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Ashlyn Sarkies

Is a 16-year-old girl named Ashlyn Sarkies missing from her Louisiana home?

Published Nov. 26, 2004

Claim:

Claim:   A 16-year-old girl named Ashlyn Sarkies is missing from her Louisiana home.


Status:   Not any more.

Example:   [Collected on the Internet, 2004]




Please, help us to find my granddaughter, Ashlyn! She is only 16 years old and has been missing since Monday. It is still early enough to make a difference!!! She is on medication and does not have it with her.



Ashlyn Sarkies

Last seen: November 8, 2004
St. Martinville, LA

IF SEEN, PLEASE DIAL: 911
OR ANY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

PLEASE, SEND THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!!!

Ask them to make copies and post them wherever possible, bring them to local stores, offices, etc.

Please keep us all in your prayers.



Origins:   This e-missive from a grandmother concerned about her missing granddaughter was lacking some basic information (such as the girl's last name), but it did correspond to a genuine missing-child case.

Ashlyn Sarkies, a 16-year-old girl from New Iberia, Louisiana, went missing on 8 November 2004. Ashlyn's grandmother, Patti Gagnard, had custody of her, but earlier in the year Ashlyn was sent to live at the Evangeline Christian Home in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Ashlyn disappeared (and presumably ran away) from that facility around 5:30 P.M on 8 November, evidently by climbing out a window.

Ashlyn was found on Wednesday night, 10 November 2004, and returned to her home.

Last updated:   26 November 2004





  Sources Sources:

    Corbell, Beverly.   "New Iberia Teen Reported Missing."

    The [Lafayette] Advertiser.   11 November 2004.

    The [Lafayette] Advertiser.   "Missing Girl Returns Home."

    13 November 2004.


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