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Jonathan S. Dorey is between 5 feet 10 and six feet tall, 180 to 200 pounds, with brown hair.  He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a blue-and-white plaid jacket with a hood and dark blue jeans. 



By Reed Williams
Published: March 12, 2010
 
A Virginia Commonwealth University foreign-exchange student was discussing possible travel plans in the days before he disappeared from campus, raising his parents' hopes that he might have left on a trip, a family spokesman said Thursday.

Jonathan S. Dorey, a 22-year-old geography student from a small island in the English Channel, was exchanging e-mails with a friend from back home about possibly traveling together to Florida, according to the spokesman, Bob Beebe.

The e-mails between the two friends ended Feb. 28, two days before Dorey was last seen leaving his VCU dormitory with his mountain bike, Beebe said.

His disappearance launched a massive search effort and prompted creation of a Facebook page, titled "Help find Jonny Dorey," which has more than 16,000 members. Another search is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

Beebe said it is unlike Dorey to be out of contact with his family. Authorities have said repeatedly that they have no evidence of foul play in the case.

In the e-mails, Dorey and his friend from Guernsey, an island about half the size of Washington, D.C., were making loosely organized plans for the friend to fly to the U.S. for a trip, Beebe said. No travel date was set in the e-mails, Beebe said, and the friend never flew to the states.

Beebe declined to further discuss the messages, calling them private.

Beebe said he is a close friend of the family and that Dorey's parents have designated him as their spokesman. Friends of Dorey in Richmond have declined to be interviewed, referring questions to Beebe or VCU officials.

Dorey's parents, Alan and Debbie, have flown to America with their youngest son, Simon, to join the search effort, Beebe said. The family members do not wish to be interviewed.

Beebe implored anyone who has been in touch with Dorey to contact authorities. "If he's gone off on a train to California, or he's gone hitchhiking somewhere . . . somebody would have had a message," Beebe said.

He said he believes that Dorey's parents turned the e-mails over to police in the Richmond area this week. VCU officials declined to confirm the existence of the messages.

"I'm not going to comment on potential evidence," said VCU spokesman Mike Porter. "It's not helpful to the investigation."

He would only say that police have interviewed more people and are tracking more leads.

Richmond Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Christopher Toepp said investigators are seeking to examine any correspondence Dorey might have exchanged.

"At this point, the more information we have, the better," Toepp said. "That would include Facebook profiles, e-mails, bank records, everything we can possibly get."

The last known sighting of Dorey is in a surveillance video that shows him walking his mountain bike away from Gladding Residence Center at 11:19 a.m. on March 2 after he attended a class, VCU police said earlier this week.

They also said Dorey last used his cell phone that same morning. The last purchase Dorey is known to have made was also that morning, at a 7-Eleven. Friends reported him missing March 4.

Neither Dorey nor his mountain bike have been found, Porter said Thursday. Dorey wears glasses and was last seen in a blue and white plaid jacket with a hood and dark blue jeans.

"He's just a really nice guy," Beebe said. "He's got a wonderful family, wonderful support."

Dorey is an exchange student from the University of the West of England. His family lives a five-minute walk from the western coast of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands with a population of about 65,000 people. Friends say Dorey speaks with a British accent.

Dorey's father, Alan, is a horticulturist and is president of the Guernsey Growers Association, Beebe said.

According to Facebook postings, those who would like to join in a search by bicycle Friday should meet at 3 p.m. outside Gladding Residence Center at West Main and South Laurel streets.

Anyone with information on Dorey is asked to call VCU police.


Edit: Add link to article per SuzieQ.  MB  :http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISS12_20100311-222006/329887

Jonathan Dorey's friends reported him missing March 4, 2010, but from what I'm reading here and have bolded, he was last seen March 2, 2010, which is also the day he last used his cell phone and also the day he made a purchase (possibly on dr or cr card?) at Seven-Eleven.  I will fix the subject title as "Last seen 3/02/10".  MuffyBee

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Mar 12, 11:47 AM EST


VCU offers reward for info about missing student
 
 
 
 
 
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Commonwealth University is offering a $5,000 reward as the search continues for a missing exchange student.

The school announced the reward Friday for information leading to the location of Jonathan Dorey.

Dorey was reported missing March 4.

The 22-year-old exchange student from the University of the West of England is 6 feet tall, has brown hair and weighs between 180 and 200. He wears glasses.

The school says Dorey was wearing a blue and white plaid jacket with a hood and dark blue jeans when he was last seen.




 
 

 



 
 

 




 


Edit:  Add date last seen to subject title.  MB

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISS12_20100311-222006/329887


Link to first article, sorry.


Edit:  add date last seen to subject title.  MB

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12133834


RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The rain didn't stop more than a dozen people from trekking through Richmond bike trails Friday in search for a missing VCU exchange student.

The university is now offering a $5,000 reward to help find 22 year old Jonathan Dorey. Dorey was last seen outside Gladding Residence Center March 2.

Stan Mroczkowski no longer wanted to sit at home wondering what happened to Dorey. A young man he'd never met.

"When it happens close it requires a response, especially when the person is a foreigner and his family is so distant that you come out and show some kind of support," said Mroczkowski.

Stan's niece, also a VCU student, fears the worst.

"Now that he hasn't been heard in a long time, I'm worried it was foul play," said Jenna Daly.

The two were among about 14 people who, despite the rain, met up at Gladding Residence Center to map out a plan. The searchers branched out on bike and foot to scout Richmond hiking and biking trails.

Dorey, an exchange student from England, is an avid cyclist. Local photographer Dave Fess caught up with one group near Brown's Island.

"Happened to run into the situation which is a sad situation," said Fess.

Fess says he's familiar with the North Shore Trail which some searchers scoured.

"I rarely see any cyclists over here, but you never know where someone might turn up," said Fess.

A surveillance camera at Gladding captured Dorey leaving with his mountain bike on March 2. Bank records show Dorey's debit card was used to make a purchase at the 7-11 at Harrison and Main just a couple of blocks from the dorm.

Dorey's parents and younger brother are in Richmond, but don't want to be interviewed. VCU officials say police are meeting with them daily.

"I just hope something turns up like you said for the family so they can put the situation to rest and behind them," said Fess.

If you have information about Dorey's whereabouts, call VCU Police at 828-1196.

Thanks Muffy

Richmond is a very pretty city but unlike Charlottville, I have never felt like going there by myself. It has more of a big city feel to it and it probably has the highest crime rate of any city in VA.
I don't feel good about the outcome of this one. No cell phone or debit card activity
since the day he was last seen doesn't sound good.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISS13_20100312-223005/330126/
VCU offers $5,000 reward in case of missing student
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University yesterday offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the location of Jonathan S. Dorey, a foreign-exchange student who has been missing more than a week.

