Shauntae Hope Marks Missing *found deceased*

[Valasca]

Police in South Dakota are in a desperate search for a teenage girl who threatened to harm herself before she went missing.

Shauntae Hope Marks, 15, was last seen on the evening of May 4, at the Mary Manor apartment complex in Ft. Thompson. A statewide endangered person's alert was issued for the teen by the Fort Thompson Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. According to the alert, Marks is distraught over a recent relationship and has made threats about harming herself.

Calls made by The Huffington Post to the investigator in charge of Marks' case were not immediately returned Thursday. A dispatcher did, however, confirm Marks is still missing and said authorities have received no information about her whereabouts.

Marks is described as a Native American female, who is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 170 pounds. She has black shoulder length hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. Marks was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt with strips, a black and gray hooding, and blue Etnies brand tennis shoes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...367,b=facebook

[Dakota Valkyrie]

A body was found in the town of Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek Reservation Friday morning by two teenage boys.

The community believes the body is that of missing 15-year-old Shauntae Hope Marks.

Marks has been missing for more than 5 months; her family last saw her on Friday, May 4, at her home in Fort Thompson.
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The community refers to the area where the body was found as the sand pit. It's located right down the street from Marks's home.

People who live in the area also say a lot of people walk or drive through the sand pit—it's the wooded area just off a residential street.

The city conducted a thorough search of the entire area when Marks first went missing in May; however, some members of Marks's family believe she has been in the sand pit the whole time.
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Authorities have not given us any answers yet but the family said the body is in Rapid City for an autopsy. It's unclear if the family has spoken to authorities yet or not.

The Fort Thompson police did say the FBI is handling the case. They have not released an official statement at this time.

http://www.ksfy.com/story/19872137/u...ek-reservation

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks. The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4.
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The the FBI became involved in the investigation and has been working a joint case with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Crow Creek Agency. Marks was last seen in the afternoon of May 4 at Mary Manor apartment complex in Fort Thompson. At the time, authorities thought Marks may have been distraught over a recent relationship and threatened to harm herself.

The FBI and BIA continue to closely work on this death investigation.

Positive identification was made through Bode Laboratories, a forensic laboratory associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/72740/

[TKaz]

Soooo.....had she been ddeceased for 6 mos?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Soooo.....had she been ddeceased for 6 mos?

I would guess the answer is "Yes" based on having to use forensics to determine it was her. Probably not much left to ID.