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Officials at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME announced on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 that divers conducting routine barge inspections near Drydock 3 on the Kittery Foreside area of the shipyard discovered human remains in the waters of the river.

Maine State Police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are investigating, and the remains have been recovered and taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in an attempt to confirm the person's identity and cause of death.

There is speculation the remains may be those of Elizabeth 'Lizzi' Marriott, a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student who was murdered on the evening of 9 October 2012 by Seth Mazzaglia who with his teenage girlfriend Kat McDonough dumped Lizzi's body into the river from Pierce Island on the Portsmouth, NH side of the river.

While Mazzaglia was convicted of first-degree murder of Marriott and is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole, based in-part on testimony from McDonough who received a peal deal from prosecutors to testify against her older boyfriend and was released from prison in 2016, Marriott's remains were never located.

B98.5 Radio News Story: Human Remains Discovered At Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery

Elizabeth Marriott's Charley Project: Elizabeth J. Marriott – The Charley Project

CBS News / 48 Hours coverage of the murder and trial: Dangerous Games: The Death of Lizzi Marriott - CBS News

For background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Horizon_Air_Bombardier_Q400_incident

TLDR: Sky King was heavily into his faith which puts a lot of pressure on men to provide for their families. His specific church believed this and those around him did and this apparent fact has never been deeply explored, especially by the FBI. By not exploring it, we leave many stones unturned and potentially don’t understand the source of his pain, which could hurt other men. 

Most people think they know the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell. I have been following this sad tale ever since it happened, since it is at the intersection of aviation and faith, two topics that I have long been interested in. In case anyone is wondering, my interest preceded the recent Hulu documentary, which I did watch with great interest.

I often find in life, like the late and highly controversial Donald Rumsfeld, that sometimes you have to look at what is not said, what questions are not asked, and consider what you do not know. 

“As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know,” Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, 2002. Now I’m not a fan of Rumsfeld, but he is on to something here. Sometimes there are hidden truths in the unknown. Things that are important to understand, but are missing. The worst offenders are those things we need to know but do not know. 

The story of Beebo goes like this. On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air (Alaska Air owned) employee ground service employee named Richard “Beebo” Russell, stole a Bombardier Q400 commuter turboprop from Sea-Tac Airport. For 75 minutes, he flew around the Seattle area, before intentionally crashing into a remote island. The FBI issued a 567 page report into the matter, which was very serious, because while he was in the air, nobody knew his intentions, beyond what he was verbally saying, which was to not harm anyone. The FBI concluded that there was no single reason for his actions - but bear in mind, this was the 2018 FBI, and it is known that this was an FBI very reluctant to look at certain things, particularly Christianity. 

During the flight, Beebo complained about the hard life of a ramp service worker briefly, had fun at times, but also said he was just a broken guy with a few screws loose. He also reportedly texted his wife that she deserves better.

We know that Beebo had owned a bakery with his wife Hannah Russell before selling it to be closer to Hannah’s family, the Stracener family of Sumner, Washington. We also know that he attended Gateway Chapel in Sumner, Washington, headed by Pastor David Odell, who was asked in the aftermath not to speak about Richard Russell. This is just one of many instances of the Hannah’s family, the Straceners, being secretive. They also declined to participate in the recent Hulu documentary and Hannah herself cut off contact with Beebo’s family, or so it has been reported. The Straceners are very quiet and Hannah has never given a direct interview, which is strange in cases like this.

“David Odell, pastor at Russell’s Auburn church, also declined to discuss Russell, citing the family’s wishes. “In the statement where it says it’s a complete shock, it’s just 100 percent true,” Odell said, as reported in the Seattle Times. 

