Missing Woman: Laura Vogel--HI--02/21/2010

[Jenn]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/25/crimesider/entry6242713.shtml

February 25, 2010 5:24 PM

Laura Vogel, Missing in Maui: Avid Surfer, Camper, Disappears on Solo Camping Trip

Posted by Carlin DeGuerin Miller

MAUI, Hawaii (CBS) Laura Vogel, an avid surfer and experienced camper, has gone missing in Hawaii.

Vogel was last heard from Sunday night, Feb. 21. She told a friend she planned to camp alone in the Pauwela area of Maui County, but sent a text saying "I'm camped down the way from birthing pools and meeting all the locals."

No one has been able to contact her since.

"Someone knows something," Jessica Vogel, Laura's sister-in-law, told Crimesider. "She was with people that night and the police have not spoken to anyone who claims to have seen her. We need help finding her."

When Laura Vogel, a self employed tutor, failed to show up Monday for a tutoring session her friends got worried and tried to reach her but failed. Her friends reported her missing to the police but were told they would have to wait 24 hours to begin the search.

Jessica Vogel said that Laura's friends, who knew the area where she had been camping, decided to form their own search. They found her van near a homeless encampment with the keys in the ignition and the driver's side door open, but no sign of Laura.

A friend of Laura's, Jennifer Lynn, said that Wednesday afternoon her cell phone records revealed two calls to a number that was not in Laura's phonebook and the voice on the voice mail greeting was a "tough sounding" male unlike any of Laura's friends.

Wednesday evening the fire department found part of her cell phone along the cliffs at the birthing pools.

If you have any information, please call the Maui Police Department at (808) 244-6425 and ask for Detective Callinen or Lt. Jacob Zack, and refer to case number 10-14126.

[Jenn]

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100226/NEWS06/2260348/Foul+play+feared+in+woman+s+disappearance

Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010

Foul play feared in woman's disappearance
Maui camper has been missing since sending text message Sunday

By Curtis Lum  Advertiser Staff Writer

The search for a Maui woman who was reported missing on Sunday will resume today and family members are fearful that foul play may be involved in her disappearance .

Laura Vogel, 43, was last heard from Sunday night when she sent a text message to a friend saying she planned to camp alone in the Pauwela area near Ha'ikū. The message read, "I'm camped down the way from the birthing pools and meeting all the locals."

That was the last time anyone heard from her. Friends became concerned when she failed to show up for a tutoring session at 9 a.m. Monday.

Jessica Vogel said her sister-in-law is very prompt and conscientious, and that missing an appointment is not like her. Within a few hours, several of her friends began to look for her.

The search party found Vogel's van near the Pauwela Lighthouse with the driver's door open and the keys in the vehicle, Jessica Vogel said. The friends filed a police report, but were told that police would not begin looking for Vogel until 24 hours after she was reported missing, she said.

Police and fire crews did launch a search for Laura Vogel Tuesday, but there was no sign of the missing New Mexico native. The search resumed on Wednesday and someone found what is believed to be the back portion of Vogel's cell phone near the campsite of a transient and also near where her van was discovered.

Vogel's friends questioned the man, who said he had not seen the missing woman.

Friends retrieved her cell phone records that showed two calls were made after the text message was sent, Jessica Vogel said. A call was placed to that number and the voice mail message was that of a "tough-sounding" man whose phone number was not in the cell phone contact list.

Based on the text message, Jessica Vogel said someone must have seen Laura the evening she disappeared.

"She said she was meeting all of the locals, so Laura's with people on Sunday night and to my understanding none of those people have been contacted or found," Jessica Vogel said. "People know something. We are certainly as a family suspicious of foul play."

Laura Vogel is 5 feet 8, 140 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on her is asked to call Maui police at 808-244-6245.

[Jenn]

http://www.kitv.com/news/22689411/detail.html

Search For Missing Woman On Maui Suspended
Laura Vogel's Family Says They Continue To Search

POSTED: 6:26 pm HST February 26, 2010 UPDATED: 8:35 pm HST February 26, 2010

HAIKU, HI -- On Friday Maui officials suspended the search for a woman missing on Maui.

