08-21-2011, 05:15 AM
it's probably me. this guy is a little weird.
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Sunday
Middletown Journal
FAIRFIELD — A young woman, described by family and friends as happy and with no enemies seems to have vanished.
Katelyn Markham had her life figured out, according to family. She was set to graduate next month from the Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati, was engaged to her high school sweetheart and was looking forward to moving to Colorado in October.
“She’s positive, outgoing and motivated. She had a plan and she was sticking to it,” said her father, Dave Markham.
According to police, there’s no evidence of foul play inside Markham’s townhouse on Dorshire Drive. Her purse, keys and car were all right where they belonged. A text from her phone was sent to her fiance, John Carter, sometime before her phone was turned off at 12:45 a.m. Sunday. Search efforts and helicopter fly-overs have turned up nothing.
While the community is puzzled as to how a seemingly happy girl could simply disappear, her family and friends are working to stay positive.
“Every morning is so hard. Every time I wake up, it just gets harder,” Carter said.
On Wednesday, Markham turned 22, and the couple would have celebrated their one year anniversary of being engaged.
Carter proposed to Markham after seeing a movie and playing video games in Newport on the Levy, he said.
It was her 21st birthday, but the couple had been together since 2005, when they met through Carter’s step-sister, he said.
The day they met they went to a drugstore and Carter bought Markham a simple disposable camera.
“She loved it. She treated it like it was the coolest present she ever got,” he said.
Carter described Markham as a “colorful person.”
“Her paintings were colorful, her makeup was colorful, her clothes were colorful. It wasn’t tacky. Especially when she dressed up, she just looked beautiful.”
Working in customer service was a perfect fit for his fiance, he said, as working at David’s Bridal at Tri-County Mall and the Art Institute’s supply store gave her a chance to interact with others.
This friendly and bubbly personality, friends say, made her groups of friends plentiful.
Police Chief Mike Dickey said as investigators go through her cell phone records, it’s apparent Markham “has a very large circle of friends.”
Katie Harris, 18, who said she is close friends with Markham, said she can’t think of anyone who would want to hurt her friend.
Markham had little free time between obtaining her Bachelor’s degree and working two part time jobs, but when she did have time, she just enjoyed staying in and watching TV. Carter said Markham is a “homebody,” and Harris said the two just enjoyed going to concerts or staying in and listening to music.
Friends and family are working hard to keep Markham’s story alive. They’re passing out fliers, held a prayer vigil Friday and have participated in two search efforts with Fairfield police and fire crews.
“I am trying to get things out there and keep the media on it. I want this all over the United States. As this point, if someone took her by car, she could be across the country. I want this as national as possible,” he said.
Markham’s story has already appeared on Nancy Grace’s blog on CNN.com and a Facebook group dedicated to bringing Katelyn home has grown.
“My instinct tells me she is close,” Carter said. “I feel like if I knew where she was, I would bust in the door and beat whoever took her and get her back. But I don’t know where she is.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfield police at (513) 829-8201.
her ring
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Sunday
Middletown Journal
FAIRFIELD — A young woman, described by family and friends as happy and with no enemies seems to have vanished.
Katelyn Markham had her life figured out, according to family. She was set to graduate next month from the Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati, was engaged to her high school sweetheart and was looking forward to moving to Colorado in October.
“She’s positive, outgoing and motivated. She had a plan and she was sticking to it,” said her father, Dave Markham.
According to police, there’s no evidence of foul play inside Markham’s townhouse on Dorshire Drive. Her purse, keys and car were all right where they belonged. A text from her phone was sent to her fiance, John Carter, sometime before her phone was turned off at 12:45 a.m. Sunday. Search efforts and helicopter fly-overs have turned up nothing.
While the community is puzzled as to how a seemingly happy girl could simply disappear, her family and friends are working to stay positive.
“Every morning is so hard. Every time I wake up, it just gets harder,” Carter said.
On Wednesday, Markham turned 22, and the couple would have celebrated their one year anniversary of being engaged.
Carter proposed to Markham after seeing a movie and playing video games in Newport on the Levy, he said.
It was her 21st birthday, but the couple had been together since 2005, when they met through Carter’s step-sister, he said.
The day they met they went to a drugstore and Carter bought Markham a simple disposable camera.
“She loved it. She treated it like it was the coolest present she ever got,” he said.
Carter described Markham as a “colorful person.”
“Her paintings were colorful, her makeup was colorful, her clothes were colorful. It wasn’t tacky. Especially when she dressed up, she just looked beautiful.”
Working in customer service was a perfect fit for his fiance, he said, as working at David’s Bridal at Tri-County Mall and the Art Institute’s supply store gave her a chance to interact with others.
This friendly and bubbly personality, friends say, made her groups of friends plentiful.
Police Chief Mike Dickey said as investigators go through her cell phone records, it’s apparent Markham “has a very large circle of friends.”
Katie Harris, 18, who said she is close friends with Markham, said she can’t think of anyone who would want to hurt her friend.
Markham had little free time between obtaining her Bachelor’s degree and working two part time jobs, but when she did have time, she just enjoyed staying in and watching TV. Carter said Markham is a “homebody,” and Harris said the two just enjoyed going to concerts or staying in and listening to music.
Friends and family are working hard to keep Markham’s story alive. They’re passing out fliers, held a prayer vigil Friday and have participated in two search efforts with Fairfield police and fire crews.
“I am trying to get things out there and keep the media on it. I want this all over the United States. As this point, if someone took her by car, she could be across the country. I want this as national as possible,” he said.
Markham’s story has already appeared on Nancy Grace’s blog on CNN.com and a Facebook group dedicated to bringing Katelyn home has grown.
“My instinct tells me she is close,” Carter said. “I feel like if I knew where she was, I would bust in the door and beat whoever took her and get her back. But I don’t know where she is.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfield police at (513) 829-8201.
her ring