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The Lauren Spierer Case

Indiana Student Disappears After Partying

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Lauren Spierer

Missing Student Lauren Spierer

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On June 3, 2011, 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, a native of Greenburgh, New York, was last seen walking home to her apartment from a friend's home after a night of partying with friends at Kilroy's Sport Bar in Bloomington. Lauren Spierer Indiana University Greensburgh New York missing Kilroy's Sports Bar search

Recent Developments

Killer Linked to Lauren Spierer Case?
May 3, 2012
It may be a long shot, but investigators are looking into the possible link between a Indiana man accused of killing three women and the case of a missing 20-year-old University of Indiana college student. Convicted sex offender William Clyde Gibson is accused of three murders in New Albany, about 100 miles from when Lauren Spierer disappeared in Bloomington.

Previous Developments

Lauren Spierer Search Leads to Landfill
Aug. 16, 2011
The search for a 20-year-old Indiana college student who disappeared in June has led investigators to a landfill 60 miles west of Bloomington. State and FBI investigators have begun searching through the garbage dump in Pimento for evidence in the Lauren Spierer case.

Body in Creek Concerns Spierer Searchers
July 4, 2011
Volunteers searching for a 20-year-old Indiana University student are hoping that a body found in a creek in Indianapolis is unrelated to the Lauren Spierer case. An autopsy was needed to identify the badly decomposed female body found in Fall Creek northeast side of the state capitol.

Police Seek Truck in Lauren Spierer Case
June 16, 2011
Bloomington police have released a blurry photo and description of a pickup truck that was circling the block around the time that Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared. Police want to question the driver in connection with their investigation into the 20-year-old's disappearance.

Mystery Continues in Lauren Spierer Case
June 13, 2011
Ten people have been questioned as persons of interest, DNA samples have been collected from friends, lakes and woods have been searched, but authorities have few clues and no suspects in the case of an Indiana University student missing since June 3. Police believe foul play is involved in the disappearance of 20-year-old Lauren Spierer.

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