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Mickey Shunick, murdered. 22, La. vanished riding her bike
Just found this article and Mickey's dad is a native of Monmouth, Illinois.

Galesburg.com

Monmouth native’s daughter missing
Michaela ‘Mickey’ Shunick missing since May 19

MONMOUTH —
The daughter of a Monmouth native has been the target of an extensive manhunt in Louisiana.

Tom Shunick’s daughter, Michaela “Mickey” Shunick, went missing May 19, according to her aunt, Ann Shunick, who still resides in Monmouth. The Huffington Post reported Wednesday afternoon that Shunick’s bicycle was found by fishermen beneath the Whiskey Bay I-10 Bridge in a remote and swampy part of Iberville Parish, about 25 miles east of Lafayette. The bike was damaged and mostly submerged.

“We just hope, somehow, they find her alive,” Ann Shunick said.

Tom has lived in Louisiana for “25 or 26 years,” she said. He graduated from Monmouth College and was a geologist/palentogist for Texaco. The family lived in Lafayette. Mickey, who went missing two days before her 22nd birthday, studied anthropology. Another aunt who also resides in Monmouth, Peggy Harris, said it is hard being several states away while the search is ongoing.

“All we can do is pray. I feel helpless,” she said. Harris said Mickey’s sister, Charlie, has been a pillar of strength since her sister disappeared. The 24-year-old has set up a Facebook page and web page and has been conducting interviews, all to keep her sister in the public’s eye and spread the word.

“She knows in her heart Mickey is OK,” Harris said. “She spearheaded everything.”

The family knew something was wrong when Mickey missed her brother, Zach’s, graduation. That set off the alarm bells, Harris said.

According to the website findmickeynow.com, Mickey was last seen at about 2 a.m. riding her bicycle from a friend’s home in the Saint Streets area of Lafayette.

Ann Shunick said the family “is just praying and wishing for the best.” They pass their time checking internet and news reports and staying in touch by phone. There is a Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/#!/findmickeynow, dedicated to finding Mickey that the family is checking frequently. Both sites have been updated frequently.

According to a posting on the pages the family has hired a private investigator, John Abdella. Anyone with information is asked to contact him at (337) 235-0270 in conjunction with the police tip line, (337) 291-8633 or the police can be reached at (309) 291-8600. Email is also available at [email protected].
Mickey was described as 5-feet-1 inches tall, 115 pounds with shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes. She has a small tattoo of a bicycle on her right outer ankle and a nose ring in her left nostril.

A $25,000 reward has been established. Volunteer searches resume today in Louisiana.

“We are just praying and wishing for the best and thanking people for their interest,” Ann said,
Harris said the volunteers, police and professional searchers, “have been wonderful.”

“Please keep us and our family and Mickey in your thoughts and prayers,” Harris said.

http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x183295...er-missing
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Henry David Thoreau
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RE: Mickey Shunick, 22, La. vanished riding her bike - by NightOwl - 06-02-2012, 08:31 PM