So everyone thinks that Beebo simply snapped and took a plan for a joyride. However, I propose this theory, based on the evidence:

1. Beebo and Hannah meet at a church function in Oregon when they are both going to school.
2. They get married.
3. They are both heavily involved in evangelical christianity, including CRU, Young Life and later Gateway Church, a small church that bounces around Washington before settling in Sumner, Washington, where Hannah’s family lives. The pastor at the time that Beebo and Hannah are attending is David Odell. 
4. Beebo and Hannah are running a bakery in North Bend, Oregon. Eventually, they sell to be closer to Hannah’s family in Sumner, Washington. Beebo had wanted to move to Alaska, but Hannah was not on board. 
5. Beebo goes from being a respected business owner, to being a low paid ground service agent for Horizon, making literally less than a McDonald’s worker.. As I will lay out as you read on, this created stress for Beebo, because his faith calls him to be a provider. “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever,” 1 Timothy 5:8
6. Hannah’s family and the church and perhaps Hannah herself, pressure Beebo to be more than he is, and this pressure, along with working like an absolute dog at the airport, drive him to end it all. He was a bit of a goofy guy, married to a perfectionist (this was reported in interviews about their bakery in Oregon) and was crushed by the weight of the church’s expectations and perhaps the Stracener family.

 

The family statement after the fact simply reaffirmed their belief in God. There was very little if anything in the way of empathy towards his specific situation. “We are devastated by these events and Jesus is truly the only one holding this family together right now,” a family spokesperson read, before mentioning Jesus again, thanking him for his holy steadfast love. Lots of Jesus; no comment on his specific complaints about low pay or anything else. The Straceners followed up this feeling of keeping the family together under Jesus by cutting off Beebo’s family. 

So why should we care? There are approximately 80 million Christian men in the United States. In my own personal dealings with these men, many are somewhat reserved, and it is clear to me, since some have been my friends, that more lies beneath. As the economy continues to crush men (and women) it will be harder and harder for these men to make the grade called upon by their faith and those around them. Traditional families were often built under economic conditions that were possible in the past, but due to the relentless desire of the 1 percent to extract as much value out of us peons as possible, success is not always possible at the same level as it was for those men’s role models. 

I now need to back up my theory, which to be clear is just that, a theory. Had the FBI done the type of job they would have done if Beebo was Muslim, for example, or even Sheik, we would not be here right now. 

David Odell was, according to the Seattle Times, Beebo’s pastor. So what does David believe? What was he filling Beebo and Hannah’s head with? Fortunately, dear reader, we can get a good sense of this from Calvary Church in The Dalles, Oregon, where he is the head pastor today.

“We believe the Bible is God’s absolute, objective truth for all people for all times. It is without error in concept or detail in the original writings. It is breathed out in its entirety by God, divinely preserved, and, therefore, trustworthy,” reads the church’s website. Message me for links if you like, Reddit does not play nice with links so I don’t include them here. What Odell’s church is saying, is that everything in the Bible should be taken literally. This means when 1st Timorthy told Beebo that he was a worse than a non-believer for not providing enough, that was absolute truth. This might be why Beebo messaged Hannah mid-flight that she “deserved better.”

A sermon of Odell’s church where he is head pastor stated a year ago that men have a “responsibility to lead protect and provide for his wife.” There really is no daylight here in faiths that practice biblical literalness. The man MUST provide and that is a primary way in which he is judged. Beebo likely felt judged and that here was a test, from on high, that he was failing. 

The church where Beebo’s funeral was held in August 2018, also believes in the same things. Lighthouse Christian Center recommends Stu Weber’s book, Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart, which pushes men hard to be “kings” of their own domain, which is their family and home. Loading bags onto planes does not accomplish this. Beebo was working at Horizon primarily for free flights to Alaska, where his family was. It’s not hard to imagine a traditional God fearing family like the Straceners being ashamed of a husband who works alongside the “dregs” of society in their eyes to make a pittance loading baggage. 

What is the point of this? To suggest that Beebo’s story is not just about low pay, but about how faith often fails those who are mentally ill. You can’t pray away depression, at least not in a lasting way. Beebo needed help, and those who were around him, especially on Hannah’s side, may not have been ready to provide. Or I could be totally one hundred percent wrong here. This is also possible. But I doubt I’m not at least somewhat right. There should be a reckoning in the Christian community based on this and other incidents. But that cannot happen if people can’t talk freely, if they can’t question the bible, and if they hide behind a wall of silence, as it appears the Straceners are doing right now. Saying he was just a guy who snapped is likely leaving out the very important nuance of the environment that created his mindset. It deserves exploration. 