Also yesterday, about a dozen people gathered in the rain about 3 p.m. outside Gladding Residence Center before embarking on a search of Richmond bicycle trails around Belle Isle and elsewhere. Dorey enjoys riding on trails around Belle Isle, and authorities have searched that area at least twice in the past week or so, including with dogs.

Participants in yesterday's search left Gladding and planned to search trails on the north and south sides of the James River, areas that Dorey, an experienced mountain biker, is believed to frequent. Some searched on foot, others by bicycle.

One of the searchers, Ashley Larson, said her group stopped looking at dark. She and another searcher said afterward that as far as they know, none of the searchers found anything useful to the case.

"We didn't know what to expect, but I think a lot of people wanted to do something," Larson said.

Faisal Savaya, an international VCU student from Iraq, set off from Gladding on a mountain bike, planning to search trails on the south side of the James.

"A lot of people, including me, are having a hard time," Savaya, a 21-year-old sophomore, said earlier yesterday. "We're international students, and Jonny's part of our family."

He said he and some of Dorey's other friends met Thursday afternoon with a VCU counselor and a university police sergeant. The sergeant reassured the students that authorities were doing their best to find him, Savaya said.

Savaya said that as far as he knows, Dorey did not tell any of his friends where he was going. Police said early this week that the last sighting of Dorey was on March 2, when surveillance video captured him walking his bike away from Gladding.

"I have a strong feeling that he's over there on the trails," Savaya said.

VCU officials are releasing little information about the focus of their search, but they have said they have no evidence of foul play. A spokesman for Dorey's family said this week that the disappearance is out of character.

Larson, a VCU senior who has met Dorey, said the disappearance has been scary. "I know a lot of people that are really close to him," she said, "and nobody has any idea what happened."

The reward, she said, "makes me think they haven't found a lot of clues."

VCU spokesman Mike Porter said university investigators are working with Richmond police and have been in contact with several other agencies, including the U.S. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the British embassy and authorities in Guernsey, a small island in the English Channel that is Dorey's home.

Porter said "every law-enforcement agency in Virginia" has been provided information on the missing 22-year-old student.

"We want to do anything we can to find him," Porter said, "and if offering the reward makes anyone come forward, then it's worth posting the reward."

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British Exchange Student Goes Missing In US
Friday, march 12, 2010
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A reward has been offered for information leading to the location of a missing British foreign exchange student in America.
Geography student Jonathan Dorey, from Guernsey, was last seen on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Virginia, on March 2.

Mr Dorey, known as Jonny, is a University of the West of England student on an exchange visit.

He disappeared after attending a morning lecture.

His mobile phone was turned off and his bicycle vanished, according to reports.

The university is offering a $5,000 (£3,300) reward for information which helps locate the missing student.

There is also a campaign on networking site Twitter - search @findJonnyDorey - to locate him.

John Bennett, VCU senior vice-president, said: "As we continue the search for Jonathan, our thoughts are with his family and friends."

Police say there is no sign of foul play and his parents have travelled to the US to aid the search.

Mr Dorey is described as around 6ft tall, with brown hair and was last seen wearing a white and blue plaid jacket, navy blue backpack, dark jeans and black trainers.

Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia) 
March 12, 2010 Friday
 
Missing student had travel plans;
E-mails indicate VCU student wrote to friend about going to Florida
 
A Virginia Commonwealth University foreign-exchange student was discussing possible travel plans in the days before he disappeared

Dorey from campus, raising his parents' hopes that he might have left on a trip, a family spokesman said yesterday.

Jonathan S. Dorey, a 22-year-old geography student from a small island in the English Channel, was exchanging e-mails with a friend from back home about possibly traveling together to Florida, according to the spokesman, Bob Beebe.

The e-mails between the two friends ended Feb. 28, two days before Dorey was last seen leaving his VCU dormitory with his mountain bike, Beebe said.

Beebe said it is unlike Dorey to be out of contact with his family. Authorities have said repeatedly that they have no evidence of foul play in the case.

In the e-mails, Dorey and his friend from Guernsey, an island about half the size of Washington, D.C., were making loosely organized plans for the friend to fly to the U.S. for a trip, Beebe said. No travel date was set in the e-mails, Beebe said, and the friend never flew to the States.

Beebe said he is a close friend of the family and that Dorey's parents have designated him as their spokesman. Friends of Dorey in Richmond have declined to be interviewed, referring questions to Beebe or VCU officials.

Dorey's parents, Alan and Debbie, have flown to America with their youngest son, Simon, to join the search effort, Beebe said. The family members do not wish to be interviewed.

Beebe implored anyone who has been in touch with Dorey to contact authorities. "If he's gone off on a train to California, or he's gone hitchhiking somewhere . . . somebody would have had a message," Beebe said.

He said he believes that Dorey's parents turned the e-mails over to police in the Richmond area this week. VCU officials declined to confirm the existence of the messages.

"I'm not going to comment on potential evidence," said VCU spokesman Mike Porter. "It's not helpful to the investigation."

Richmond Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Christopher Toepp said investigators are seeking to examine any correspondence Dorey might have exchanged.

"At this point, the more information we have, the better," Toepp said. "That would include Facebook profiles, e-mails, bank records, everything we can possibly get."

The last known sighting of Dorey is in a surveillance video that shows him walking his mountain bike away from Gladding Residence Center at 11:19 a.m. on March 2 after he attended a class, VCU police said earlier this week.

They also said Dorey last used his cell phone that same morning. The last purchase Dorey is known to have made was also that morning, at a 7-Eleven. Friends reported him missing March 4.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7061486.ece
Manhunt launched for missing British student Jonathan Dorey
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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Jonathan Dorey, 22, a geography student from Guernsey, has been missing in the US for 12 days while on a foreign exchange trip

Hundreds of people were today expected to join a search in Virginia for a British college exchange student who disappeared 12 days ago.

Jonathan Dorey, a 22-year-old geography student from the University of the West of England, was last seen leaving the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) campus in the city of Richmond at around 11 am (1600 GMT) on March 2.

He had his mountain bike, a backpack and his mobile phone with him.

His worried friends have spread the word of his disappearance with a Facebook group which now has nearly 19,000 members.
Bob Beebe, a friend of Mr Dorey’s family who is acting as their spokesman, said that the latest search attempt would focus on a rural area near the VCU campus.

“There’s a very large group of people gathering around the Belle Isle area, which was the last known message link to Jonny’s phone,” he said.

“It’s a beautiful rural setting, very popular with mountain bikers and walkers. He may have gone off on a mountain bike trail, had an accident and injured himself. If he’s lying there we want to find him.”

Police said that there was no evidence of foul play. Detectives have been collecting electronic information in a bid to piece together his last movements.

Mr Beebe said it was hoped that these clues, along with help from people in the local area, would help the search team to retrace Mr Dorey’s steps and follow his planned movements.

“Someone somewhere must have seen Jonny Dorey that Tuesday,” he said.

