was just one manifestation of her apparent undiagnosed mental illness...all the more reason for her to be found I'd think. My interest in it was mainly because it's not your typical case..all the online/social media stuff led finding out about the stalking. Plus, if she's still alive, all the more reason to find her too, because she could show up and violate her ppo, right? I guess I take the stance of, if she came into harm's way, either by a predator or her mental illness...either way, her family deserves to know.

 

Totally agree. I figured as far as remembering that since her car went off the road about 40' that there's at least a slightly above avg likelihood someone would remember that. I love the first 48! This case is a perfect example of why that is so important. The law enforcement in MI didn't run her license plate through LEIN for a week because they thought she had a loaner/rental car of some type. I'm like...seriously?! There's basically 0 chance of security footage now like you said too.

 

Thanks, yeah and the other option too could be to check Ipass/Ezpass records as well, but I somehow doubt law enforcement will do that due to the lack of attention to detail I've noticed on the case. For example, 2 months later now, they held a press conference last week to confirm the details that they "know" about the case. They seemed pretty transparent and it didn't seem like they were holding much back to be honest. They indicated that there were 2 911 calls (one at 9:02 to report erratic driving and one at around 9:15 to report a car in the ditch). When I found the scanner recordings on broadcastify...there were several calls beginning at 9:04 (well they sent the emergency tones at 9:03:45 (if the time on the scanner was exact) with the dispatch info at exactly 9:04. Then there were a couple more calls after that and the EMT from the county indicated that they were on scene at 9:13 and confirmed no occupant in the vehicle at 9:16 (and also indicated that IN state police unit was on the scene as well). So that doesn't match the info law enforcement had and it makes me think they only spoke with ISP and not the county. That being said if they did speak with ISP and were told they got the car in the ditch call at 9:16 and the trooper arrived at 9:20, then ISP did not report the information correctly, because a county EMT said that ISP was on scene at 9:16. If I were the Kalamazoo (in Michigan) county Sherriff's dept (since they are the investigating agency)...I would ask for dispatch logs/recordings from the state and the county and all the 911 calls and CallerID/caller info. They've overlooked some readily available and basic information in my opinion. Now...2 months has passed and even if you do speak to those callers, that time lapse is going to cause you to have less accurate accounts from them naturally.
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