Wiki article on incident

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/he-was-a-jokester-who-complained-about-his-job-but-friends-still-baffled-by-richard-russells-airplane-heist/

Church beliefs

On May 17, 2021, 11-year-old Ryan Larsen disappeared from La Vista, Nebraska after leaving school during the school day. Despite extensive searches involving local law enforcement, volunteers, the FBI, K-9 units, dive teams, and years of investigation, Ryan has never been found.

Ryan was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and reportedly had a history of wandering/eloping behavior, which immediately influenced both the search efforts and investigative focus.

Date missing: May 17, 2021

Location: La Vista, Nebraska (Omaha metropolitan area)

Age at disappearance: 11

Current status: Missing – case remains open

#GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

La Vista is a suburban city within the Omaha metropolitan area in eastern Nebraska, located just south of Omaha and adjacent to Papillion. The city is relatively compact and primarily residential, with neighborhoods, apartment complexes, parks, schools, and recreational areas located close together.

Several key locations in Ryan’s case are within a short distance of one another:

• La Vista West Elementary School, where Ryan was last seen leaving school

• Southfield Apartments, the area where Ryan lived and where the last confirmed sightings occurred

• Central Park, one of the earliest major search locations

• Walnut Creek Recreation Area, a larger park and lake area that later became a significant search focus

The proximity of these locations has remained an important aspect of the case, particularly because investigators believe Ryan successfully traveled from the school area back toward home before disappearing.

#THE DAY RYAN DISAPPEARED

Ryan attended La Vista West Elementary School in La Vista, Nebraska.

Around midday on May 17, 2021, Ryan reportedly became upset in class. At approximately noon, he left the school building during the school day. School staff quickly realized he was missing, and authorities were contacted.

Because Ryan was a child with known wandering tendencies, the situation immediately prompted a large response.

Investigators later determined Ryan apparently traveled several blocks from the school and returned toward the Southfield Apartments area where he lived.

Witness information and surveillance evidence reportedly placed Ryan in the apartment complex area later that afternoon. This is generally regarded as the last confirmed sighting of him.

Police later stated they believed Ryan likely made it back toward home.

#THE UMBRELLA DISCOVERY

According to police, Ryan had the umbrella with him when he left school on May 17, 2021.

The umbrella was later found by a resident at the Southfield Apartments complex, the area where Ryan lived and where the last confirmed sightings occurred. Police later confirmed the umbrella contained Ryan’s DNA.

This discovery appeared to strengthen investigators’ belief that Ryan returned to the apartment complex area after leaving school.

However, the umbrella did not lead investigators to Ryan’s location.

Police have publicly stated they believed Ryan may have attempted to return home but may not have been able to enter because he did not have a key.

#TRACKING BRACELET

Ryan had reportedly previously participated in Project Lifesaver, which is not a GPS tracker but a radio-frequency tracking bracelet program used for individuals at risk of wandering/eloping.

According to reporting, Ryan had been enrolled in the program but was no longer wearing the bracelet by February 2021, approximately three months before his disappearance.

KETV reported in May 2021 that Ryan had a Project Lifesaver device “until this past February.”

Later case summaries (including Charley Project) reported that Ryan repeatedly removed/cut off the tracker and eventually stopped wearing it.

Importantly, because Ryan was not wearing the bracelet when he disappeared, it was not available as a search tool during the investigation.

#SEARCH EFFORTS

The search for Ryan expanded rapidly and involved:

• La Vista Police Department
• FBI
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• volunteer search groups
• K-9 teams
• drones
• dive teams
• water search operations

Search efforts focused on multiple areas connected to Ryan’s known movements and habits.

Southfield Apartments Area

Southfield Apartments, where Ryan lived and where the last confirmed sightings occurred, became one of the most significant search locations.

Searches reportedly included:

• apartment grounds
• nearby green spaces
• common areas
• dumpsters and surrounding areas
• nearby neighborhoods and walking routes

The area later gained additional significance after Ryan’s umbrella was recovered there.

School-to-Home Route

Investigators and volunteers also searched the route between La Vista West Elementary School and Southfield Apartments, as reporting indicated Ryan successfully traveled back toward the apartment complex after leaving school.

Search efforts reportedly included:

• residential streets
• sidewalks and walking paths
• drainage areas and culverts
• retention areas
• locations where a child may seek shelter or become hidden from view

Central Park

Central Park became an early focus of search operations.