Laura Vogel,43, was reported missing Sunday when her vehicle was found abandoned in the area of the Pauwela Lighthouse.

She told friends she was going camping. On Monday, search and rescue crews began their search for Vogel.

Her abandoned vehicle along with keys still in the ignition were recovered in the area.

Vogel's family arrived on Maui Thursday and have been staying at Laura's home on Maui.

The family fears someone may have harmed Vogel.

"I suspect foul play," said Tim Vogel, Laura's brother.

Vogel's family described the missing hiker as adventurous and an avid camper.

Rescue crews recovered Laura's cellphone along with what friend's say is her slipper.

The Maui Police Department obtained the missing woman's cellphone records.

Police are looking to speak to the person who called Vogel the day she disappeared.

As of Friday, Maui police have not determined if foul play was involved.

[Jenn]

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/501097/Police-Halt-Search-for-Missing-Woman.html?nav=13

Police Halt Search for Missing Woman

The Maui News POSTED: March 1, 2010

Police suspended a search of the Pauwela area for a missing 43-year-old woman on Friday, Feb. 26, after tracking dogs turned up no trace of her during a fourth day of searching. Police said there was no indication of anything suspicious in the disappearance of Laura Vogel.

Her van was found near Pauwela lighthouse Monday, Feb. 22, after she had planned to camp Sunday night in an area known as birthing pools near cliffs below the Ha‘ikü Community Center.

But her brother, Tim Vogel, who was among family members arriving on Maui from the Mainland this week, said he is suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his sister’s disappearance.

Laura Vogel is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who has seen Vogel or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to call the police Criminal Investigation Division at 808-244-6425 during regular business hours or 808-244-6400 during non-business hours.

[Jenn]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587753,00.html

Police Suspend Search for Hiker in Hawaii; Family Suspects 'Foul Play'

Tuesday, March 02, 2010 By Joshua Rhett Miller

The search for Laura Vogel, 43, has been suspended, police say, as relatives insist foul play led to the disappearance of the 43-year-old avid camper.

Two digital-age forms of communication are the focus of a police investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a 43-year-old hiker in Hawaii who relatives believe was the victim of foul play.

Maui police say the active search for 43-year-old Laura Vogel has been suspended until new evidence is found, but relatives believe "something went desperately wrong."

Vogel, a freelance tutor and avid camper, was last heard from on Feb. 21 when she sent a text message to a friend indicating she was "meeting all the locals" in an area known as the birthing pools in Haiku, in Maui County.

Vogel’s friends found her van near the Pauwela lighthouse on Feb. 22. Her keys were inside, which was not unusual, but her cell phone and wallet were missing, said Lt. John Jakubczak of the Maui Police Department. A day later, the back portion of a cell phone believed to be Vogel’s was found nearby.

Tracking dogs hunted fruitlessly for four days along the coastline, and no evidence of foul play or signs of an accident were found during searches of areas that covered heavy vegetation and rocky cliffs. Now, Jakubczak said, search efforts will remain suspended until there is new information.

“What we’re saying is, it’s very suspicious,” he said. “But again, we’re not listing it as foul play because there’s no evidence of foul play at this moment.”

Jakubczak said two calls were made from Vogel’s phone on the night she vanished, including one to a number not previously called on that line. And, he said, the man to whom the number was registered had not been using the line for nearly 10 years. He said the unidentified man is a "person of interest" in the case.

"[But] there’s nothing to say that this person was involved in this," Jakubczak told FoxNews.com. "There are other people who we are continuing to look at as people of interest."

The missing woman's brother, Tim Vogel, of Jupiter, Fla., was among relatives who arrived in Maui to assist in search efforts. He told the Maui News that he’s pleased with the steps officials have taken, but Vogel still believes "foul play" led to the disappearance of his sister.

"Something went desperately wrong," he told the newspaper. "This is not a camper who goes off into the woods and is missing. She is more experienced than most backpackers. She doesn’t just go missing. It’s under very suspicious terms, and we’re very concerned."

