The remains of missing teenager Naomi Irion were discovered in a remote area of Nevada, 17 days after she was abducted from a Walmart parking lot.
Investigators found the 18-year-old's body at a gravesite in an undisclosed area of Churchill County, the sheriff's office confirmed Wednesday, just hours after her accused kidnapper appeared in court via Zoom.
Officials said they found the body Tuesday night at around 9 pm after receiving a top that led them to the rugged mountains located about 150 miles from where she was abducted in Fernley.
Surveillance footage from the morning of her disappearance, showed Irion sitting in the driver's seat while she waited for a company shuttle to take her to her job at Panasonic.
A man wearing a hoodie - believed to be Driver - was filmed approaching her vehicle after circling the area.
It's unclear if she was in the store at the time he broke into the vehicle or if she was in the car, but footage shows the pair driving off with the suspect in the driver's seat.
The pair then drove out of the lot with the man behind the wheel. Her abandoned car was found on March 15 near a paint manufacturing facility in an industrial park along Interstate 80 less than a mile away from the Walmart store.
Valley said earlier his sister usually catches a bus from the Walmart lot to work at a Reno-area Panasonic facility. He contacted family members and authorities after she failed to arrive at work and didn't return home that weekend.
Irion's family claimed the teen went on a date with an unknown man the day before she vanished and had complained about being sexually harassed at work.
Panasonic knew about the harassment and had handled it 'internally,' according to her brother.
Before authorities announced that her body had been identified, Valley told reporters Wednesday that the family appreciated the support from the community and praised efforts by sheriff's deputies and federal agents to find his sister.
Breaking news: Remains of kidnapped woman Naomi Irion, 18, were found in remote area of Nevada just hours before suspect appeared in court
Naomi Irion, 18, found deceased in Nevada after being kidnapped from Walmart parking lot: police
A reminder that we all need Gods protection. My condolences to the family.
ReplyDeletePraying that God will strengthen and comfort her family.
ReplyDeleteThis is every parent's worst nightmare. My heart goes out to this family.
ReplyDeleteIf he was guilty of murder in 1997 he should have been put to death then - Eccl 8:11; Num 35:16. To the family: I wish you peace and comfort, and speedy justice.
ReplyDeleteVery sad. I've prayed for this family since learning of the abduction and will continue to pray for their comfort and healing. That said, the perpetrator should be executed.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry this had a tragic end.
ReplyDeleteA good rule of thumb is to NEVER go with someone trying to forcibly take you in a car, as you are likely to be killed. Probably better off to just "fight it out" right there, or take off in run in zig zag patterns away as fast as possible, even with a gun on you.
He jumped in her car and she froze. It is on the car park footage. It hasn't been released yet. But has been mentioned by various sources including her family.
DeleteI agree with Tonto. Getting shot to death is better than torture and rape and death.
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