South Dakota, Shauntae Hope Marks 15

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SHAUNTAE HOPE MARKS

Case Type: Endangered Runaway
DOB: Feb 21, 1997
Sex: Female
Missing Date: May 4, 2012
Age Now: 15
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Missing City: FORT THOMPSON
Missing State : SD
Missing Country: United States
Case Number: NCMC1194413

Circumstances: Shauntae was last seen at the Mary Manor complex in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, at 5:00 p.m. on May 4, 2012. She may still be in the local area or she may travel to North Dakota.

www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&LanguageCountry=en_US&searchLang=en_US&caseLang=en_US&orgPrefix=NCMC&caseNum=1194413&seqNum=1

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Shauntae Hope Marks Missing: South Dakota Teen Threatened To Harm Herself

May 10, 2012

Police in South Dakota are in a desperate search for a teenage girl who threatened to harm herself before she went missing.

Shauntae Hope Marks, 15, was last seen on the evening of May 4, at the Mary Manor apartment complex in Ft. Thompson. A statewide endangered person's alert was issued for the teen by the Fort Thompson Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. According to the alert,Marks is distraught over a recent relationship and has made threats about harming herself.

Calls made by The Huffington Post to the investigator in charge of Marks' case were not immediately returned Thursday. A dispatcher did, however, confirm Marks is still missing and said authorities have received no information about her whereabouts.

Marks is described as a Native American female, who is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 170 pounds. She has black shoulder length hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. Marks was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt with stripes, a black and gray hooded sweatshirt and blue Etnies brand tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on Shauntae Marks whereabouts is asked to call Fort Thompson police at 605-245-2351 or 888-337-2388.

www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/05/10/shauntae-hope-marks-missi_n_1507332.html

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Published November 20, 2012, 02:49 PM

Missing girl's body found Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks.

The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4.

Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks. The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4.

On Oct. 19, Crow Creek reservation residents found a body in Fort Thompson in a wooded area on the reservation. Initially, the body remains could not be identified.

The the FBI became involved in the investigation and has been working a joint case with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Crow Creek Agency. Marks was last seen in the afternoon of May 4 at Mary Manor apartment complex in Fort Thompson. At the time, authorities thought Marks may have been distraught over a recent relationship and threatened to harm herself.

The FBI and BIA continue to closely work on this death investigation.

Positive identification was made through Bode Laboratories, a forensic laboratory associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

If anyone has any information regarding this matter, they are requested to contact the FBI, Pierre Resident Agency, at [phone] or the BIA, Crow Creek Agency [phone].

www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/72740/

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No foul play suspected in Ft. Thompson teen's death

Shauntae's mother tells KSFY no foul play is suspected, and officials believe the teen may have taken her own life. They also believe that Shauntae's body was in the wooded area where it was found since she disappeared in May.

www.ksfy.com/story/20223709/no-foul-play-suspected-i