Searchers examined:

• wooded areas
• trails
• drainage areas
• culverts
• vegetation and potential hiding places

Walnut Creek Recreation Area

Walnut Creek later became a major search focus after authorities stated Ryan had previously visited the area.

Search efforts included:

• dive operations
• shoreline searches
• wooded areas and trails
• K-9 searches
• lowered water levels to aid recovery efforts
• temporary closure of portions of the recreation area

Authorities have not publicly announced evidence connecting Ryan to the area.

Neighborhood Canvassing and Investigation

Investigators also conducted:

• door-to-door canvassing
• witness interviews
• review of surveillance footage
• collection of residential camera footage
• follow-up on tips and reported sightings

Despite the scale of the search effort, Ryan has never been located.

#INVESTIGATION STATUS

Years later, Ryan remains missing.

Publicly, investigators have stated:

• Ryan has never been located

• no remains have been found

• no suspect has been identified

• authorities have not publicly announced evidence confirming foul play

The case remains open.

#LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

Ryan’s disappearance also resulted in legal proceedings involving the school district.

His family filed suit alleging negligence and arguing that there had been previous incidents involving Ryan leaving school supervision and that additional safeguards should have been in place.

The case continued through multiple stages of litigation in the years following the disappearance.

Separately, in 2023, Ryan’s mother petitioned the court to have him legally declared presumed deceased. The petition ultimately did not move forward.

#QUESTIONS THAT STAND OUT

Several aspects of Ryan’s disappearance continue to generate discussion because public reporting has not fully answered them:

1. What exactly happened during the period between Ryan leaving school and the apartment sightings?

Ryan left school around midday and was later reportedly seen near Southfield Apartments, but the publicly available timeline between those points remains limited.

2. How much surveillance footage exists, and what did it show?

Authorities have stated surveillance evidence was reviewed but declined to release footage publicly. Questions remain regarding how much footage existed and whether it documented additional movements.

3. Why are public reports regarding the umbrella timeline inconsistent?

Some reporting indicates the umbrella was found within days of the disappearance, while later summaries describe it being found weeks later near the apartment complex.

4. If Ryan reached Southfield Apartments, where did he go afterward?

The apartment complex area appears to represent both the last confirmed sightings and later physical evidence connected to Ryan.

5. Were additional belongings ever found?

The umbrella was publicly discussed and reportedly confirmed through DNA testing, but no additional belongings publicly connected to Ryan have been identified.

6. What exactly were Ryan’s known routes, preferred locations, or patterns?

Public reporting states Ryan had visited Walnut Creek previously and had a history of wandering, but little detail has been publicly released regarding destinations he commonly sought out.

7. What information remains outside the public record?

Years later, details involving school procedures, supervision, prior elopement incidents, surveillance evidence, and investigative findings remain only partially public.

##WHERE IS RYAN?

Ryan would be approximately 16 years old today.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the La Vista Police Department or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

##SOURCES / FURTHER READING

KETV – “Ryan Larsen has been missing for a week. Here’s a timeline.”

https://www.ketv.com/article/ryan-larsen-has-been-missing-for-a-week-heres-a-timeline/36524181

3 News Now – “Search for missing La Vista boy Ryan Larsen continues one year later”

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/search-for-missing-la-vista-boy-ryan-larsen-continues-one-year-later

3 News Now – “La Vista police continue search for Ryan Larsen as it enters fourth year”

https://www.3newsnow.com/papillion-lavista-ralston-bellevue/it-was-difficult-for-everyone-la-vista-police-continue-search-for-ryan-larsen-as-it-enters-fourth-year

WOWT coverage archive

https://www.wowt.com/news/ryan-larsen/

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1451128/1

FBI Omaha field office release

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/omaha/news/press-releases/fbi-joins-search-for-missing-la-vista-child-ryan-larsen

Nebraska Supreme Court coverage regarding lawsuit developments

https://www.wowt.com/2025/09/05/nebraska-supreme-court-revives-lawsuit-ryan-larsen-disappearance/

KETV – “Several families apply for ‘Project Lifesaver’ after young boy with autism goes missing” https://www.ketv.com/article/several-families-apply-for-project-lifesaver-after-young-boy-with-autism-goes-missing/36549774

Charley Project – Ryan D. Larsen case summary https://charleyproject.org/case/ryan-d-larsen

WOWT – “La Vista Police ask family’s privacy be respected as agencies continue efforts” https://www.wowt.com/2021/05/27/ryan-larsen-search-la-vista-police-ask-familys-privacy-be-respected-as-agencies-continue-efforts/

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A 40 year old cold case in Washington has been solved, as it has been announced the killer of Carol Traicoff has been identified as Henry Leland, through DNA evidence.

