The investigation into the disappearance of a Fairfield woman enters a new phase.Indiana State Police said remains found in Franklin County, Indiana on Sunday are those of 21-year-old Katelyn Markham.
The location where the remains were found is about 40 minutes drive from her condo.
Markham was reported missing in August of 2011.
Since her disappearance, thousands of people have spent countless hours looking for Markham.
One of those groups was Texas Equusearch.
"It's what I consider to be the worst case of hide and go seek that you could ever play. How could one or two individuals know where they put somebody but 500 to 1000 people can't find that one piece? So it's very difficult. It's very taxing," said David Rader, Director of the Ohio Chapter of Texas Equusearch.
The Ohio Chapter was created after Markham disappeared.
The location where the remains were found is about 40 minutes drive from her condo.
Markham was reported missing in August of 2011.
Since her disappearance, thousands of people have spent countless hours looking for Markham.
One of those groups was Texas Equusearch.
"It's what I consider to be the worst case of hide and go seek that you could ever play. How could one or two individuals know where they put somebody but 500 to 1000 people can't find that one piece? So it's very difficult. It's very taxing," said David Rader, Director of the Ohio Chapter of Texas Equusearch.
The Ohio Chapter was created after Markham disappeared.
Katelyn Markham
Story filed earlier on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
The father of a missing student now waits for DNA tests on a skeleton found in rural Indiana. Those remains are now at the Hamilton County coroner's office for testing.
Katelyn Markham's DNA profile is already in a database. Her father has been told the DNA profile from the skeleton found over the weekend will be compared with his daughter's.
Local 12's Deborah Dixon talked with him today.
The skeleton was found at an unofficial dump site near a creek in Cedar Grove, Indiana which about 40 miles from where Katelyn Markham disappeared from her Fairfield condo. The 22 year old art student really did disappear in August 2011 leaving her car, purse, clothes and dreams behind. Katelyn's father Dave Markham explains she even left behind her sketch book. "She was never without it," says Dave.
The skeleton and the talk of DNA profiles leaves many wondering if the search is over. Her father explains the desire for closure. "But you don't you hope she walks through the door tomorrow, you think is it possible?" says Dave.
Forensic scientists will be the ones to tell if the remains are Katelyn's. Extracting DNA from skeletons is more involved than getting the evidence-rich cells from blood, sweat or tears. Dental records may be examined and a forensic anthropologist may examine the bones for evidence of a crime.
It's what Dave Markham is not being told that bothers him. If the teeth on the skull are straight it's not Katelyn. You can see the crooked incisor in photos and if the leg bones belong to someone six feet tall it can't be his five foot three inch daughter. Dave says "Not getting these definite no's makes you wonder more is it possibly her."
If it is, there is something more important to Dave, than just how she got there. "That's not as important as bringing her home," says Dave.
Markham shares the agony of not knowing with other parents. 28 year old Billy DiSilvestro disappeared from Hamilton in June 2011. Indiana University student Lynn Spierer was last seen walking home alone after partying with friends on a June night the same year.
For now the Franklin County Indiana coroner isn't saying if the bones belong to a man or a woman. So it could be none of the above.
The database that compares unidentified dead in America with missing persons estimates there are 40,000 unidentified dead in this country. So the skeleton doesn't have to be someone from the Tri-State.
The father of a missing student now waits for DNA tests on a skeleton found in rural Indiana. Those remains are now at the Hamilton County coroner's office for testing.
Katelyn Markham's DNA profile is already in a database. Her father has been told the DNA profile from the skeleton found over the weekend will be compared with his daughter's.
Local 12's Deborah Dixon talked with him today.
The skeleton was found at an unofficial dump site near a creek in Cedar Grove, Indiana which about 40 miles from where Katelyn Markham disappeared from her Fairfield condo. The 22 year old art student really did disappear in August 2011 leaving her car, purse, clothes and dreams behind. Katelyn's father Dave Markham explains she even left behind her sketch book. "She was never without it," says Dave.
The skeleton and the talk of DNA profiles leaves many wondering if the search is over. Her father explains the desire for closure. "But you don't you hope she walks through the door tomorrow, you think is it possible?" says Dave.
Forensic scientists will be the ones to tell if the remains are Katelyn's. Extracting DNA from skeletons is more involved than getting the evidence-rich cells from blood, sweat or tears. Dental records may be examined and a forensic anthropologist may examine the bones for evidence of a crime.
It's what Dave Markham is not being told that bothers him. If the teeth on the skull are straight it's not Katelyn. You can see the crooked incisor in photos and if the leg bones belong to someone six feet tall it can't be his five foot three inch daughter. Dave says "Not getting these definite no's makes you wonder more is it possibly her."
If it is, there is something more important to Dave, than just how she got there. "That's not as important as bringing her home," says Dave.
Markham shares the agony of not knowing with other parents. 28 year old Billy DiSilvestro disappeared from Hamilton in June 2011. Indiana University student Lynn Spierer was last seen walking home alone after partying with friends on a June night the same year.
For now the Franklin County Indiana coroner isn't saying if the bones belong to a man or a woman. So it could be none of the above.
The database that compares unidentified dead in America with missing persons estimates there are 40,000 unidentified dead in this country. So the skeleton doesn't have to be someone from the Tri-State.
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