“All it takes is somebody sending a message from an internet cafe, a phone box (phone booth), Twitter, and that single piece of information will help to complete that very complex jigsaw.”

Mr Dorey’s parents have traveled from their home in Guernsey to the US to aid the search. VCU has offered a $5,000 reward for information which helps to locate the missing student.

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12145117


Associated Press - March 15, 2010 5:15 PM ET

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A weekend search of recreational areas frequented by a missing Virginia Commonwealth University student turned up no clues.

VCU spokesman Mike Porter says a search team with six tracking dogs spent several hours Saturday scouring areas in Richmond where Jonathan Dorey was known to ride his mountain bike, which also is missing. Porter said the searchers found no trace of Dorey or the bike.

The 22-year-old exchange student from the University of the West of England was reported missing March 4. He is 6 feet tall, has brown hair and weighs between 180 and 200. He wears glasses.

The school says Dorey was wearing a blue and white plaid jacket with a hood and dark blue jeans when he was last seen.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISS16_20100315-221403/330613/

 
Family members of missing Virginia Commonwealth University foreign-exchange student Jonathan S. Dorey bought bicycles in Richmond yesterday as they continued their search.

Dorey's parents and younger brother flew to the U.S. more than a week ago from their home in Guernsey, a small island in the English Channel. Dorey, an experienced bicyclist, disappeared outside his VCU residence hall two weeks ago today. He last was seen walking from the dorm with his mountain bike.

Jonathan S. Tunner, a local mountain biker who is assisting the Doreys, said the family is interested in searching the Virginia Capital Trail. The unfinished pedestrian and bicycle trail runs from Richmond through Jamestown to Williamsburg, mostly along state Route 5.

"They're very hopeful about finding Jonny, and they thought, given his affinity for the coast . . . they thought that perhaps he was headed toward the coast," said Tunner, who organized a search of trails on both sides of the James River on Sunday.

Bob Beebe, a close friend of the Dorey family, says they have named him as their spokesman and do not wish to be interviewed.

Beebe, who is in Guernsey, said yesterday that family members drove along part of the Virginia Capital Trail on Sunday and were considering acquiring bicycles to further explore it.

Dorey's parents, brother and two other people stopped for lunch Sunday afternoon at Cul's Courthouse Grille in Charles City County during their drive along Route 5, said Cullen Jenkins, co-owner of the restaurant.

The family said they wanted to follow the Capital Trail and search any camping areas along the way, Jenkins said. They also produced a missing-person flier and asked that it be posted at the restaurant.

Yesterday, the Dorey family bought three mountain bikes at Agee's Bicycles in Carytown, said store manager David Oakley.

"They just said that he was kind of a fan of coastal areas, so they were probably going to head east," Oakley said.

The family's home is a five-minute walk from the western coast of Guernsey. Dorey is an exchange student from the University of the West of England.

VCU officials say they have no evidence of foul play in the case.

The authorities have searched on land, using dog teams, and also by air. They combed the Belle Isle area Saturday for at least the third time but turned up nothing.

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12151496
 
New photos of missing VCU student released


 

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - New details have emerged in the search for a missing VCU exchange student. VCU police released two new photos of Jonathan Dorey from the day he went missing, which was two weeks ago.

The Dorey family spokesman said Tuesday they're just waiting for that break that will lead them to Jonathan and hope the pictures will help bring some answers. Meantime, a Richmond cyclist is planning a new search for Jonathan.

For the first time since Dorey's disappearance, surveillance photos offer a glimpse into the past. The moment Dorey left Gladding Residence Center with his mountain bike on March 2 at 11:19 a.m.

"There's the bike and there's what he was wearing, but still a mystery," said Catherine Leth, a VCU student.

The Dorey family spokesman hopes the images remind people of what Dorey was doing and more importantly what he was wearing.

"Maybe that you saw a kid on a bike with a plaid shirt that day," said VCU student Justin Burr.

A $10,000 reward is now up for grabs -- Dorey's home university in England pitched in half.

"Hopefully someone will come out of the woodwork with some little piece of information at least," said Leth.

In the last two weeks, there's been no trace of Dorey despite numerous searches of Richmond bike trails. Local cyclists aren't giving up.

On Monday, the manager at Agee's Bicycles in Carytown said the Dorey family bought three mountain bikes. They've also been put in touch with local cyclists who've suggested trails for them to search.

"The family believes he may have headed east towards the coast and there's a route that goes along Route 5. It's called the Capital Trail," said Jonathan Tunner.

Tunner reached out to the Dorey's on Facebook.

"I think it's clearly very tough on the family but they seem to be very resilient, and frankly very upbeat, and think they have a good shot at finding Jonny," he said.

Tunner says he's going to reach out to both VCU and Richmond police about his search plans and hopes to have something set in stone by the weekend. Meantime, if you have information about Dorey's whereabouts call VCU police at 828-1196.

The two new pictures.

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http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/03/23/sightings-of-missing-jonny-prove-false/
‘Sightings’ of missing Jonny prove false
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

By Thom Ogier

Jonny DoreyMULTIPLE sightings of missing Guernsey student Jonny Dorey have been reported to American police, but all have proved false.

The 22-year-old former Elizabeth College student (pictured) has been missing for three weeks today, despite the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Marshals joining the search.

He disappeared from Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond campus, where he was studying geography, on Tuesday 2 March and has not been heard from since.

A massive search effort also featuring Richmond and Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross is continuing.

The wide-reaching awareness campaign that was started by friends and family on Facebook has spread through the American media.

Virginia Commonwealth University Police chief officer John Venuti said yesterday there had been numerous reported sightings of the Guernseyman, but none turned out to be credible once investigated.

http://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/03/23/search-goes-on-for-guernsey-student-missing-in-america/
Search goes on for Guernsey student missing in America
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

POLICE in America are still searching for new leads in the hunt for Guernsey student Jonny Dorey, who went missing three weeks ago today.

The 22-year-old has not been seen since he was recorded on CCTV leaving the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday 2 March.

His details have now been circulated to every police force in Virginia. Capt Grant Warren, of the VCU police department, said that although officers were not now searching any particular spots, all the law enforcement agencies were still looking for Jonny.

‘The search spread throughout the state and outside it,’ he said. A VCU spokesman added that the police were combing through information, such as emails, to see if there was anything to give them a new lead.

His family, friends and police have been searching hiking and biking areas he might have visited.

Missing VCU student's parents plead for help
3/24/10
The parents of a British exchange student at Virginia Commonwealth University are asking the public for help in finding their missing son.

Alan and Debbie Dorey pleaded for information about their son, Jonathan, in a videotaped statement released Wednesday by VCU Police.

The couple also asked their son to contact them.

Jonathan Dorey was reported missing March 4. VCU Police say foul play isn't suspected.

The 22-year-old exchange student from the University of the West of England is 6 feet tall, has brown hair and weighs between 180 and 200. He wears glasses.