In May of 1986, 35 year old Carol Traicoff was found beaten to death behind the Stanley Civic Center in Wenatchee, WA. Her death was classified as "homicidal assault".

Unfortunately, the forensic technology available in the 1980s and 1990s was not able to provide any links to Traicoff's killer.

With the rise of online genealogy, Washington law enforcement was able to search for DNA connections to Traicoff's killer through that. They also shared the evidence with Canadian law enforcement, so a search could be done through Canada's systems, as well.

That DNA evidence and genealogy search eventually led to Henry Leland. Leland spent his final years living on the streets of Kamloops, BC, and he died there in 2007 at the age of 56. Leland's DNA and connection to the case were confirmed after detectives were able to find Leland's sister, and she gave them a comparative DNA sample.

Henry Leland House (a supportive housing building) was opened in Kamloops in 2009, and was named as such to recognize Leland's "kind soul".

However, the process to re-name the building has now begun, as the housing society executive officer has announced he will seek community input regarding a new name.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-henry-leland-washington-cold-case-killing-9.7204746

On May 15th, 1986 at around 6:30 AM in Virginia Beach, Virginia the body of 22 year old Roberta Walls was discovered in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School. Officers during the investigation discovered Walls had been stabbed multiple times and assaulted by an unknown offender. Prior to her death investigators learned she was last seen the previous night hanging out with friends at the library near the field she was found, and was last heard from around midnight after calling a friend. The case was active for over 40 years with investigators in Virginia beach crediting the ID with the evolution of DNA technology over the years.

The case had a break through when investigators in 2017 received the funding to submit DNA from the 1986 crime scene to a lab in North Virginia which specializes in DNA identification. The DNA pulled allowed the lab to make a composite DNA photo profile of what the suspect may have looked like back in 1986 with it being a white man in his 20s with light eyes, freckles and dark hair. The DNA recovered allowed investigators to rule out multiple different suspects in the investigation and eventually a match with the DNA was made. It was announced on May 19th by officers in Virginia that they had arrested 66 year old Charles Randell Barry on May 18, 2026 in Newington, Connecticut in connection with the case. Barry has been charged with murder, and assault and is currently awaiting extradition and would have been in his 20’s at the time of the murder.

Investigators are planning a press conference for Wednesday the 20th and have not disclosed how Barry and Walls are connected to each other.

Sources:

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/arrest-made-in-1986-rape-and-killing-of-roberta-walls-in-virginia-beach/amp/

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/1986-virginia-beach-cold-case-murder-arrest-roberta-walls/291-5f40c4d8-537f-437a-9161-29c114f0747e

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/945hzt/roberta_walls_22yr_unsolved_murder_virginia_beach/

https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/virginia-beach-police-department/case/virginia-beach-police-department-case-1986-065071-roberta-walls/

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/19/arrest-1986-cold-case-virginia-beach/

On July 31st, 2001 in Frankfurt, Germany in the early afternoon the body of an unidentified female Jane Doe was discovered wrapped in a bedspread and weighed down by a parasol stand floating in the River of Main in the Neid part of Frankfurt. The victim was reported to be between the ages of 15-16 years old with the cause of death later determined to be blunt force trauma with signs of mistreatment and torture. It was determined by investigators her time of death was around 3 days before being dumped in the river, having been dumped about 12-14 hours before the discovery.

For nearly 25 years the body was unidentified however investigators with an international police organization launched a campaign called Identify Me which began in 2023 and is a task force meant to help identify, unidentified Jane Doe’s across several countries including Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. In 2024 a black notice alert was issued by Interpol with hope of bringing new life to the case in addition to adding the case to the Identify Me campaign.

