Mickey Shunick 22 years old, Lafayette, LA MISSING 5/19/2012(BODY FOUND)

[sassifrass]

http://www.wwltv.com/news/Lafayette-TV-station-reports-Mickey-Shunicks-body-found-165330076.html


Lafayette TV station reports Mickey Shunick's body found

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Updated today at 4:51 PM


LAFAYETTE, La. - TV station KLFY in Lafayette says it has confirmed through multiple sources that the body of Mickey Shunick, who has been missing for months, has been found in Evangeline Parish.

Shunick was last seen leaving a friend's home on her bicycle on May 19.

Brandon Lavergne, 33, was booked on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the case.

 ::snipping2::

 

[sassifrass]

http://www.wwltv.com/news/Lafayette-TV-station-reports-Mickey-Shunicks-body-found-165330076.html


Lafayette TV station reports Mickey Shunick's body found

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Updated today at 4:51 PM


LAFAYETTE, La. - TV station KLFY in Lafayette says it has confirmed through multiple sources that the body of Mickey Shunick, who has been missing for months, has been found in Evangeline Parish.

Shunick was last seen leaving a friend's home on her bicycle on May 19.

Brandon Lavergne, 33, was booked on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the case.

 ::snipping2::

 

There are many stations reporting that the body was found. There is NO confirmation from the FB page that her sister has. It's probably safe to wait and see if they announce it first. You know how some newspapers can be. JMO.

https://www.facebook.com/findmickeynow

[MuffyBee]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120807/NEWS01/120807035/Chief-Craft-We-believe-these-remains-Mickey-Shunick-s-?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp
Chief Craft: "We believe these remains are Mickey Shunick's"
4:57 PM, Aug 7, 2012

Human remains believed to be those of Mickey Shunick were found Tuesday, Lafayette Chief of Police Jim Craft said.

"We believe these remains are Mickey Shunick's, but we are not 100 percent," Craft said.

Craft said officials will have to conduct additional testing before determining with certainty whether the remains are Shunick's.

An exact location was not immediately available.

Margaret Bearb, a volunteer coordinator who is in close contact with the Shunick family, released this statement:

“We appreciate all the efforts of the law enforcement agencies, searchers and volunteers. We know that the media has reported that Mickey Shunick’s body was found in Evangeline Parish. However, as of right now, and until an official press release is made by the proper officials, we cannot report either way that a body was found was that of Mickey. Also, we ask that you please respect the Shunick family by allowing them the privacy they need at this time. It has been, and still is, a long journey in the search to find Mickey, so we truly feel that they deserve some time alone until they are ready to respond to the current rumor.”
 ::snipping2::

[cw618]

Lafayette TV station reports Mickey Shunick's body found

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Updated today at 4:51 PM


LAFAYETTE, La. - TV station KLFY in Lafayette says it has confirmed through multiple sources that the body of Mickey Shunick, who has been missing for months, has been found in Evangeline Parish.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Lafayette-TV-station-reports-Mickey-Shunicks-body-found-165330076.html

Evangeline Parish,is close to church point
http://goo.gl/maps/0esYz

[cw618]

Mickey Shunick's Body Located
video
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 4:15 PM EDT

 ::snipping2::
TV10 has confirmed through multiple law enforcement sources that the body of Mickey Shunick had been found.  We're working to get you the latest information. We have multiple crews on the story.  Join us at 6:00 PM for further updates.
http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?action=post;topic=13144.460;num_replies=463

[yuknomenot]

The important thing is that she has been found, but hopefully it was by detective work and not some sort of plea deal. 

[cw618]

Lafayette police confirm search in Mickey Shunick case

Posted: Aug 7, 2012 4:38 PM by Tonya LaCoste
Updated: Aug 7, 2012 5:56 PM

 ::snipping2::
The Lafayette Police Department is currently conducting a search of property outside of Lafayette Parish in connection with the Mickey Shunick investigation. The location and findings at that site are not being released at this time, according to Lafayette Police Cpl. Paul Mouton. More information will be forthcoming, he said. Law enforcement sources elsewhere tell KATC a body was found in a private cemetery on LA 10 heading toward Oakdale in Evangeline Parish.
 
Sources close to Mickey Shunick's family say they have not been notified by authorities of any new developments in the case today. Rumors are running rampant that Mickey's body has been found in Evangeline Parish. Family says they're also hearing rumors. Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Capt. Shawn Eckhart says a man's body has been found in Evangeline Parish, and he died of natural causes. He said he can't confirm a woman's body, much less Mickey Shunick, has been found
http://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-police-confirm-search-in-mickey-shunick-case/

[cw618]

video
http://www.klfy.com/story/19218560/search-for-shunick-body-in-evangline-parish
i think this is the Cemetery
Pinseclair Cemetery
http://goo.gl/maps/JXLaJ

Driving directions to Pinseclair Cemetery
from Vidrine Ville Platte, LA 70586
to
oakdale rd to oakdale la
http://goo.gl/maps/U6W94

[cw618]

Chief Craft: "We believe these remains are Mickey Shunick's"
4:57 PM, Aug 7, 2012
 ::snipping2::

"We believe these remains are Mickey Shunick's, but we are not 100 percent," Craft said.

