Crime & Safety

Swainson Update: 'As You Go to Church, Say a Special Prayer for Gabbiee'

The search continues for the missing 15-year-old. Here's what has happened so far.

A message posted from the Help Us Find Gabbiee Facebook page late Saturday night summed up the thoughts of hopeful friends and supporters of the missing 15-year-old, Gabrielle Swainson.

"As you go to church tomorrow will you please say a special prayer for Gabbiee," the message read. "Your prayers and kind words of encouragement means so much. We are trusting that God will bring her home. God Bless you and your family."

As of Sunday morning, it will be nine days since the girl vanished, and 24 hours since the case was upgraded from missing person to suspected foul play. 

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Recap of the search so far: 

Swainson when her mother returned home to find the girl missing. Her cell phone was gone, but her purse and clothes were still there.

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On Aug. 20,By the end of that day, the Twitter hashtags

By Aug. 21 the search groups turned to handing out flyers. At this point, investigators said that there was no evidence to support foul play. 

On Aug. 22,

Hearts stopped on It was later determined not to be Swainson. Marty Martin,

Then on Aug. 24,

On Aug. 25,

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