The campaign’s worked as an update in this case was announced today that the Jane Doe had been identified as 16 year old Diana S. The announcement also led to confirmation by investigators that her 67 year old father a German National was arrested on May 12th, 2026 by German authorities on suspicion of murder and is on pre trial detention. The identification is the sixth case using the Identify Me campaign which led to a Jane Doe being identified. The campaign is currently looking at over 41 cases of Jane Doe’s across Germany with the hope being that with further campaigning more identifications can be made in the other cases.

Sources:

https://www.interpol.int/en/What-you-can-do/Identify-Me/Countries-in-which-the-bodies-were-found/Women-found-in-Germany/DE08-The-girl-in-the-River-Main

https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/05/18/girl-in-the-river-main-identified-25-years-on-father-arrested/

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2026/Identify-Me-arrest-in-Germany-after-murder-victim-is-identified

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260518-girl-in-the-river-main-identified-25-years-on-father-arrested

https://gulfnews.com/amp/story/world%2Fgirl-in-the-river-main-identified-25-years-on-father-arrested-1.500545150

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1tg3q6k/girl_from_the_main_2001/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/12wf1vu/the_girl_from_the_main_tortured_for_years/

Hello everyone! As always, I'd like to thank you for your comments and votes on my last post about Starla Goings- I hope that she will be found soon.

Today I'd like to cover another disturbing disappearance case.

BACKGROUND

Allen Fischer and his sister, Rachelle Fischer, were respectively 13 and 15 when they went missing from Monteview, Idaho, USA.

The two siblings lived with their mother, Elizabeth Roundy, in Monteview.

The three used to belong to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS). In 2014, Elizabeth was separated from her children as a way to make her "repent" for having a miscarriage. She was only allowed to return to them after five years, and when she wanted to get her children back, Elizabeth has been instantly branded as an apostate- when that happens, the family is to cease any contact with that person. Allegedly, "inappropriate practical jokes" were played on Allen and Rachelle when they were away from Elizabeth. Elizabeth says that her children were "brainwashed" to believe that she is a "bad person".

After moving to Idaho, Elizabeth got into an 18-month long custody battle with the children's father, Nephi Fischer, and gained full custody of Allen, Rachelle, and their older sister Elintra in 2021. Since then, Nephi has allegedly tried to regain custody multiple times.

Elintra Dee Fischer, Allen and Rachelle's older sister, went missing on the 1st of January 2023 at the age of 17. She took "the vehicle" (I'm assuming Elizabeth's car?) and left it along the route with a note to Elizabeth that said that she was leaving to return to FLDS, and that she will pay for the gas she used up to get to where she abandoned the car. After leaving the car, Elintra must've gotten another vehicle or a ride from someone else who took her to her destination.

Elizabeth said that her relationship with her children was "close", especially in recent months- Allen would often sleep on the couch in her room, and Elizabeth often shared her bed with Rachelle, who suffered from frequent nightmres.

DISAPPEARANCE

Allen and Rachelle were last seen at 7 PM on the 22nd of June.

It's believed that the siblings were taken "between 6 PM and 8 PM", when Elizabeth was attending a family Bible class. Before she left, the siblings asked if they could go to "the shop" (I'm not sure what is meant by that exactly) to watch videos online when their mother was gone. When Elizabeth returned home at about 9 PM, Allen and Rachelle were gone. It's theorized that they were taken by Elintra to "fulfill their religious obligations", as they likely believed that it was their salvation and that they will be damned for eternity if they won't.

Elizabeth claims that she saw their estranged family's cars drive by their home and the shop the children went to on the 22nd of June for about a month before her children went missing. She believes that the three of them were being watched, and that the family was waiting for the right moment to take Allen and Rachelle.

It's believed that the siblings went into a gray Honda sedan with Utah plates and were taken to their sister's (most likely Elintra's) house in Mendon, Utah, about 10 miles (16.1 km) outside of Logan.

Allen and Rachelle were reported missing on the 22nd of June at 8:48 PM by Elisabeth.

