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FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Student From DMV In DR FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Student From DMV In DR
FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Student From DMV In DR The search for missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki has escalated into a major international investigation, with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) now assisting Dominican authorities, officials announced. The Dominican Republic Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it has assembled a high-level joint task force to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who vanished in Punta Cana last week. Authorities say they are exploring all possibilities. "The prosecuting authority is conducting extens…

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Person Of Interest Identified In Search For Missing UPitt Student From Virginia: Reports Person Of Interest Identified In Search For Missing UPitt Student From Virginia: Reports
Person Of Interest Identified In Search For Missing UPitt Student From Virginia: Reports A person of interest has reportedly been identified as the search for missing Virginia native Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic continues nearly a week later. Joshua Riibe has been named a person of interest in the 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania student's sudden vanishing while on vacation with friends in Punta Cana. Riibe was identified by multiple outlets and can reportedly be seen on video with Konanki shortly before she vanished. It is believed that he may be the last person to have seen her. According to multiple reports, the incident remains a missing-person case, a…

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International Search Intensifies For Missing DMV College Student In Dominican Republic International Search Intensifies For Missing DMV College Student In Dominican Republic
International Search Intensifies For Missing DMV College Student In Dominican Republic The search for a missing Virginia college student who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is intensifying as officials establish a high-level commission to oversee the case, authorities announced. The Dominican Republic National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, FBI, and the US Embassy Liaison, has expanded their investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who went missing on Thursday, March 6 while on a trip with friends in Punta Cana. Officials confirmed that Konanki, a c…

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Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Maryland Shooting Captured In El Salvador After 27 Years On The Run Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Maryland Shooting Captured In El Salvador After 27 Years On The Run
Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Maryland Shooting Captured In El Salvador After 27 Years On The Run A fugitive who spent nearly three decades on the run after a 1997 shooting in Silver Spring has been captured in El Salvador and returned to Montgomery County to face charges. Jose Mauricio Rivera, 58, was extradited to Maryland on Thursday, Dec. 5, after being arrested by Salvadoran authorities in April 2023. He is charged with second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Rivera is accused of shooting his estranged wife multiple times on Oct. 9, 1997, in the elevator of her apartment building in the 8100 blo…

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