The schools are offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to Dorey's location.

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/missing-vcu-students-parents-plead-help

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12201229

Posted: Mar 25, 2010 7:36 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 25, 2010 12:18 PM EDT
 

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Rescue crews are on the James River, looking for any sign of missing VCU exchange student Jonathan Dorey.

Those search crews are out for a second day, after some of Dorey's belongings were found near Rockett's Landing at the Intermediate Terminal Wednesday.

At noon today, a Virginia State Police helicopter was going up and down the James nearly nine miles to Osbourne Landing in Henrico County, looking deep down into the murky water for any sign of Dorey.

A cadaver dog leads the way,looking to pick up the scent of a body -- along with several search crews, combing the James river inch by inch for missing Dorey.

On Wednesday, someone near the river spotted a reported bookbag. Investigators later said, what they found was Dorey's belongings.

But on Sunday, William Carney, who walks and fishes often near Rocketts landing, spotted something.

'I walked down to the end of the brick and there was a backpack down there," he said. "But, I never touched it. I just looked at it."

Carney says it turns out, that backpack he saw, is the same one reportedly taken by investigators on Wednesday.  He didn't think anything of the bag, since he spots stuff laying around here often.

"Sometimes you find clothes laying around, shirts and you, I don't do anything with it," he said.

But the finding by investigators is really the first big break in this case. And now Carney is trying to help too.

"Watching the water, and what is floating down the river," Carney said.

Dorey has been missing since March 2. He was seen leaving the Gladding Residence Center with his mountain bike. And about three weeks later, crews think they may be onto something along the James river.

"It's logical if you find evidence in a particular area that you're going to conduct a broader but concentrated search in the area around where you discovered the evidence," said Mike Porter, a VCU spokesman.

Those crews will only go in the water if the cadaver dog spots something. Until then, it's a meticulous search, from land and by air. All this, as a family pleas for the safe return of their missing son.

"Just come home, get in touch with somebody. Okay, I love you," said mother Debbie Dorey.

 

Crews will be back out this morning at Rockett's Landing to continue the search for the missing VCU exchange student.

Police and rescue crews will meet at 8 a.m., get their game plan together and then head back out to Rockett's Landing.

Crews searched the James River for hours yesterday using poles and hooks to find any clues of missing VCU exchange student Jonathan Dorey. That search came after VCU officials say police recovered some of Dorey's belongings yesterday afternoon but wouldn't comment on exactly what was found. Reports indicated Dorey's backpack was found.

A citizen called VCU police to the Rockett's lAnding area. 

Dorey, an exchange student from England, has been missing since march 2nd.

He was last seen leaving Gladding Residence Center with his mountain bike.

Hours before the discovery, Dorey's parents Debbie and Alan made a video plea.

VCU officials say police still do not suspect foul play.

Search crews could possibly get some help from the city, as well as Henrico County in the search for Dorey.

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12205796

Video at site:
 
No new clues on day two of river search for Jonathan Dorey

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The disappearance of a VCU exchange student remains a mystery despite a second day of searching the James River.

22 year old Jonathan Dorey hasn't been seen since March 2. Some of his belongings were found Wednesday near Rocketts Landing, so another search was done. Detectives from VCU and Richmond police as well as Richmond fire and rescue teams spent another six hours at the river Thursday, but no new evidence turned up.

What was a relaxing day for local fisherman, was anything but for search and rescue teams.

"We come out here just about every day after we get off work and do a little bit of fishing when the shad are running. It was very surprising to find out there might be a body floating in this vicinity," said Ralph Norcom.

But no such discovery by Richmond divers after an exhaustive search by boat for any sign of Jonathan Dorey. The current was too strong for diving. At one point, a cadaver dog was brought aboard to sniff for a human scent.

A sight search aboard a Virginia State Police helicopter spanned from Rocketts Landing in Richmond to Osborne Landing in Henrico. Before wrapping up Thursday, divers again combed the north shoreline just below the pier where Dorey's belongings were found the day before. The same items William Carney believes he saw just this past Sunday.

"I came to walk around and then I saw the bag," said Carney.

The significant break came three weeks after Dorey went missing and on the same day Dorey's parents made a plea for his safe return. The exchange student from England was last seen leaving VCU's Gladding Residence Center with his mountain bike.

"Makes you think where the body is at is anybody in the water," said Carney.

Police still do not suspect foul play. The Dorey family spokesman says he has no comment at this time, only to say they're waiting for some positive news.

http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_guernseynews/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=487830
Missing Guernseyman's belongings found
(2 videos at the above link, including one Jonny's parents Alan and Debbie Dorey have recorded.  It's a video statement to help find their son.)

Alice Humphry reports

'Keep safe' were the last words Jonny Dorey's mother spoke to him before he left to study in America.

The Guernsey student has been missing now for more than three weeks. In an emotional video appeal his parents have begged for their son to get in touch. A backpack and some clothing belonging to the 22 year old have been found by a river.

It's now more than three weeks since Jonny went missing in Virginia. He was last seen on 2nd March and was caught on CCTV leaving his halls of residence. Jonny's mother Debbie Dorey said: "Jonny, I'm just sending you a message from my heart because you know the last thing I said to you when you left was to keep safe and we love you so much, everybody's out there looking for you. There's a lot of media interest. We don't want you to be scared because you know you can come home to Guernsey and you can speak to Si and spend all the time you want and just find out what you really want to do in life but just come home and just get in touch with somebody, OK we love you so much Jonny, OK."

Jonny has been studying at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Since the video was recorded by the Doreys, it's believed Jonny's backpack and some other possessions have been found near the James River at a place called Rocketts Landing. Jonny and his bicycle have not been found.

A spokesman for the Dorey family says efforts are continuing to find Jonny and their publicity campaign in the Richmond area is ongoing. Police have been checking the area where Jonny's things were found again and are also searching the river. The Doreys want to thank everyone who's helped to try to find their son.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Rocketts%20Landing%20Richmond%20VA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/British-Student-Jonathan-Dorey-Missing-In-US-Belongings-Found-By-River-James-In-Virginia/Article/201003415582013?lpos=World_News_Right_Promo_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15582013_British_Student_Jonathan_Dorey_Missing_In_US%3A_Belongings_Found_By_River_James_In_Virginia
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Missing Student's Belongings Found By River
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Police searching for a British university exchange student missing in America for over three weeks have discovered some of his personal items near a river.
It comes just hours after Jonathan Dorey's parents released a video statement appealing for their son's safe return.

The 22-year-old, from Guernsey, has not been seen since leaving Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) campus in Richmond city on March 2.

Detectives found Mr Dorey's belongings near a popular fishing spot on the north bank of the James River in Richmond after they were spotted by a passerby.

The items were reportedly in a hollow area under a large concrete pad beside the river near Rocketts Landing east of Shockoe Bottom.

