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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - New developments person emerged successful the hunt for 29-year-old Whisper Owen and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra, who vanished connected July 15.
Owen, who lives successful Sacramento, was successful Fresno earlier that time for a doctor’s assignment and to sojourn family. She near Fresno astir 5 p.m., headed northbound toward location — but she ne'er made it.
New Surveillance Video
Investigators antecedently said Owen’s metallic SUV, missing a headlight, was past spotted successful Waterford astir 9 p.m. connected July 15. But recently released surveillance footage from the Fresno Police Department shows her conveyance successful Oakdale, conscionable a fewer miles north.
About 15 minutes later, adjacent the intersections of Yosemite and Greger and Yosemite and East F Street.
Detectives accidental they obtained the Oakdale footage lone yesterday, contempt the signaling being captured connected the nighttime Owen went missing, July 15.
Last Known Cell Phone Activity
According to police, Owen’s past known compartment telephone awesome pinged adjacent farther northbound — adjacent Highway 120 and Victory Road — astatine astir 10:30 p.m. that aforesaid night, astir an hr aft the Oakdale sighting.
Despite the clip that has passed, Fresno Police Sgt. Diana Trueba says their hunt remains relentless.
“We’d similar to reassure the assemblage that our detectives are doing everything humanly imaginable to effort to find Whisper and Sandra and bring them location safely to their families,” Trueba said.
Community Joins the Search
The lawsuit has drawn attraction acold beyond Whisper’s friends and relatives — adjacent strangers are lending their clip and resources.
Jorge Perez, who runs a YouTube transmission called JP Mysteries, has been utilizing his drone to hunt the areas wherever Whisper’s SUV was past seen.
“I did the drone footage determination conscionable successful case,” Perez said. “If my lad went missing, I would privation radical to travel retired and assistance find them.”
Ongoing Investigation
Multiple instrumentality enforcement agencies — from Fresno to Sacramento — are progressive successful the search. Authorities are urging anyone with accusation to interaction the Fresno Police Department immediately.
