Fundraising Friday

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone celebrating today has a happy and healthy holiday.

This is the first post of a new installment I am adding to my blog. Each Friday, I will be posting 3-5 missing persons/murder cases that have currently active GoFundMe pages or other online fundraisers. Please consider supporting the families of missing persons by donating and/or sharing these stories! Also feel free to request cases to be added. 

The holidays can be a very tough time for the families of missing persons. Though these families may still gather to celebrate, they are constantly reminded that there is a loved one missing from the celebration--and that loved one's whereabouts are unknown. A special time of year often becomes devastating for these families--especially after years pass without any answers. We can support these families by donating to their causes.

Links to the fundraisers and full case write-ups are provided as well.

Mayushi Bhagat.

24 year-old student at the New York Institute of Technology who has been missing since May 2019. [fundraiser for family search efforts] [full case write up]

Jermain Charlo

23 year-old woman who vanished during the early-morning hours of June 16th, 2018 in Missoula, Missouri. [fundraiser for reward money] [full case write-up]

Chelsea Cobo

22 year-old young mother who vanished in Brooklyn, New York on May 7th, 2016. [fundraiser for investigative fees] [full case write-up]

Najah Ferrell

Young woman who vanished without a trace in Avon, Indiana during March 2019. In April 2019, her severed foot was found in a pond located over 100 miles away. [fundraiser to support her 2 sons] [full case write-up]

Katelin Akens

19 year-old who vanished while visiting family in Northern Virginia. She was due to fly back to Arizona on December 5th, 2015, but she disappeared beforehand. Ex-stepfather is the prime suspect. [fundraiser for investigative fees] [full case write-up]

Stay tuned for the next set of cases with active fundraisers, which will be posted next Friday! Please consider sharing these stories and/or donating. 

The Disappearance of Mayushi Bhagat

Mayushi Bhagat has been missing since May 1st, 2019. 

Prior to her disappearance, the 25-year-old young woman was very close to starting a brand-new chapter in her life. Mayushi grew up in Vadadora, Gujarat, India but moved to the United States in 2016. She lived with her parents in Jersey City, New Jersey while she pursued a master's degree in electrical engineering from the New York Institute of Technology. By the spring of 2019, Mayushi was very close to graduating, and she had already accepted a job in California that she planned to begin once she completed her coursework. 

Mayushi's family members last heard from her on May 1st, 2019. Her father reached out to her via text message, and he got a response stating that she was fine but wanted to be left alone, and that she would return home on May 3rd. Unfortunately, Mayushi never actually returned home and was never seen or heard from again. 

Mayushi is considered missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play has not been ruled out. In fact, Mayushi's family members do not actually believe the texts they received from her phone on May 1st came from Mayushi herself. The texts reportedly contained broken English, which was uncharacteristic of Mayushi's usual texting style - as she was fluent in English. 

There are very few details about the investigation into Mayushi's disappearance. Her case was initially only handled by the Jersey City Police Department; however, the FBI has since joined the investigation. If you have any information that could lead to Mayushi's whereabouts, please contact the Jersey City Police at 201-547-5477 or submit a tip with the FBI. 

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Sources:
American Bazaar Online
Charley Project
FBI
NJ.com