Authorities scoured the river using search-and-rescue boats but said they found nothing in the water.

Police have not identified the items but the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that officers recovered a ruckpack and some clothing.

University police have said previously that Mr Dorey was carrying a navy-blue Eastpak ruckpack when he was last seen.

Surveillance pictures show him leaving his VCU campus residence hall that morning with a backpack and mountain bike.

Earlier, officials from VCU released a video of the student's parents, Alan and Debbie Dorey, who traveled to the US more than two weeks ago to help search for their son.
"We know that he's visited New York, New Orleans and Austin in Texas while he's been here," Alan Dorey said.

"We're desperate for any information on his whereabouts.

"Jonny, if you see this message, please, please send me a text on my mobile," Mr Dorey added.

"Just contact us so that we know you're safe."

Police and fire officials are meeting today to decide how to proceed with the search, said Richmond fire marshal David Creasy.

Mr Dorey has been described as an accomplished mountain biker and his disappearance has prompted numerous searches of bike trails on both sides of the James River.

A Facebook page "Help Find Jonny Dorey" has attracted more than 24,000 members.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/SEAR25GAT_20100325-110201/332872/
UPDATE: Search continues for VCU student
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William Carney points toward the area where he found a backpack that he believes was the one later identified to be that of the missing Virginia Commonwealth University student.
Officials broadened their search along the north bank of the James River for traces of missing Virginia Commonwealth University student Jonathan S. Dorey this morning. Officials with the Richmond and Henrico fire departments, and Richmond and VCU police resumed their search around 8 a.m., said VCU spokesman Michael Porter.

This morning, a State Police helicopter searched an area of the James River between Rocketts Landing and Osborne Landing, Porter said. Two dog teams also searched the shore area around Rocketts Landing, one on a boat that stopped along the river bank.

Officials did not dive in the river because the water currents are too fast, Porter said.

Yesterday a passerby alerted authorities after finding some of Dorey’s belongings under a large concrete pad on the north bank of the James, just south of the Lehigh Cement plant.

Dorey was last seen March 2 leaving his dorm room on his bike.

On the river today, William Carney, 52, showed a photographer the area where he saw a backpack that he believed was the one later identified to be that of Dorey. Carney explained he saw the backpack on Sunday but didn’t notify authorities because it’s not uncommon for people to leave belongings near the river.

http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=12197250

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http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISS25_20100324-223206/332822/
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Water rescue team search the James River for missing Virginia Commonwealth University student Jonathan Dorey near Dock and Pear streets.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=350577843749

Help find Jonny Dorey

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/RBRF27_20100326-222602/333333/
News Near You for March 27
Saturday, March 27, 2010

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Richmond Authorities yesterday conducted another search of the James River but found no further sign of missing Virginia Commonwealth University exchange student Jonathan S. Dorey. Virginia State Police searched a five-mile stretch of the James with boats equipped with sonar. Richmond fire officials assisted. On Wednesday, police found some of Dorey's personal belongings on the north bank of the river near Rocketts Landing. Dorey, 22, disappeared from his VCU dorm on March 2.
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http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=487902
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Candles lit for Jonny
March 28, 2010

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Family, friends and wellwishers last night were urged to light a candle in hope for the safe return of Guernseyman Jonny Dorey.

The plea was made on the Facebook site set up to help find the young Guernseyman, who went missing on March 2nd.

Jonny was last seen when he was caught on cctv leaving his halls of residence in Virginia. Police have been checking the area where Jonny's things were found last week and also searching the river.

Friends lit candles at Vazon last night, as well as around the world, to coincide with Earth hour.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/MISSGAT30_20100330-151802/333938/
More details released on missing student’s bike
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Virginia Commonwealth University officials today released a more-detailed description of a missing student’s mountain bike.

Jonathan S. Dorey, an exchange student from a small island in the English Channel, disappeared one month ago today from his VCU dormitory. Surveillance footage shows him walking away from the dorm with his bicycle.

Last week police discovered Dorey’s backpack and its undisclosed contents on the north bank of the James River near Rocketts Landing in Richmond.

Authorities describe Dorey as an accomplished mountain biker. His bike is said to be black with a black and red seat.
Today, officials said it is a single-speed bicycle with an Azonic Steelhead frame, an SDG Bel-Air seat, Race Face lock-on grips, DMR V8 pedals and Kenda tires.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Dorey’s location.

Anyone with information is asked to call VCU police at (804) 828-1196.

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/03/31/a-month-on-search-for-jonny-continues/
A month on, search for Jonny continues
Wednesday, March 31, 2020

POSTERS asking for information about local student Jonny Dorey, who has been missing for a month in the USA, are to be distributed by Guernsey Post.

The 22-year-old went missing a month ago yesterday from his college campus in the USA. Since then a huge manhunt has been under way for the geography exchange student at Virginia Commonwealth University in state capital Richmond.

A Facebook group set up to help find him has more than 25,000 members.

Some of his belongings, believed to be a backpack and clothing, were found last Wednesday on the north bank of the James River. Since then police and rescue teams have focused their attention on that area.

A Guernsey Post spokesman said it was pleased to support the search. ‘We pride ourselves on our strong sense of community involvement and responsibility and recognise we are in a unique position with a delivery network across the island.

Family spokesman Bob Beebe said it was a difficult time for the family and everyone involved in the search.

‘It is every parent’s worst nightmare and a harrowing time for the family. They are finding it deeply distressing,’ he said.

‘Jonny’s parents want to thank all the friends and the media for their support and for respecting their privacy at this time.’

Mr Beebe said it was too early to speculate when Mr Dorey’s family might return to Guernsey.

‘They are still totally focused on the search,’ he said.

http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_guernseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=488085
Still no sign of Jonny Dorey one month on
Monday, April 5, 2010
One month on after having been reported missing there's still no sign of Guernsey exchange student Jonny Dorey.

The 22 year old, who is studying at Virgina Commonwealth University in America was filmed leaving the campus on his mountain bike on March 2nd but hasn't been seen since.

His parents have posted an appeal on you tube and have travelled to the US to help in the search. A facebook page has also been set up to appeal for information and a there's a $10 thousand reward.

Last week Virgina Police found a number of Jonny's items by the James River.

AUDIO: New Details In Missing Student Case

May Have Been Swimming
By 1140wrva.com
Friday, April 9, 2010
Richmond, VA (1140wrva.com) – Virginia Commonwealth University, and the parents of missing student Jonathan Dorey, have released new information that may shed light on what happened to him:  Both say a witness has come forward and said they saw someone that looked like Dorey swimming in the James River the day he supposedly disappeared.



Some of Dorey's belongings were found near the river at Rockett's Landing near the end of March.  The British national disappeared March 2nd.  The witness came forward after the discovery of the belongings.


