Fishers Indiana, Peyton Riekhof-18

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Police search for missing Fishers teen

FISHERS, Ind.—The Fishers Police Department is searching for a missing teenager who was last seen early Thursday morning.

Peyton Riekhof,18, was last seen in the area of Fall Creek and Brooks School roads at approximately 2:50 a.m.

Investigators said they are concerned about Riekhof’s safety and well-being. Police said a friend of Riekhof reported her missing and stated Riekhof became agitated and left his Geist residence in her 2006 black Mercury Mariner.

Video footage captured Riekhof purchasing gas at a Shell gas station located at 96th Street and Olio Road. Riekhof is described to be approximately 5-feet-8-inches tall and 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink tank top and black yoga plants.

Anyone with information on Riekhof’s whereabouts, please contact your local police department.

fox59.com/2013/07/19/police-search-for-missing-fishers-teen/

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Police search for missing Fishers teen

Updated: Friday, 19 Jul 2013, 11:11 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 19 Jul 2013, 10:52 AM EDT

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) - The Fishers Police Department is searching for a missing 18-year-old who was last seen early Thursday morning.

Officials say Peyton Riekhof was last seen in the area of Fall Creek Road and Brooks School Road. Police received a call from Reikhof's friend who was concerned about her safety.

The friend said Riekhof became agitated and left her Geist home in her 2006 black Mercury Mariner Sport Utility Vehicle.

Surveillance video shows she bought gas at around 2:01 a.m. on Thursday at the Shell Station, located at 96th Street and Olio Road in Fishers.

Peyton is described as a white woman, 5'8" tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink tank top and black yoga pants.

Police are concerned about Peyton's safety. Anyone who may have information on this case is asked to contact their local police department.

www.wane.com/dpp/news/indiana/fishers-police-search-for-missing-teen1374246103775

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Autopsy begun on body found in submerged SUV belonging to Peyton Riekhof

An autopsy was begun Monday on the body found inside a submerged SUV belonging to a missing Fishers teenager.

Peyton Riekhof’s SUV was pulled from Geist Reservoir at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday after authorities received a tip from a woman in the Tamenend Trace neighborhood who found tire tracks on her property.

Police said the body has not been identified. Riekhof,18, was reported missing Thursday. A vigil for her was scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

The tire tracks led straight into the water. Fishers police on Monday were investigating what may have caused the driver to leave the road, travel through the yard and go into the reservoir.

“The vehicle traveled on Tamenend Trace (road) and then left the roadway, traveled through a lightly wooded yard and then entered the water,” Fishers Police spokesman Tom Weger said Monday.

The distance from the edge of the roadway to the water is about 125 yards, Weger said.

National Weather Service meteorologists say the skies were clear early Thursday morning, when Riekhof was last seen.

A graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School, Riekhof is thought to have visited a friend in the Geist area early Thursday and was seen on a surveillance camera at a Shell station at 96th Street and Olio Road. That footage showed her buying gasoline for her black 2006 Mercury Mariner about 2 a.m.

Police said Riekhof’s friend Cody McQueen called authorities about an hour later,saying he was concerned about her safety. He said she appeared agitated and stormed out of his Geist home.

Police spokesman Weger said investigators have been trying to pull phone records for Riekhof. While he said there has been no activity on the phone since early Thursday morning, Weger said police know it last “pinged” off a cellphone tower in the Geist area around the time she disappeared.

The contents of any other text messages or phone calls that may indicate how Riekhof disappeared are not being shared at this time.

Weger said he was unsure when the identity of the body found inside the SUV would be determined.

www.indystar.com/article/20130722/LOCAL01/307220055/Autopsy-underway-body-found-Fishers-teenager-s-SUV

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Fishers police find car belonging to Peyton Riekhof in Geist Reservoir with body inside; ID not yet known

Updated 10:15 p.m.

Body in vehicle pulled from Geist Reservoir hasn't been identified, but SUV belonged to Peyton Riekhof

Update: 8:10 p.m.

The Indiana State Police announce that the Fishers Police Department requested the Silver Alert pertaining to Peyton Riekhof be canceled as of 6:45 p.m.

Update: 6:30 p.m.

Fishers police say they have found a vehicle with a body inside in Geist Reservoir. The vehicle belonged to Peyton Riekhof. An identification of the body has not yet been made.

