An unidentified tipster “claiming to be a friend” of Julia Ann Bean, who vanished six years ago from South Carolina, recently implicated accused Gilgo Beach killer, Rex Heuermann, in the unsolved case.
“All the ugliness has opened up again,” said Patricia Chupco, the mother of Susan Bender, who disappeared 37 years ago. Raymond Stafford was charged with the teen's murder this month.
Sherri Papini, who staged her own abduction in 2016, is currently under community confinement in Sacramento County, according to federal prison records.
J'Asiah Mitchell's father, Artavious North, was arrested for making false statements, and the false report of a crime. Police say he "has not been cooperative" in the case.
After Margaret Sweeney was found safe, investigators found out "that Sweeney allegedly made anonymous third-party false reports to a friend, and the Department of Social Services that she had been murdered," the Franklin Police Department said.
The Alabama woman is charged with false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident — both misdemeanors. Each charge carries a punishment of up to a year in jail, if convicted.
After a meeting with police, the lawyer for the Alabama woman who admitted she was not actually kidnapped when she went missing for two days said he expects her to be charged for faking the disappearance.