Dorey's parents have released a statement thanking people for their support.

http://www.wrva.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=128979&article=6978246

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12285803


Commonwealth University Police released a statement today from the parents of a missing British exchange student in which they thanked supporters in Great Britain and the United States.

Alan and Debbie Dorey issued the statement from their home in Guernsey. The personal belongings of their son, Jonathan Dorey, were found on March 24 near Rocketts Landing in Downtown Richmond.

VCU Police confirm that a witness later came forward and described seeing a man matching Jonathan's description swimming in the river on the afternoon of March 2, the day he disappeared.

VCU Police continue to treat Jonathan Dorey's disappearance as a missing person case.  The investigation is ongoing but there are no new leads. No media interviews by the family or police are planned at this time.

Statement from the Family of Jonny Dorey
Missing VCU Student

Debbie, Alan (parents) and Simon (brother) Dorey returned home to Guernsey, Great Britain on Good Friday April 2nd to be reunited with family and friends after their son Jonny went missing on 2nd March in Richmond, Virginia where he is an exchange student at Virginia Commonwealth University. (VCU)

Jonny was last seen leaving his student Accommodation (Gladding Residence Centre -GRC) on Tuesday 2nd March with his mountain bike. On the 24th March, his rucksack, personal items, outer clothes and shoes were found next to the James River on the outskirts of Richmond.

A witness has since come forward to say that a man fitting Jonny's description was seen swimming in the river on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd March. The VCU police are stating that Jonny is still a missing person and are continuing investigations and river based searches for him and his mountain bike around the James River area.

Debbie, Alan and Simon wish to thank all family and friends both in Guernsey and across the world for the overwhelming support and prayers. They also wish to thank everyone involved in Richmond at VCU, student friends, Staff and especially the VCU Campus Police.

The media have been of great support over the last few weeks and the family ask that they continue to respect their privacy at this unbelievably difficult time.

If he is in that river, he should surface. It may take a while, but it should happen.

I don't think Jonny's bike was ever recovered was it?  Did someone come along and steal it?

Body Found In River Near Hopewell
Police working to identify the remains.

May 4, 2010
HOPEWELL - A body is found floating in the James River late Tuesday evening near Hopewell the Hopewell Marina..

The remains were caught up in a boat slip and were noticed by a passerby at 7:53 p.m.

Police on the scene would not say how badly decomposed the body was, but the remains are being taken to the Richmond medical examiner's office for positive identification. It could take several days before a positive ID is made.

Police say this is a death investigation but are treating it as a homicide until they can prove otherwise.

We have learned that Hopewell investigators are in contact with VCU police. They are looking into the possibility that the body could be missing VCU student Jonny Dorey. Dorey was last seen on the VCU campus March 2. His belongings were found on the banks of the James River near Dock Street weeks later.
http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-body-found-in-hopewell-1005,0,6826197.story

 :2thinky:  I hope we'll have some answers on this soon.  Thank you for bringing the article, Nut.

Thanks Nut. If it is him, at least his parents will have some answers. I don't think there is anything worse than not knowing where a loved one is.

This report says no.... out of UK ... I'll wait for a US news report

Body found in the US is not missing student

Police have confirmed a body found in Virginia in the US is not that of missing Guernsey student Jonny Dorey.
The 22-year-old was last seen on his Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond on 2 March.

Sgt Michael Walls, the officer in charge of the investigation into the discovery of the body, confirmed it was that of a 77-year-old man.

A $10,000 (£6,497) reward has been offered for information about geography exchange student.

Mr Dorey had been studying at the University of the West of England in Bristol before travelling to the US.

The body was discovered in the Hopewell Marina, downstream of a sighting of someone answering Mr Dorey's description swimming in the James River.

Some of the student's clothes and belongings were later found on the banks of the river.

Mr Dorey is also an accomplished mountain biker and was last seen riding a black mountain bike.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/8662980.stm

 ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004223-504083.html

May 5, 2010 1:42 PM
Jonny Dorey Update: Body Found in Va. River Not Missing VCU Student, Say Police

HOPEWELL, Va. (CBS/WTVR) Police say that the body found floating in the James River late Tuesday near the Hopewell Marina is not missing Virginia Commonwealth University exchange student Jonny Dorey.

Sgt. Michael Walls confirmed with CBS affiliate WTVR that the body was, despite initial speculation, that of a 77-year-old man.

UPDATE: Body found in water at Hopewell marina identified


 - Police have identified the body of a man found in the water near the Hopewell City Marina Tuesday night.

The body of Price Grover Barbour, 77, of Colonial Heights has been sent to the medical examiner's office to determine the cause of death.

Authorities received a call shortly before 8 p.m. from a citizen saying a body is in the water at the L dock.

Hopewell Police responded and they called the Chesterfield dive team to pull the man's body from the water.

Any person with information on this or any other crime that has occurred in the City of Hopewell, please contact Hopewell/Prince George Crime Solvers at 541-2202 or the Hopewell Police Department at 541-2222.


http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12427751



 

Body found at Rocketts Landing, but Police don't think it's Jonathan
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/body_found_in_james_river_near_rocketts_landing/347926/

I'll wait for a coroners report... ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12567845

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Corpse discovered floating near Rocketts Landing
Posted: May 30, 2010 1:22 PM PDT Updated: May 30, 2010 2:33 PM PDT

By: Yvette Yeon - bio | email

HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - It all unfolded around 2:00 Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to Rocketts Way near Old Main Street along the river.

When they arrived, they found a body in the marina.

A memorial weekend horror for families out enjoying the James.

"It's a beautiful place here," said visitor Debbie Talley. "People live and work here and that's the last thing you hope to have happen anywhere."

Police say a person walking by spotted the body and immediately called for help.

Criminal investigators and water rescue crews don't believe the body has been there too long.

"Obviously with all the activity with the Memorial Day weekend going on and people being around the boats, no I'm pretty sure the body has not been where its located for long," said Henrico Police Lt. Tom Slayton.

Spectators watched from the waters edge and from up high with binoculars as the body bag made it ashore.

Area residents say this won't keep them from coming back.

"We love living at Rocketts this is truly an isolated event," said resident Autumn Burnette. "It's unfortunate that this is the location this happened, but I think it's very isolated."

Authorities say it's too early to make any calls as to what happened.

Also no word if the body is male or female, or if foul play was involved.

We'll have the very latest on this tonight at 11:00 p.m.

http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-henrico-county-james-river-body-20100530,0,7954111.story


Body Found In The James River
Henrico Police trying to determine who it is.

Jennifer Carr Producer

May 30, 2010
Body Found In The James River
HENRICO - Henrico Police are investigating after a body was discovered floating in the James River Sunday afternoon. Police say they got a call around 2 p.m. for a body floating in the river near Rockett's Landing and Old Main Street. When rescue crews arrived, they discovered the victim was deceased, but had not been in the water for very long. At this point, police are not releasing any details about the age or sex of the victim.