The vehicle was found in eight feet of water after a woman notified police of tire tracks around 3:30 p.m. today. The Fishers Police Department dive team entered the water at 4:30 p.m. and found the vehicle an hour later.

Update: 6:07 p.m.

Fishers police are now searching a part of Geist Reservoir near the subdivision missing 18-year-old Peyton Riekhof’s family lives.

Divers entered the part of the reservoir where tire tracks were found near Tamenend Trace subdivision around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, confirmed Officer Tom Weger of the Fishers Police Department.

This story will be updated.


As the search for missing Fishers teenager Peyton Riekhof enters its fourth day Sunday, local police are continuing to evaluate and pursue tips in a case that is quickly receiving national coverage.

On Friday, the Fishers Police Department asked for the public’s help in finding Riekhof. Surveillance footage at a Shell station at 96th Street and Olio Road roads showed Riekhof buying gas for her black 2006 Mercury Mariner SUV around 2 a.m. Thursday.

“We’re still continuing to search during our regular patrol duties and following up on tips,” said Officer Tom Weger, the spokesperson for the Fishers police department.

He said the city police department may also use Indiana State Police resources, including a helicopter, in their search for the 18-year-old.

Weger said he had received calls from national media outlets about the case and is optimistic the coverage may reach her.

“Our hope is that if she is out of state, she’ll see the report and call home,” he said.

Fishers police hoped Riekhof’s cell phone would help point them in the direction of the 18-year-old woman who went missing early Thursday.

When a mobile phone connects to a cell tower as it sends a text or receives a call, it leaves behind digital footprints that can be used to triangulate a location. GPS technology built in phones can also be used by the telecommunications provider to pinpoint its location.

Police say they found one such footprint left behind on Riekhof‘s phone after she left a friend’s home in the Geist area. After that, Weger said her cell phone was either turned off or discharged, and that police had been unable to identify any other possible location where she could be.

Saturday night, friends and family held a candle-lighting at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church in Fishers. Weger estimated 300-400 people attended the vigil.

“We hope you come light a candle and say a prayer for her safe return,” said a message on a Facebook page set up to spread the word about Riekhof disappearance. As of this afternoon, it had 5,000 likes.

The Hamilton Southeastern graduate is described as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 140 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a pink tank top and black yoga pants.

Police say Riekhof’s friend, Cody McQueen, called authorities just before 3 a.m. Thursday, saying he was concerned about her safety. He said she appeared agitated when she and left his Geist home.

Riekhof’s SUV has a University of Kansas Jayhawks sticker on the rear window, and a KU license plate frame, police said.

www.indystar.com/article/20130720/NEWS/307200041/Fishers-police-find-car-belonging-Peyton-Riekhof-Geist-Reservoir-body-inside-ID-not-yet-known

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Coroner: Body found in submerged car is missing Morgan Johnson

Jul. 21, 2013

Hendricks County authorities confirmed Saturday the body found in a submerged car is that of a missing Plainfield man.

Hendricks County Coroner Joe Neuman said the remains of Morgan Johnson, 27, were confirmed through dental records provided by Johnson’s mother.

Due to the length of time the body had been in the Plainfield pond, Neuman said, the cause of death likely will never be known.

A further autopsy will be conducted today by examining the other remains in the vehicle, he said.

Johnson was reported missing in May 2011 after not showing up at a grandfather’s funeral in Washington, D.C., that he had planned to attend.

At the time, Johnson’s family felt the Plainfield Police Department did not put full effort into finding Johnson. In July 2011 they filed a civil rights complaint against the Plainfield police alleging racism and mishandling of the missing-person investigation. Police have denied those accusations and maintained they never stopped searching for the missing man.

Plainfield police Lt. Jeff Stephens said Friday that multiple ponds were searched before, and there were aerial searches.

Stephens recently used digital clues left by Johnson’s cellphone to pinpoint the area where he was last known to have been. On Friday, a drone boat with sonar technology searched 13 Plainfield ponds before it detected the Pontiac Grand Am that Johnson last drove. The body was inside.

At the time of Johnson’s disappearance, he was working as a customer service representative at Brightpoint in Plainfield.

www.indystar.com/article/20130720/NEWS/307200032/Coroner-Body-found-submerged-car-missing-Morgan-Johnson?odyssey=obinsite