Elizabeth believes that her children were taken in response to alarming statements made in August of 2022 by Warren Jeffs- a disgraced FLDS leader who is currently serving a life sentence in Texas for child sexual assault (at the time of his arrest, he had 24 underaged "wives") . His recent "revelation" claims that all FLDS children have to die in order to be reborn as "pure beings". Jeffs and other FLDS leaders have told their followers to retrieve their children "by any means necessary" to help the cult prepare for the "end of times"- the children are supposed to be "gathered" to assist in "building Zion", where they will then die and become "pure", "translated" beings. The children will then allegedly resurrect like Jesus Christ did, in two and a half/three days. It's believed that the current leadership of the FLDS church is leading the followers to the similar fates suffered by people who died in Jonestown or Waco.

Allen and Rachelle most likely didn't take off by themselves- the compound is in the middle of the desert with no bus or train access, so they were almost certainly picked up by an FLDS member with a car.

On the 23rd of June, an Amber Alert for the siblings was issued after police found out about Jeffs' 2022 revelation.

The Idaho State Police were unsure if the children have left the immediate area of their home or if they were still close by. They also said that the grey Honda “has not travelled to Idaho during the time that Rachelle and Allen went missing”, but the story about them being taken by an older sibling is still considered true. Elizabeth believes that whoever took her children might've been lying in wait somewhere close by untill the situation died down, and then took them out of state.

CONCLUSION

While the FLDS and LDS (also known as Mormons) share the similar origin and history, the two groups have no formal or official connection.

A tip submitted to The Uvalde Foundation for Kids said that the siblings might be in Fredonia, Arizona, which is just 10 minutes away from Kanab, Utah. In 2024, multiple FLDS children from Utah were relocated to Fredonia- for example, there was a case of three siblings who were missing from Beaver, Utah, who were relocated to Fredonia by their father, a member of FLDS, who was assisted by other members of the church. Ground searches were conducted in reaction to the tip, but Allen and Rachelle haven't been located.

Very recently, on the 1st of May 2026, it's been revealed that Elintra has officially obtained a driver's license in Utah at some point, and in consequence she has been removed from the NCIC's missing person database. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is interested in speaking with Elintra in relation to Allen's and Rachelle's disappearance.

There is a $5000 reward for "information leading to the safe return of Rachelle and Allen".

Allen Larand Fischer was 13 when he went missing and will be 14 near the end of May 2026. He is a white boy, 5’9” (175 cm) and 135 pounds (61 kg). He had longer sandy blonde hair and has blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and black slip-on shoes resembling Crocs.

Rachelle Leray Fischer was 15 when she went missing and will be 16 in June 2026. She is a white girl, 5’5” (165 cm) 135 pounds (61 kg). She has brown hair that she kept in braids and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a green prairie dress.

If you have any info about the siblings' whereabouts, contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 208-745-9210 (option 7). You can also contact the Uvalde Foundation for Kids’ crisis line at 254-499-8027 if you want to remain anonymous (they're the ones offering the reward in this case).

SOURCES:

1. localnews8.com
2. abc4.com
3. gephardtdaily.com
4. the-independent.com
5. ktvz.com
6. kivitv.com
7. people.com
8. abc4.com
9. eastidahonews.com

Allen and Rachelle's websleuths.com thread

In order to verify the veracity of the anonymous comment regarding camp winoka, to the best of my ability anyway, because what do I know.

The comment provides a name, age, and the name of a street. The comment also claims one of the witnesses committed suicide within a time frame. Of course nothing is for sure and it could be an act, but I was able to confirm someone by that name, of that age, lived on that street which lined up with the other location described in the comment. And that person did commit suicide within the timeframe alleged.

About what was allegedly witnessed, I'll just share what stuck out to me personally. The commenter described a chaotic scene, after dark, at camp winoka, involving three women and more than one man. All of whom had arrived in the same van. One of the unknown women sounded like she had been thrown into the back of the van, the sound was so loud. All three of them, especially Suzie and her mother, were small enough for a man of moderate strength to pick up and throw just like that.

And that brings me to a post here on reddit, about an alleged sighting at a gas station that checks enough boxes to make it seem like either the same person wrote both the reddit post and the anonymous comment on the other website, or there's more truth than lie. The gas station involved three women and three women, traveling in a van. The time of night and location also make sense in the larger picture.

I am not a professional.

Link is to thread regarding the winoka lodge. The commenter is anonymous. You'll know it when you see it, if you're not already familiar with it.

http://crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.com/2012/10/possible-break-in-three-missing-women.html?m=0