RSSPolice Say Taylor Marie Behl Possible Abducted
Following the discovery yesterday of Taylor Behl’s 1997 Ford Escort police seem to think that Taylor Behl may have possibly been abducted.
“The fact that [Behl is] 17 years old and there have been no traces of her, we don’t think someone of her age could pull something like this off so easily on her own,” Richmond police Chief Rodney D. Monroe said in a telephone interview. “That leads us to lean toward the idea that she might have met with foul play or was abducted.”
Until yesterday, police had said that although they were concerned for the teenager’s safety, they did not suspect foul play in Behl’s disappearance. Evidence suggested otherwise, they had said, and indicated that Behl had willingly driven from the campus, where she lived in a dorm.
Monroe said investigators put the sedan under surveillance for about 12 hours. When no one returned to claim it, he said, the vehicle was impounded and turned over to the FBI for processing. He said a team of officers canvassed the neighborhood Saturday evening, and several canines were dispatched to the area.
The dogs “hit on a few things,” Monroe said, although he declined to elaborate. Those leads were being followed yesterday, he said.
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From the September 15, 2005 Nancy Grace Transcript, Taylor Behl is referenced in the “Trial Tracking.” It may not be long before missing teen, Taylor Behl becomes the next widely reported case in the MSM. Taylor has been missing since September 5, 2005.
GRACE: Very quickly, to “Trial Tracking.” Authorities now calling the search for Taylor Behl, 17-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student, a criminal investigation. Last seen 10 days ago leaving her dorm room to give her roommate a chance to have a date with her boyfriend. There`s been no activity on her bank account or cell. Taylor`s white Ford Escort is also missing.
JANET PELASARA, MOTHER OF MISSING GIRL: She left her room, her dorm room at 10:00 o`clock-ish and told her roommate she`d be back in a couple hours and took her car keys and her student ID, and that`s it. That`s where the story`s ended.
GRACE: If you have any information on this girl, Taylor Behl, please contact the Richmond police, 804-514-8477.
UPDATE: September 16, 2005 – “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET with Greta Van Susteren:
Do police have new evidence in their search for missing Virginia college student, Taylor Behl? We’ll ask Cynthia Price with the Richmond Police Department, and Taylor’s mother, Janet Pelasara.
Missing Taylor Behl seems to have moved to the level of national news prominence. One can only hope that the exposure can help find Taylor Behl.
Still No Sign Of College Student Taylor Behl
One week after Taylor Behl walked out of her dorm room to give her roommate privacy with a boyfriend, the 17 year old college student remains missing.
Increasingly anxious local authorities have called in the FBI for help. Virginia
Commonwealth University freshman Taylor Behl hasn’t been heard from since she hastily departed her room last Monday night with her car keys and a credit card.
Also missing is her car, a white 1997 Ford Escort with Virginia license plates JPC-2848. Behl’s roommate reported her missing to campus police at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said there has been no activity on her credit cards or bank accounts since she disappeared. Calls to her cell phone ring through, indicating the phone is on and the battery charged seven days after she vanished.
Behl is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black, hooded sweatshirt. University police chief Willie Fuller would not speculate on what he believes happened to Behl or say whether he suspects foul play.
Freshman,Taylor Marie Behl at VCU missing
From The Richmond Times-Dispatch from September 9, 2005:
A Virginia Commonwealth University freshman has been reported missing, university officials said yesterday. VCU police said Taylor Marie Behl, 17, of
Vienna in Fairfax County, was last seen leaving her dorm room around 10 p.m. Monday. Also missing is Behl’s car, a white 1997 Ford Escort with Virginia tags JPC-2848. Behl is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds and has brown hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black, hooded sweatshirt. Police said they do not suspect foul play. They ask anyone with information on Behl’s whereabouts to contact them at (804) 828-1196.
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