Claim: Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is linked to the disappearance of
Examples: [Collected via e-mail, March 2014]
I heard that Marvin Sapp is currently the primary suspect in the case of the missing doctor, Teleka Patrick of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Origins: The mysterious case of
attempted to check into a Kalamazoo hotel on the night of
The FBI's summary of her disappearance states that:
On that same evening, Thursday, December 5, 2013, at approximately
Dr. Teleka Patrick, alias Teleka Calderon (age 30), is a medical resident at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
As reported in press accounts Dr. Patrick left behind potential clues to her disappearance in some puzzling videos directed to an unknown person, such as the following:
When YouTube videos of Teleka, speaking to an unknown love interest surfaced, the object of her affection remained a mystery.
Police say Teleka told Western Michigan University she wanted to come from California to their medical school in Kalamazoo to be closer to her fiancé, though family and friends have no indications of who that could be.
Patrick also left behind tens of thousands of tweets, most of the latter directed at Marvin Sapp, a renowned gospel music singer who is currently senior pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and who had taken out a protection order against
Detectives quickly found many possibilities. As they back-tracked from the car, they found a twisted trail online — and a seemingly tormented life. There were videos — 20,000 tweets — and questions for two men. Patrick's tweets seem to be directed to one man in particular — gospel singer Marvin Sapp. In a strange twist a personal protection order surfaced from Sapp, saying Teleka joined his church and that he has more than Investigators obtained [a] letter that Sapp's church sent to Patrick, revoking her membership because of "inappropriate emails and pictures" sent to Pastor Sapp. The letter also alleges
"Something caused her to be in distress on that particular night," said [Battle Creek private investigator Jim] Carlin.
According to Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller III, however, "The pastor is nothing more than an innocent victim of an apparent stalking. The sheriff's office has been in contact with him for quite some time, and he has been thoroughly cooperative."
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's detectives have also interviewed
On 6 April 2014, authorities announced that the body of a woman had been discovered in Lake Charles in Indiana. On
Last updated: 9 April 2014
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Catallo, Heather. "Where Is Dr. Teleka Patrick?" WRTV [Indianapolis]. 9 March 2014. LaFlamme, Ann Marie. "Missing in West Michigan: The Search for Dr. Teleka Patrick." WXMI [Grand Rapids]. 24 February 2014. McMaster, Jessica. "Indiana State Police: Body Identified As Teleka Patrick." WXMI [Grand Rapids]. 9 April 2014.
