Post by Scumhunter on Apr 12, 2015 23:38:38 GMT -5
(Top: Maleina and Faloma Luhk, original photos credit: findoursaipangirls.wordpress.com Bottom: Maliena and Faloma Luhk, age-progressed photos credit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Maleina and Faleima luhk were last seen at the bus stop near their home in the village of As Tao, Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. territory) on May 25, 2011. The sisters, age 9 and 10 at the time, were waiting for the school bus to arrive and have not been seen since that time. Below is the Charley Project description of the case:
Maleina and her sister, Faloma, were last seen standing at the bus stop in their village of As Sao on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands at 6:10 a.m. on May 25, 2011. They were sitting on a cement slab waiting for the 6:30 but to take them to Kagman Elementary School. They missed the bus, however, and have never been heard from again. When the girls failed to arrive at school, their teachers marked them absent. Their families didn't realize they were missing until 3:30 that afternoon, when they didn't come home as scheduled. Their disappearances were reported to the police at 5:30 p.m.
Faloma and Maleina were both carrying backpacks at the time they vanished. One is described as dark-colored with the owner's name and telephone number written on the straps; the other is a purple Dora the Explorer pack with writing on the shoulder straps. Both backpacks disappeared along with the girls and they haven't been located.
Faloma and Maleina lived with their grandparents at the time of their disappearances; they had since 2007. At the time they went missing, their father was living on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, and their mother lived in Guam. Their mother returned to Saipan after the girls' disappearances to assist in the search. Investigators ruled out the sisters' parents and most of their other relatives as suspects in their cases.
Alan Santos Aguon, a former firefighter, is a person of interest in Meleina and Faloma's cases. He is related to them by marriage, and he refused to take a lie detector test about their disappearances. In 2012, Aguon was arrested for domestic violence in California. He remains in custody.
Authorities believe Faloma and Maleina were abducted by someone outside their family. An extensive search has turned up no sign of them and their cases remain unsolved.
Thoughts? I must admit this was a Geography lesson as I had never even heard of the Mariana Islands, and that they composed U.S. territories before this case. (I knew Guam was a territory and now learned they and the Northern Mariana Islands make up part of the Mariana Islands). Even the creator of the Charley Project admitted she didn't know Saipan was a territory either in a blog about this case.s
As I said before anytime law enforcement has a guy who doesn't want to cooperate, it makes me uncomfortable. Why would Aguon not agree to take one if he had nothing to hide?
According to articles from late last year, the FBI is focused on Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon state. According to the FBI, there is no specific information Maleina and Faloma Luhk may be in those three states, however they have sizable populations originating from the Northern Mariana Islands.
While being abducted isn't a good thing, it is better than the worst case scenario. So hopefully someone recognizes Maleina and Faloma out there somewhere and solves this case.
Admin Note# 1: Based on missingkids.org & fbi.gov websites, our advice for anyone with information on this case would be to call 1-800-THE-LOST your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate
UPDATE: As of January 16th, 2019, anyone with information on this case can also call or text "In Pursuit" on the Investigation Discovery channel at 833-378-7783 and/or submit a tip at the show's website: www.InPursuitTips.com
Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/maleina-luhk/view
www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/luhk_maleina.html
khon2.com/2014/10/07/fbi-asks-publics-help-in-finding-two-sisters-from-mariana-islands/
NCMEC link: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1172939
