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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:24:24 GMT -5
Police scale back search Sunday, January 01, 2012 Published: Saturday, December 31, 2011 Staff Report The Lake County Sheriff's Office has scaled back its search for a missing 25-year-old woman last seen in the Ocala National Forest, saying it believes she got a ride from someone. Sgt. James Vachon said detectives also have learned that Lacey Marie Buenfil allegedly has a drug problem and "has been known to stay at several different locations for weeks at a time." People have described her as a "drifter," he added. Buenfil was last seen by a friend, Terry McDowell, who was driving with her Tuesday along Railroad Grade Road in the Altoona area. Read more: www.dailycommercial.com/News/LakeCounty/123111missing |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:24:53 GMT -5
Search continues for missing Lake County woman Updated: Friday, 13 Jan 2012, 12:14 PM EST Published : Friday, 13 Jan 2012, 11:45 AM EST ALTOONA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The search continues for a Lake County woman who was last seen December 25. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said Friday they are continuing their search for 25-year-old Lacey Buenfil. Lacey's family reported her missing on December 29, 2011. Investigators say surveillance video from a convenience store in the area of the Ocala National Forest shows Lacey with an acquaintance of hers, Terry McDowell, on the morning of December 27. McDowell, who has a known drug history, told deputies that later that day, he was in the forest with Lacey using drugs when his truck became stuck. Read more: www.myfoxorlando.com//dpp/news/lake_news/011312-search-continues-for-missing-lake-county-woman |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:25:25 GMT -5
Woman Missing, Last Seen In Altoona Lacey Buenfil Last Seen Tuesday After Car Problems POSTED: 4:40 pm EST December 29, 2011 UPDATED: 5:03 pm EST December 29, 2011 ALTOONA, Fla. -- Authorities say a woman is missing after last being seen on Railroad Grade Road in the Altoona area of Lake County. Lacey Marie Buenfil, 21, was with an acquaintance Tuesday when reportedly the vehicle they were riding in became stuck in the sand and Buenfil decided to walk rather than wait for help, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. As of Thursday, Buenfil has not arrived back at her house. Detectives say they are are currently searching the area of Railroad Grade Road, using the Sheriff’s Office helicopter, bloodhounds and agricultural deputies, as it is a heavily wooded area in the Ocala National Forest. Buenfil is described as a white female with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is approximately 5-foot-1-inch tall and weighs 90 pounds. Anyone with information regarding Buenfil’s whereabouts or who has been in contact with her within the last two days is urged to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 352-343-2101 or a local law enforcement agency. www.wesh.com/news/30098188/detail.html#ixzz1hywiqUoo |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:25:57 GMT -5
Lake deputies search for woman missing in Ocala National Forest 25-year-old woman missing since Tuesday By Erica Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel 4:34 p.m. EST, December 29, 2011 Lake County deputies are searching for a 25-year-old woman who went missing in the Ocala National Forest on Tuesday. Lacey Marie Buenfil, of Lady Lake, was last seen on Railroad Grade Road with Terry K. McDowell, 51, whom deputies described as her aquaintance. Deputies say the pickup truck the two were riding in got stuck in sand near Altoona in rural north Lake County. Rather than wait for help, Buenfil walked away from the truck and hasn't been seen since. Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-woman-missing-in-ocala-forest-20111229,0,804828.story |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:29:19 GMT -5
Lake deputies search for woman missing in Ocala National Forest 25-year-old woman missing since Tuesday Lake County deputies are searching for a 25-year-old woman who went missing in the Ocala National Forest on Tuesday. Lacey Marie Buenfil, of Lady Lake, was last seen on Railroad Grade Road with Terry K. McDowell, 51, whom deputies described as her aquaintance. Deputies say the pickup truck the two were riding in got stuck in sand near Altoona in rural north Lake County. Rather than wait for help, Buenfil walked away from the truck and hasn't been seen since. Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-woman-missing-in-ocala-forest-20111229,0,804828.story |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:29:41 GMT -5
New effort to find missing Lake Co. mom Lacey Buenfil Posted: 4:39 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —There's a new effort to find a missing mother on Monday. Law enforcement said they had called off their search for Lacey Buenfil, who reportedly disappeared after she and her friend's truck broke down near the Ocala National Forest last month. Buenfil leaves behind three young daughters. Their father has custody, and his family told WFTV they're concerned the search was ended too soon. Read more: www.wftv.com/news/news/local/new-effort-find-missing-lake-co-mom/nGNp4/ |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:30:07 GMT -5