Craft said officials will have to conduct additional testing before determining with certainty whether the remains are Shunick's. They were discovered in a rural area of Evangeline Parish, Craft said.
 ::snipping2::
Cpl. Paul Mouton, spokesman for the Lafayette Police Department, said police received information from a credible source Tuesday morning about the possible location of Shunick's body, leading investigators to a small, private cemetery off of La. 10 in rural Evangeline Parish.
 ::snipping2::
Mouton said the remains were buried near the cemetery. Forensic experts from LSU and other law enforcement agencies are on the scene, and Mouton said police hope there can be a definitive identification by Tuesday night.
more
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120807/NEWS01/120807035/Chief-Craft-We-believe-these-remains-Mickey-Shunick-s-?odyssey=mod|mostview





 

[grace-land]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mickey-shunicks-body-believed-found-grave-remote-cemetery/story?id=16953458

Mickey Shunick's Body Believed Found in Remote Wooded Area
Aug. 7, 2012

 ::snipping2::
Mouton said authorities were directed to the body on a tip, but did not specify where the very detailed tip came from.
 
"We received credible information as far as where she could be located, off Route 10 in Evangeline Parish," the corporal said. "It was confirmed there was an area where a body was buried off the roadway and beyond a cemetery."
 
Mouton said police followed a private road past a small cemetery of about 30 headstones and into a wooded area to the spot where the body was buried. The burial site is about 45 miles from where Shunick disappeared.
 
Mouton said the body has been found, but not excavated because the area is being treated as a crime scene.
  ::snipping2::

[klaasend]

Sounds like LE was told where her body was.  I'll wait for confirmation to move the thread. 

RIP Mickey

[texasmom]

Hope this is true, that it's Mickey. 

Not the way we would choose, but at least found and coming home... 

Thoughts and prayers with her family and all who love her.   

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/deuKdsxdLM4?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/deuKdsxdLM4?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;rel=0</a>

[texasmom]

https://www.facebook.com/katctv3

KATC-TV 3: Acadiana's Newschannel
about an hour ago

FROM Jim Hummel: The Coroner van has just left the scene in Evangeline Parish. We will have the very latest tonight at 10pm.

[grace-land]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/mickey-shunick-found_n_1754009.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Mickey Shunick Missing: Body of Louisiana College Student Believed Found
Posted: 08/07/2012 9:24 pm

 ::snipping2::
Mouton said investigators received "credible information" from a source this morning that led them to the site. Forensic experts from LSU are on the scene assisting law enforcement in the recovery of the body.

"They are in the process of carefully digging up the grave and recovering any evidence that might be there," the corporal said.

Mouton would not comment on the condition of the body, but said, "We believe it is a homicide."

[grace-land]

http://www.katc.com/news/update-from-lafayette-police-investigators-await-identity-of-found-body/

Update from Lafayette Police: Investigators Await Identity of Found Body
Posted: Aug 7, 2012 10:52 PM by Release from Lafayette Police Department
Updated: Aug 7, 2012 10:57 PM

 ::snipping2::
At approximately 8:30 pm, the body was removed from the scene by the Lafayette Parish Coroner's Office and transported back to Lafayette Parish. Although investigators strongly believe that the body is that of Mickey Shunick, it may take 3 days for the identification process to be completed. The investigation remains ongoing.

[Northern Rose]

[Northern Rose]

Face expert examining remains believed to be Mickey Shunick .
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:42 AM

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Officials at the Lafayette Parish Coroner's office say the body believed to be Mickey Shunick is in such an advanced stage of decay they had to send it to face identification expert at Louisiana State University.

 ::snipping2::

http://www.wwltv.com/news/Face-expert-examining-remains-found-Tues-night--165432356.html

[Northern Rose]

Lavergne checked out of jail hours before remains found

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120808/NEWS01/120808013/Lavergne-checked-out-jail-hours-before-Shunick-s-remains-found?sf5462244=1

[Northern Rose]

Cheryl Mercedes ‏@CherylMercedes
Detectives found the body they believe is Shunick's along with jewelry and clothing buried five feet in the ground off Hwy 10 near Hwy 13.

https://twitter.com/CherylMercedes

[Northern Rose]

Police confident they've found the body of Mickey Shunick
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 10:30am

 ::snipping2::

Though police won't say who this credible source is, they were lead to a remote stretch along LA 10 in Evangeline parish. Once there, just past a small family cemetery, they made a discovery they believe will bring this case closer to an end.

 ::snipping2::

"Well obviously there's a large area and they took in a lot of material. Not only dirt, but articles along with the body so there's a lot of evidence to be examined," Mouton added, “they're talking about clothing. Possibly some jewelry, Things of that nature."

 ::snipping2::

http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/local-news/police-confident-theyve-found-the-body-of-mickey-shunick