He said friends began searching for his sister the day after she vanished, when she failed to show up for a tutoring appointment.

“Her friends started calling because Laura always arrives,” he told The Maui News, “and she’s always on time.”

A Facebook page dedicated to locating Vogel had more than 1,800 fans as of Tuesday morning, many of whom praised her passion for all things outdoors and for being an "independent and free" spirit.

"She always had a smile on her face and a crazy scheme to keep us inspired, strong and alive," one message read. "Laura, I will never forget our backpacking and hiking adventures ... or the many other adventures you took us on."

Vogel’s friends continued search efforts on Monday, according to another post, including patrols of "steep areas" by helicopter, rough waters by Jet Ski and cliffs via rappelling.

"Others doggedly continue the arduous foot-searching in incredibl[y] rough terrain," the post read. "No new signs of Laura, but no one is giving up."

Jessica Vogel said her sister-in-law worked for many years as a high school teacher in New Mexico and has a master’s degree in wildlife ecology. Relatives "pretty firmly" believe Vogel did not just disappear, she said.

"We know that she was with people the night she disappeared and we have yet to hear from those people, which is extremely suspicious to us," Jessica Vogel said. "We’ve been searching and searching. If she had a hiking accident, we would’ve found her."

Laura Vogel is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, roughly 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to call the Maui Police Department at (808) 244-6245.

[Deborah]

Maui police: Hiker's disappearance 'suspicious'



Maui police: Hiker's disappearance 'suspicious'

By Sarah Carden, HLN

March 3, 2010 5:10 p.m. EST
 

(CNN) -- The search for a hiker who vanished while camping alone on the cliffs of Maui, Hawaii, has been suspended, but police say their investigation is still going full force.

Laura Vogel, 43, was last heard from on February 21 while hiking by Pauwela Point, in Haiku, Hawaii. That night she sent a text message to a friend, saying she planned to camp out and was "meeting all the locals."

Friends realized Vogel, a tutor, was missing when she didn't show up to work the next morning.

Vogel's van was found abandoned in a grassy area off the main road. The passenger side door was open and her keys were in the ignition. Vogel's wallet and cell phone were not in the car.

The van was parked in a transient camp where a group of homeless people live out of their cars, according to investigators.

Police say they have spoken to everyone living in and around that area and have come up with nothing.

"People saw Laura. People know they saw her that night. Someone knows something and they need to find those people," said Jessica Vogel, the missing woman's sister-in-law. "People know what happened or at least what she was doing that night."

The back of Vogel's cell phone was found near her abandoned vehicle.

Police searched for days through heavy vegetation and steep cliffs and found no evidence of foul play or an accident, said Lt. Jakubczak of the Maui Police Department.

"Right now, it's a suspicious case," Jakubczak said. "By all accounts she is an experienced hiker, a responsible woman. There is a lack of evidence of foul play, but there is also a lack of evidence that she fell. There's nothing to point us in either direction."

Vogel's cell phone could be the key to finding her.

Phone records show the last call made from Vogel's phone was to a number that she had never called before. The number was not saved in her cell phone.

Police traced that number, but it is registered to a man who says he has not used it in 10 years.

Investigators are working with the phone company to determine whether they can trace the call to a person of interest.

[Jenn]

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_14509664?source=most_viewed

Former Mayfield coach goes missing

By Ashley Meeks Sun-News reporter Posted: 03/04/2010 12:00:00 AM MST

LAS CRUCES - A former girls soccer coach at Mayfield High School has gone missing in Hawaii.

Laura Vogel, 43, a New Mexico State University graduate who left Las Cruces a decade ago for Albuquerque and since moved to Maui to tutor, went missing a week and a half ago. Hawaiian police suspended their search Tuesday when the trail went cold.

Her friends and family are working to keep the search effort alive by hiring a private investigator, said Renee Waskiewicz, a friend in Las Cruces.

"She texted a friend and said, 'I'm camping at the birthing pools, on the shore of Maui.' She said, 'I'm meeting all the locals.' That was the last we heard from her," Waskiewicz said.