Stay with CBS 6 for updates on this developing story.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/BODYGAT02_20100601-101601/348207/

Man found in James River was Henrico slaying suspect
By Staff Reports
Published: June 1, 2010
Updated: June 1, 2010 10:49 AM
The body of a man found Sunday in the James River near Rocketts Landing has been identified as Hassan Ibrahim Ahmad Al-Sari, who had been wanted by Henrico County police in Saturday's fatal shooting of a Richmond woman.

Al-Sari's body was recovered near the Rocketts Landing marina about 2 p.m.

Henrico police Lt. Eric Owens said the state medical examiner's office has not yet notified investigators of Al-Sari's cause of death. A spokesman at the office couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

Henrico authorities had been seeking Al-Sari, 50, in the slaying of Kate L. Johnson, 40, of the 2200 block of Fourth Avenue in Richmond, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds about 10:45 p.m. Saturday in front of the Clarion Hotel in the 5200 block of Williamsburg Road in eastern Henrico. She later died at VCU Medical Center.

Police have not released a motive for the killing but Johnson's sisters told a Richmond television station that Al-Sari and Johnson were once romantically involved.

FBI assisting in search for missing VCU student Jonny Dorey
By Staff Reports | Times-Dispatch
Published: July 08, 2010

Richmond, Va. -- The FBI is involved in the search for Jonathan S. Dorey, a Virginia Commonwealth University exchange student who disappeared more than four months ago, a VCU spokesman confirmed today.

A search was conducted yesterday and last week of the James River near Rocketts Landing, the same area where authorities discovered some of Dorey's belongings March 24 on the river's north bank, said spokesman Mike Porter.

Porter released the following statement:

"VCU police consulted with the FBI, which provided additional resources to do a more complete search of the river bottom in the same area that was searched in the past. The area was searched last week and again (yesterday). VCU police continue to use all available resources in the hope of providing closure to the Dorey family."

Porter declined to further discuss the searches or the FBI's involvement.

An FBI spokeswoman could not immediately be reached.

Dorey, a 22-year-old exchange student from a small island in the English Channel, was last seen March 2 leaving his VCU dorm with his bicycle. Investigators have said they suspect no foul play.

VCU police have said that a witness reported seeing a man matching Dorey's description swimming in the river on the afternoon that he disappeared.

-- Reed Williams

I have a few recently found bodies in VA, but nothing is matching up and some I have no more info on, other than 'body found'...I'll keep a look out.

Thank you Nut. 

No problem........ I know it is difficult for many to think of those 'missing' as dead, but it is a reality I see every day...unfortunately.

Mother of Jonny Dorey tells why she believes her son took his own life

The family of a Guernsey student who went missing six months ago say they now believe he took his own life.

In an emotional interview with Channel Television, Jonny Dorey's mum says no one knew at the time how unhappy he was, and how much he was struggling with depression.

Jonny was studying in the United States when he went missing. His body has never been found and police are still investigating his disappearance.

Debbie Dorey said: "Jonny was suffering from mental depression, and we think he took his own life. He loved Guernsey that's why it's so hard for us not to have found his body to bring him home. You can't survive without your family and your friends, absolutely not, and I haven't been [that] easy to live with understandably. I think it's out in the open now that we do now know Jonny was suffering from mental depression and we think he took his own life, which, it's even worse than losing a son. You know, you think they're alright. Outwardly he was alright but underneath he had terrible, terrible depression and that's what was such a shock to all his friends really because it was so unexpected. [It's] unbearable for me as a mother. I'm still on a lot of medication just to keep going but I'm a person who keeps busy anyway and I think I've been keeping busy all my life so I haven't stopped this summer. But it's just, you've just got to be occupied really. Occupy your mind and occupy yourself just to keep going."

Debbie Dorey's now urging young people who are also suffering from the illness, to speak out and find help.

She said: "He was out all the time. He wasn't sat looking morose or anything so you just didn't think he was suffering like that. But please talk to your children about their emotions, their feelings because I feel I could have now. [Of] course in hindsight I could have done a lot more but Simon probably looked the same to me as Jonny but he's totally fine. You don't know what's going on in people's heads. Instead of talking to somebody to help him he bottled it all up and that's why I want people in Guernsey to know that if you know if you're worrying about something, especially young men, please talk to someone. Talk to your peers. You don't necessarily about some of the things, it wouldn't be healthy. But talk and please can we have more people in Guernsey that will listen. There's mental illnesses, there's a stigma with it but we need as an island to open up about it. Especially when you see a lovely young man losing his life through mental illness."

If you or anyone you know has been affected by the issues in this story, there is help available:


Guernsey Association for Mental Health (MIND) - (01481) 722959

Guernsey Schizophrenia Fellowship (01481) 723308 Email: gsfmentalhealth@cwgsy.net

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service - Bell House - (01481) 701441

www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone/find_my_local_branch/crown_dependencies/guernsey.aspx

Jersey

www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone/find_my_local_branch/crown_dependencies/jersey.aspx

jerseyfocus.com/

Other support websites

www.depressionalliance.org/
www.depression.com/
http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=490750

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13122466
Missing VCU student's family believes he committed suicide
Posted: Sep 08, 2010 8:44 PM CDT
Updated: Sep 08, 2010 10:00 PM CDT
By Tara Morgan - bio | email

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The mother of missing VCU British exchange student Jonathan Dorey believes her son took his own life. Six months have passed since Dorey went missing.

Some of his belongings were found near the James River, but no sign of his body. Debbie Dorey told me in an email what was also found with her son's belongings.

It was on March 2, surveillance cameras captured Dorey leaving his dorm on his bike. His mother revealed what her son may have been going through in the months leading up to his disappearance.

His disappearance is a mystery and it led to several unsuccessful searches on the James. But in the last six months, Jonny Dorey's mother said she uncovered troubling words left behind by her son in a letter and diary.

In an email, Debbie Dorey opened up about her 22-year-old son. She wrote, "Jonny was terribly unhappy and never satisfied with the choices he'd made, always thinking he could have done better, in his own words he found it hard being human."

Debbie thinks her son suffered from clinical depression.
Jonny's mother believes depression drove her son to drink a bottle of gin and jump into the James River. She said that liquor bottle was recovered along with his clothes and backpack on the dock near Rocketts Landing.

According to Debbie's email: "From internet sites and writings on Facebook found by the FBI on Jonny's computer, pointed to suicide."

"That's obviously something extremely traumatic that will take a long, long time for them to come to terms with," said VCU student Jake Rosenbaum.

The Dorey family is remembering happier times with Jonny. September 4, they celebrated his life near his home on the island of Guernsey in the UK.

"I think it's awesome the family had a celebration to remember Jon and what an amazing person he was," said VCU student Elizabeth Seidel.

"That family's got to keep moving forward and keep living. He wouldn't want them to just curl up and stop living," said Rosenbaum.

