Lauren Spierer has been missing since Memorial weekend and no clues have arisen to lead to her whereabouts. This is proving to be a disturbing and confusing case involving another missing college student in the US. This isn't the first student to go missing lately. In less than a three month span, two nursing students have also gone missing on opposite sides of the nation. The case of Lauren Spierer is especially confusing because of the mystery around her disappearance.
Two different acquaintances of the young, petite fashion student have been ordered to give DNA samples to investigators. This doesn't necessarily mean they are suspects, but they are persons of interest and may or may not have played roles in her disappearance. The attorneys of these young men are outing their identities, as opposed to investigators, which seems a little odd. The men in question are roommates Mike Beth and Corey Rossman. Corey Rossman claims to be suffering from memory loss of the night of Lauren's disappearance and Mike Beth is reportedly cooperating without any issues. Reports say that Mike Beth is not under any criminal suspicion in this case. So what about Corey Rossman?
As of today, there is now a specialized search team organized for investigating this case independently. The private group called Texas EquuSearch came to aide because Spierer's parents requested their help. This gives the case a lot of manpower that spans throughout the country. Texas Equusearch has been tied to some high profile cases such as the disappearance of Natalee Holloway and Caylee Anthony. It's great that they are focusing on Lauren Spierer and hopefully something positive will come of this.
In the meantime, police have taken the DNA samples from their persons of interest and are examining leads in the case. If anyone has any tips please do not hesitate to call Bloomington, Indiana Police.
Chelsea Hoffman is the author "Chloe and Louis," and two other novels. She resides in Las Vegas where she works as a freelance writer covering true crime stories and a myriad of other assorted works. You can follow her on Twitter or follow her blog Beauty Made Fresh!
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Comments: 2 ( 1 removed by Chelsea Hoffman )
In my opinion, Rossman is hiding something he knows about Spierer's disappearance, and a couple of his friends are covering for him. I think another key to finding Lauren is the motive of a group of males in her apartment building for punching Rossman in the face. Were they defending Lauren, or did they pose a threat to her? If they had also threatened Lauren, why was she permitted to walk back to her building alone? Surely, she had explained to Mike Beth the confrontation at Smallwood which resulted, supposedly, in Rossman's injury?
Also, we know of the surveillance footage taken at Smallwood, showing the altercation involving Rossman and confirming that Lauren didn't return to the building later. What about surveillance videos from the building where Rossman, Beth and Rosenbaum live? Is there proof she left there alone? There are so many details missing in this case. I hope police are gathering enough information that they can soon begin piecing together what actually happened that morning. It must be so, so heartbreaking for Lauren's family not knowing what happened to their loved one.