Missing Adult, HELP NEEDED (crime in progress?) [SC]

This is an urgent plea for help from Prairie Lady; these are her posts: [copied]

I JUST got off the phone with my neice. It seems my sister (her mother) is missing since yesterday between 3pm and 4:40pm yesterday from the SouthCarolina area.

She headed north as far as we can track, but then nothing. This is TOTALLY uncharacteristic of her.

We need to know if she is on her own willingly making decisions, or if she has been abducted and is in need of help. Is there anybody from that area that can help?
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ok, she spoke to hubbie from home via phone about 3 pm yesterday afternoon. She left home at that time saying she was headed for her local walmart near Aynor South Carolina..I don't know the exact town...maybe conroe or something? She never made it to walmart. Survaliance tapes show she never went in there. She withdrew some money from the bank locally. She put gas in her car at the north carolina / south carolina state line (cherry creek). She withdrew a BUNCH of money in Raliegh Durham North Carolina. She spoke to her daughter at 4:30 saying she was going christmas shopping and that she would be late. But she never made it home.

If she had any inclinations to leave home, she never indicated it, and she would NOT be heading NORTH!!

She is 5'7 inches tall, LONG legs, 150 lbs, has very short medium brown hair. lots of freckels, hazel eyes. Driving a Dark Blue BMW 4 door with a mini antennea on the driver's side on the post between the door and the windshield, licence plate # 845HLG
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Go ahead and post it at freeps..thanks
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My brother in law is former military police. He made a call to the police and is tracking bank usage which is showing itself to be very abnormal such as numerous attempts to use the various cards but rejects due to wrong pin numbers. He's requested survalance tapes from the banks as well. She was supposed to go to walmart, but walmart survaliance tapes show she never made it there. So, hes compiling stuff to show that something IS very wrong.

Also, she talked to her daughter AFTER one of the cash drafts and said someting weird to her daughter...like I love you...and she NEVER says that to THAT daughter.

Are you speaking of the TIPS program that they are supposed to use to report any suspicious possibly terrorist activity?

To the original poster, have Prairie Lady (or yourself), post this request for help out on Trucknet.com on their round table. You have to register a name, but there's no biggie to that. You might be able to get some of the homebodies left behind by truckers to help get the word out by cellphones to their driver buddies, plus some of the truckers sign in from terminals in truck stops. I'd post it for you, but I'll be away from the computer all evening, so I won't be able to feedback any responses, as you folks are doing between here and the site PL posts on.

I live in NH, I'm about to go home, via Rt 93. I've got her license plate on a sticky note for my steering wheel and will certainly holler up the Staties if I see her. I'm printing this thread so I have the background.

Some posts from the TimeBomb2000 thread:

"Not enough info here to know if I can help or not... Her daughter does need to call the local police though asap... They will tell her the report can't be filed though until 24 hours have passed unless she explains you are sure/think it's fowl play and WHY very clearly. You'll need to have her vechile tags and Registeration, bank info, list of her planned where abouts and anything else available when she calls... Have her make that call immediately...

Post more info. if you can and I'll see what I can do to help...
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That should be more than enough to get some quick attention from the police and the FBI since it sounds like the state border was crossed...
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Call the local tv and radio stations for any area that they think she or her card have been and ask for them to comment on the car and plate number asking for anyone who's seen it to contact them... Have her leave contact info with the stations...
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OMG Prarie Lady, she would know her own pins. If she was with someone you would think they would make her give pin numbers. This does not sound good. I will say some prayers. please keep us updated.
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Post the info everywhere. The more eyes looking the better.
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This is a real long shot...but is there a way you can find out what numbers she did punch in when using the wrong pin number? DH said he knew of a case where a person was forced to use their card and deliberately put in the wrong pin numbers to flag the system AND they also spelled something out with the numbers they did choose. Took a bit to figure out but this individual had put in a location they were being forced to drive to.
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" ... a reminder for all - that the holiday season is here - and with it come increased risks while shopping and using bank machines.

Here in western Washington, we are experiencing a rash of ATM robberies! Daytime/Nightime - it doesn't seem to matter! Please be careful! And know your surroundings and who and what is around you when using an ATM. Be sure it is well lighted and in a busy public area.
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Does anyone here know what the most popular "Trucker" and "Rv'er" bulletin boards are?

Threads on those boards would one way to start getting the word out to the trucking and RV community ASAP.

Another way would be for the family members and friends in the area to blanket the truck stops with fliers handing them to the people and putting them on walls and under windshield wipers etc.

PL You might also consider starting a thread here at TB and over at Freepers etc specifically calling for help from East coast truckers.

My prayers are with you and your family.
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I-40 runs through Raleigh-Durham. Get people to look west as well as north."
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