Navy veteran Margaret Hanley was final seen inside her dwelling in Jacksonville, Florida on Feb. 9.
She has not been seen or heard from since.
Her household, together with native police, are attempting desperately to seek out the 72-year-old mom however have gotten few solutions since her disappearance nearly 10 days in the past.
Looking for Hanley has brought on nice emotional misery to her household, in response to considered one of her sons, Jomo Thompson.
“My brother and sister, they’re distraught,” Thompson advised First Coast News. “They’re not consuming or sleeping very nicely. We simply need to get our mother dwelling.”
Concern grew for the household once they tried calling Hanley and couldn’t attain her. She apparently left together with her car someday round Feb. 9.
Thompson sprang into motion, submitting a lacking individuals report with native police. He additionally checked his mom’s checking account and was alarmed at what he discovered. Hanley had been sending giant funds to an unknown supply, which Thompson mentioned was “uncommon and regarding.”
Attainable Rip-off Being Investigated
Was the Navy veteran a sufferer of a rip-off?
“She’s a really pleasant and sensible particular person,” mentioned Thompson. “I simply do not understand how somebody might’ve taken benefit of an individual like that.”
Hanley owns a 2001 silver Toyota RAV4 and primarily based on cellular phone exercise, the automotive traveled by the northern Florida cities of Gainesville and Starke. Hanley’s household drove to Starke and shared a photograph of their mom with gasoline station attendants. In current days, her cellular phone has pinged in Hinesville, Georgia. Her debit card was additionally used at gasoline stations in Georgia on Feb. 12.
However Thompson mentioned his mom isn’t identified for driving a lot in any respect, particularly out of state. She additionally suffers from short-term reminiscence loss, in response to Thompson.
“Should you ask her what she had for lunch immediately, she won’t do not forget that however in case you ask her, ‘Hey, the place you have been 10 years in the past?’ and he or she would say, ‘I used to be stationed right here, I used to be stationed there.’”
Florida has a Silver Alert to assist discover lacking seniors, particularly these affected by cognitive impairments equivalent to Alzheimer’s illness. Nonetheless, the alert wouldn’t assist if Hanley traveled exterior the state.
Regardless of restricted sources from legislation enforcement, Thompson and his siblings will proceed to search for solutions of their mom’s disappearance. Thompson has even reached out to a non-public investigator.
“I’ve been misplaced for phrases and don’t know what the following steps are,” Thompson mentioned. “I’ve even reached out and employed a non-public investigator. I figured the extra folks trying and chasing down leads, the higher.”
Mates, Previous Shipmates Attempt to Assist
Mates are additionally serving to with the search, posting data, like Hanley’s lacking individuals poster, on Fb. Anita Ramirez, who mentioned she served with Hanley within the Navy, feels anxious about her good friend’s whereabouts.
“I had the consideration of being stationed with this nice woman at Naval Hospital Guam,” Ramirez mentioned on Fb. “She is a proud veteran, a robust chief, and a girl of integrity.”
Religion Neighborhood Church of Orange Park, additionally posted on Fb, “Our pricey good friend, Margaret Hanley, a proud veteran and cherished prolonged member of our church household, has been reported lacking. Margaret is understood for his or her kindness, religion, and unwavering service to each our nation and our group.”
Within the meantime, Thompson mentioned he’ll proceed to trace down leads and provide them to police. Anybody with data ought to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace.