VCU police are still investigating Dorey's disappearance, but declined to comment about what his mother revealed. The Doreys will return to Richmond in two weeks to thank police and Jonny's friends and to make sure there's nothing more that can be done to find him

Gosh,how sad.  ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-11193607
Commemoration service held for missing Guernsey student
September 5, 2010

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Jonny Dorey's family held a service to commemorate the student's life


A  ceremony has taken place in honour of a Guernsey man who vanished in the USA while on a student exchange programme.

Jonathan Samuel Dorey, known as Jonny, was last seen on Virginia Commonwealth University campus on 2 March.

His rucksack, personal items and clothing have since been found next to the James River in Richmond.

The FBI, university and local police have all been involved in trying to trace the 22-year-old. The ceremony was held at St Germain on Saturday.

Mr Dorey, a geography exchange student, had been studying at the University of the West of England in Bristol before travelling to the US.

A $10,000 (£6,497) reward has been offered for information about Mr Dorey's whereabouts.

Human remains 5 miles from VCU


Human remains found near Richmond VA hospital
By Staff Reports | Times-Dispatch
Published: September 15, 2010
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/sep/15/bodygat15-ar-506674/

So sad, I hope they recover his body and take him home . . . God bless this family!

Nope....not this time......

ID'd as Cleveland Peoples Jr.  missing in June 2006
http://richmondvapolice.blogspot.com/

Edit: Fix typo.  MB

oops...that shoud say June of 2006.

Fixed it.  MB

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2010/sep/24/parents-fear-vcu-students-body-may-never-be-found-ar-523790/
Parents fear VCU student's body may never be found
By Bill Mckelway
Published: September 24, 2010
The parents of a Virginia Commonwealth University student from Guernsey who has been missing for months planted a 20-foot red maple in memory of their son today and said they fear depression may have led him to take his own life, either intentionally or through a "reckless act."

Alan and Debbie Dorey spoke with reporters at VCU this afternoon and said they wanted to stress the importance of recognizing depression and seeking assistance, and to urge that all parents talk to their children about their feelings and what they may be going through. 

Jonathan S. Dorey, 22, was last seen March 2 leaving his VCU dorm with his bicycle.
Authorities have said they have no evidence of foul play. VCU said earlier that a witness reported seeing a man matching Dorey’s description swimming in the river on the afternoon that he disappeared, and some of the student's belongings were found on the north bank of the river March 24.

His father said this afternoon that "all we can do is surmise" the cause of his son's death, and added he and his wife believe Dorey may have taken his life either intentionally or through a "reckless act" such as attempting to swim after drinking alcohol.

The Doreys said they live with the thought that their son's body may never be recovered. 

They praised the help they have received from VCU and Richmond police, and the FBI, and added they have been updated weekly on the search.

 (This has been a breaking news update. Read more in tomorrow's Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

A reply to the article you just posted. Why didn't this witness call 911? I like to think I would have.


0CLEARPosted by edrebber on Sept. 26, 2010 - 4:18 a.m.
How could this so called witness think dorey was out for a swim when it was freezing cold outside and snowing that day? Why didn't they call 911?

Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia) 
September 25, 2010 Saturday
 
Dorey parents warn of perils of depression;
They don't expect missing VCU exchange student to be found
 
Standing beside a freshly planted red maple at Virginia Commonwealth University honoring their son, the parents of missing VCU exchange student Jonathan S. Dorey yesterday celebrated the 22-year-old as a free spirit who likely perished in the throes of depression.

The combination of a pile of clothes, a half-empty bottle of gin, and a sighting of the young man swimming nearby in the frigid James River "leads us to believe that Jonny died of a suicide or a reckless act as the result of a mental breakdown," Debbie Dorey said.

Their voices steady but anguished, Dorey and her husband, Alan, read from prepared statements about their son's exuberant life. But they pleaded, too, with families everywhere to mind the moods and sometimes impenetrable silences of their children.

"Jonny was an intelligent, moody and complex young man. We love him dearly. We think Jonny was born with a sadness gene," Debbie Dorey said. The family lives in Guernsey, an island in the English Channel.

The couple thanked the hundreds of people - especially VCU police and the FBI - who have searched tirelessly for Dorey's body or supplied bits of evidence about his disappearance and possible whereabouts.

But the truth, they said, is that they do not expect Jonny's remains ever will be found.

A witness saw a man roughly fitting Dorey's description swimming in the James River the afternoon of March 2, the day he disappeared and a day when temperatures hovered in the mid-30s. Dorey's belongings, including a backpack, were located weeks later near Rocketts Landing.

Speaking out for the first time, the couple sought to bring public attention to the plight of families dealing with depression. They also revealed details of Dorey's life, breaking a silence and distance from public attention that they feared might impede the search for their son.

VCU Police Chief John Venuti said the investigation into Dorey's disappearance continues and that he is hopeful more evidence will turn up about what may have happened.

The couple joined with Venuti, school friends of Jonny's, and high-ranking VCU officials, including President Michael Rao and his wife, Monica, to plant the maple just before lunchtime yesterday in the heart of the VCU campus off Main Street.

"It's appropriate because we have family in Canada," said Alan Dorey, 54, a horticulturist who works with an international shipping firm specializing in flowering clematis.

Jonny planned to become a geographer and was known at VCU for long mountain bike rides and his outgoing personality.

He was the solid one, the organizer, the "life and soul of the group," his mother said.

But he also was subject to periods of hardened silence, which friends and family never recognized as possibly fatal.

"So our message is particularly to young men - but to all people: Please talk about your feelings, share things, do not bottle it up. And, if possible, get professional and confidential help," Debbie Dorey said.

Alan Dorey described a son who was complex and guided by his own unconventional path.

"He was either flat-out or flat out," Alan Dorey said. "Flat-out cycling or playing football or lying flat out in front of the TV or PlayStation."

A younger brother, Simon, arranged a memorial service earlier this month in Guernsey overlooking a spot called Richmond Beach. The celebration ended with a song: "Johnny Make Believe" by Golden Earring.

"Farewell, cruel world, all you pretty girls; don't send me flowers, hold me in your dreams."
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http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/10/09/that-ones-for-johnny/
That one’s for Johnny
October 9, 2010

By Matt Lihou

Tom HollingsworthTOM HOLLINGSWORTH dedicated his latest island record swim in the Delhi pool to his former school friend Johnny Dorey.

Hollingsworth (pictured) overcame a slight illness to swim his Medley personal best, a performance that team manager Sara Parfit described as ‘spectacular’.

He placed fifth in heat two of the 200m individual medley, setting a new Island record of 2-05.90 in the process.

He explained his motivation for doing so well, and paid tribute to good friend Jonny Dorey, who went missing in America many months ago.

‘I want to dedicate my record to him because he was one of my closest friends and always an inspiration to me,’ Hollingsworth said.


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