Lake Sheriff's Office says disappearance of Lacey Buenfil has grown 'more suspicious' By Joseph Freeman, Orlando Sentinel January 13, 2012 Now that it's been about three weeks since 25-year-old Lacey Buenfil went missing in the Ocala National Forest, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Friday that the lapse in time coupled with inactivity on her Facebook page means her disappearance has grown "more suspicious." Bloodhounds have combed the area of the forest where an acquaintance of Buenfil, Terry McDowell, said they had been, and crime-scene investigators searched her house and car. The Sheriff's Office found surveillance video from a local store that shows Buenfil with McDowell on the morning of Dec. 27. McDowell told deputies that later in the day he was in the forest with Buenfil using drugs when his truck became stuck. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office, Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS or Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP. Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-lk-missing-woman-20120115,0,2805440.story |
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Post by meme on May 15, 2012 2:30:28 GMT -5
Lacey Buenfil: Search continues for missing mom of 3 Lacey Buenfil, 25, went missing Dec. 27 after she was last seen near the Ocala National Forest. By Arelis R. Hernández, Orlando Sentinel 5:10 p.m. EST, March 3, 2012 The search for a missing Lake County mother resumed this weekend but so far family and friends are no closer to finding Lacey Buenfil. Buenfil, 25, a mother of three young girls, went missing around Christmas Day and was last seen near State Road 19 in the Ocala National Forest where she had been doing drugs with an acquaintance, 51-year-old Terry McDowell. Family members didn't report the woman missing until two days later, telling authorities that she had a habit of disappearing but typically returned within two days, according to Lake County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Jim Vachon. McDowell has cooperated with investigators and told them he last saw Buenfil near Railroad Grade Road after they pickup they were driving became stuck in the sand. Bloodhounds tracked the woman's scent to the highway where it was lost. Sheriff's officials have combed the rural acreage with dogs, mounted patrols, helicopters using infrared technology in search of the woman but no clues have turned up. Family and friends have launched a social media blitz, posting on Facebook pages and other sites to spread the word. Deputies set up check points and knocked on local doors but there has been no sign of the woman since store surveillance footage of McDowell and Buenfil on Dec. 29, Vachon said. Investigators have received numerous tips regarding sightings in Marion County where volunteers from the Florida office of Texas Equusearch, a non-profit search and rescue team, have set up a command post for launching search parties, he said. Anyone with information regarding Buenfil's whereabouts should call the Sheriff's Office at 352-343-2101. www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-lacey-buenfil-missing-mom-search-20120303,0,2477485.story |
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Post by meme on Apr 21, 2013 21:34:23 GMT -5
One year later, search continues for missing Lacey Marie Buenfil
January 2, 2013 OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — A year later, family and friends still continue to search for Lacey Marie Buenfil, a young mother of three from Lady Lake. Buenfil, who was 25, vanished around Christmastime. She was seen last in Ocala National Forest with a 51-year-old acquaintance, Terry K. McDowell, who told Lake deputies they were using drugs when his truck got stuck in sand on Railroad Grade Road near Altoona. Buenfil headed toward State Road 19 to find help but was never seen again, according to McDowell. Malynda Downing doesn't believe her best friend is alive. Too much time has elapsed since she went missing. "You get so mentally drained. You hear so many stories," Downing said. She said she has spent many weekends driving up from West Palm Beach to pass out fliers and search the forest for her friend, an outgoing and friendly woman she has known since they were teenagers. Downing said her friend had started using methamphetamine earlier that year after she split up with her daughters' father and had told her she wanted to quit. "Lacey's life wasn't defined by the drugs. That's a mistake she made — anyone can slip into that. She deserves to be found." Buenfil's daughters, ages 6, 4 and 2, need closure, said Downing, 25. Every time she visits them, Downing said, the girls ask if she's located Buenfil, who worked as a certified nursing assistant at a Leesburg hospital. "It's been quite a roller coaster for the girls," she said. "They have a hard time understanding." Deputies labeled the disappearance "suspicious." They used bloodhounds and helicopters to comb the forest after they discovered she had gone missing. Volunteers also searched the area and passed out fliers to no avail. The case remains under investigation, Lake sheriff's Sgt. Jim Vachon said. Loved ones haven't given up, Downing said. They started a Facebook page, "Praying for Lacey," where some of the nearly 1,000 people following it have expressed sadness and frustration at not being able to find Buenfil. "One year Lacey! We never thought it would get to this!," one message reads "…We will find the answers our Lacey Marie. We promise you! FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS." In February, Downing said a sign with the missing woman's picture was posted by a nearby fish camp, and volunteers continued to scour the area. She also appeared on a billboard in Orlando that featured images of other missing women, including Michelle Parker, a mother who vanished Nov. 17, 2011. "We're not leaving until we find answers," Downing said. elogonzalez@tribune.com or 352-742-5917 articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-01-02/news/os-lk-lacey-buenfil-missing-20130102_1_lacey-marie-buenfil-railroad-grade-road-michelle-parker
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