Almost Solved · Missing-person research
Lauren Spierer: timeline, sources and podcasts
For Lauren Spierer, the difference between an observed movement and a reported account matters. Use the Bloomington location and source dates as anchors before adding the details heard in an episode.
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Start your timeline with the sources
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June 3, 2011 · Missing-person record
NCMEC poster 1173375 lists Lauren E Spierer as missing from Bloomington, Indiana, since June 3, 2011. Check NCMEC’s record
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Friday morning · Location reference
The Indiana University branded Find Lauren page places her last-seen location at 11th Street and College Avenue in Bloomington. Check the source
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Identification details
NCMEC describes a white tank top, a white button-down shirt, and full-length black spandex pants. Record the source of these details separately from any surveillance interpretation. Check NCMEC’s record
The Find Lauren page includes a historical family appeal. Reading it today does not make that appeal a new investigative update. Keep the publication date with each source you save.
Questions to follow
- Which parts of the overnight timeline come from surveillance, and which come from a person’s later account?
- When a source gives a time or intersection, does it identify who observed it and when the account was recorded?
Listen, then check the source
The linked episode is independent podcast coverage. Compare its claims with the records above and keep an episode’s publication date separate from the dates of the events it discusses.
Keep the links that answer your questions
In Almost Solved, organize source links and your own notes in a Research File. Open one outside source, check it, and return to the app before starting the next trip. Add a copied or shared link when you need it.
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