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5 missing persons cases (with known updates)

Cleashindra Hall: Missing Since 1994
Cleashindra Hall vanished from Pine Bluff, AR back in 1994. The 18-year-old valedictorian reportedly had a dream of becoming a pediatrician. CNN said she disappeared after leaving a local doctor’s office where she worked — according to them, she left around 8:30 pm and got into a car, but no one knows whose vehicle it was (Hall was supposed to call to be picked up by her mother that night, but that never happened). A male friend of Hall’s was questioned in a polygraph, but the results were reportedly inconclusive. Every year on the day she went missing, her family says they release pink balloons to mark their ongoing quest to find their loved one.

Judith Chartier: Missing Since 1982 (case update Nov 2021)
Judith Chartier went missing from Chelmsford, Massachusetts all the way back in 1982. The 17-year-old was reportedly last seen alive at a local party she attended with someone described as her fiancé. Chartier reportedly dropped him off at home after they had a fight of some kind, then she returned to the party, leaving to go home on her own around 2 a.m. She and her car have never been seen since. There have been various leads and whisperings; her mom reportedly said Chartier was being harassed by a male coworker.
Nov 2021 update: Massachusetts state investigators say portions of a 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger that belonged to 17-year-old Judy Chartier, was found in the Concord River in Billerica on Nov 3, 2021. The following day, authorities say divers who were searching the area also discovered human remains that were identified through dental records by authorities as Judy Chartier's. unfortunately that's all i could find so it appears that the case is still unsolved

Katelin Akens: Missing Since Dec 2015
Katelin Akens vanished from Springfield, VA in early December 2015. The 19-year-old, who hails from Arizona, was last seen heading out to a Virginia airport. According to reports, Katelin’s stepfather was supposed to drive her to the airport to catch a flight home to Arizona, but she wanted to go to a local mall instead, saying she would continue on to Reagan National airport via public transportation. Katelin texted her mom and told her that she made it to the airport and her phone was dying, so she would text later but Katelin never made it on that flight and her luggage was found by road crew along a rural road in Spotsylvania County two days later. Her family says it contained money, credit cards and her plane ticket.According to WRIC, her stepfather’s car was indeed seen in the area of the mall that day, though Akens herself was apparently not. the case remains open

Brooke Bridges: Missing Since February
Brooke Bridges is a 16-year-old who police say mysteriously disappeared from her home in Alabama. Her mom reportedly woke up to find the front door open and her daughter gone; according to HuffPo, Bridges’ mom believes someone “snatched her” in the middle of the night. She doesn’t think her daughter would have run away. Although the FBI and local law enforcement agencies are involved, no tips have yet led them to the teen. At this point, according to reports, Bridges is still considered a missing person and they have not publicly said she was abducted.

Zachary Marr: Missing Since February
Zachary Marr is a 22-year-old man who was last seen out at a bar in Boston celebrating his birthday. He was last seen on Feb. 13, and since then, dozens and dozens of searches have taken place, including the Charles River Surveillance images from a Boston Public Market, across the street from the bar where Marr was last spotted, have been released to the public about Marr’s case. He was not wearing a coat when he vanished.
10 days later Marr's body was found in the river near Paul Revere Park in the Leverett Circle area at about 6 p.m. He was last seen leaving the Bell in Hand Tavern, where he was hanging out with friends and family. Police said they believed he wandered the Leverett Circle area and fell into the river at some point. his cause of death was consistent with a fall into very cold water