Taylor Casey's family seeks help on missing woman's 42nd birthday

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The household of Taylor Casey volition clasp a quality league Thursday connected the missing Chicago resident's 42nd day to rise consciousness astir her disappearance.

Casey has not been seen since the evening of June 19, erstwhile she disappeared from a yoga retreat astatine the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat successful the Bahamas, wherever she was taking classes to go a yoga instructor.

The household is urging the FBI to get progressive and asking for the public's assistance successful uncovering Casey. They've besides said Casey is a transgender woman, which they judge whitethorn beryllium a origin successful her disappearance.

Bahamas constabulary authoritative placed connected leave

Michael Johnson, the Royal Bahamas Police Force's main superintendent and officer-in-charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, has been placed connected “garden leave” pending “a thorough investigation,” officials announced.

Johnson agreed to “garden leave,” a argumentation akin to paid leave, pursuing the “circulation of dependable notes." It's not wide what the dependable notes are astir oregon wherefore precisely Johnson was placed connected leave.

“The Police Force takes these allegations precise seriously. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism wrong our ranks,” the section said successful a quality release.

The update raises questions astir the constabulary force’s efforts investigating missing persons cases.

Chief Superintendent Anthon Rahming volition presume Johnson’s responsibilities “during this period.”

Taylor Casey's telephone was recovered successful the Bahamas

Police announced past Tuesday that hunt crews, including K-9 units, tracked a scent successful 50-foot-deep waters wherever they recovered Casey’s cellphone and a journal.

However, investigators were incapable to retrieve immoderate information.

Police besides said Casey's passport remains missing.

'My kid had 2 strikes against her': Casey's mom

Casey’s mother, Colette Seymore, said investigators person gone quiescent and she fears the lawsuit isn’t being handled respectfully and that her girl is being discriminated against.

"I consciousness similar my kid had 2 strikes against her erstwhile she went to the yoga retreat. One is that she's Black, and the different is that she's transgender," Seymore said during a Monday quality connected “Banfield."

Casey’s household returned to Chicago aft traveling to the Bahamas pursuing Casey’s disappearance, but Seymore says determination person been nary updates since then.

NewsNation's integer producers Liz Jassin and Urja Sinha contributed to this report.