A weekend adventure like that was common for Vogel, who surfed, hiked, sky-dived and camped regularly, Waskiewicz said, and friends got nervous when Vogel didn't show up to work the next day.

"Her van - the driver's side door was wide open, the keys still in the ignition and the vehicle does start," Waskiewicz said. "She's an experienced outdoorsperson and to us, it looks like foul play."

Vogel's surfboards and laptop computer were still inside the van and police initially suspected Vogel had gotten too close to the cliffs and fallen. But soon after the disappearance, part of Vogel's cell phone was found and police discovered two strange phone calls made from her phone.

"Find Laura Vogel," a Facebook group, grew from 1,800 members Tuesday to about 2,500 by mid-day Wednesday. The family has established an anonymous tip line - (888) 524-0218. And a PayPal account has been set up to take donations online so the family can keep their own search going as long as possible - hopefully, with some help from Las Cruces.

Former colleague Tim Acklin, Mayfield High School athletic trainer, said he was shocked and saddened Wednesday to hear about Vogel's disappearance.

"She had a good rapport with the students," Acklin said. "The kids liked her and they got along real well."

"She was a big part of the community," Waskiewicz said. "There's so many young soccer girls out there that remember her, lots of students that remember her."

"Right now, it's a suspicious case," Lt. John Jakubczak of the Maui Police Department told CNN this week. "By all accounts she is an experienced hiker, a responsible woman. There is a lack of evidence of foul play, but there is also a lack of evidence that she fell. There's nothing to point us in either direction."

A message left with Jakubczak on Wednesday was not immediately returned.

[Jenn]

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/vigil-held-for-missing-woman-from-abq

Vigil held for missing woman from ABQ

Updated: Thursday, 04 Mar 2010, 11:41 PM MST Reporter: Alex Tomlin
   
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Family and friends held a vigil Thursday night for an Albuquerque woman who vanished almost two weeks ago.

Laura Vogel, 43, loves the outdoors. The teacher recently moved to Hawaii, and was exploring what the islands had to offer.

However, a quick camping trip turned into a long, agonizing wait for her friends and family after she went missing.

“You know where she is Lord and we trust that you will keep her safe," said a friend during the vigil.

Family and friends cried and told stories about Vogel while trying to keep her in everyone's thoughts.

“Laura was so driven at finding her next adventure," her sister Susan Vogel said. “She was probably in the best shape of her life. She's an experienced hiker and experienced backpacker just very physically fit.”

Vogel went surfing the morning of Feb. 21, then hiking that afternoon and decided to camp in Maui for the evening.

The area is a well known homeless hangout.

“Her last text message is that she was hanging out by the birthing pools down in Pauwela and that she was hanging out with the locals," her sister said.

Laura missed an appointment the next morning which worried her friends. They went to the camp and found her van.

“It was not running the key was in the ignition and the doors were unlocked," Vogel said.

Laura's cell phone and wallet were missing.

“The back cover of her cell phone was found down on the beach down on beach broken, obviously broken apart," Vogel said.

Laura's family has been traveling back and forth to Maui to search for the Eldorado grad.

Her sister returned Thursday morning.

She told friends who gathered at the nighttime vigil that she felt her sister's spirit on the island.

“I just sat there and thought wow this ocean embodies Laura. She was so full of life and so full of energy, and still is,” she said.
Laura's family says they are still holding out hope, and know someone saw something.

Some of the family members plan on staying in Maui until she's found.

Susan Vogel said police in Hawaii are interviewing people of interest but have not named a suspect.

[LoriDavis]

http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/529245.html

Probe ongoing in case of missing woman, 43
POSTED: March 5, 2010

WAILUKU - Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of a 43-year-old woman whose van was found Feb. 22 near the Pauwela lighthouse.

While an official search for Laura Vogel was suspended last week, friends and family members have continued to search for her. On Wednesday night, a candlelight vigil for her was held near Pauwela lighthouse.

Another candlelight vigil was planned Thursday night in Rio Rancho, N.M., where Vogel had taught high school science.

Vogel, who had moved to Maui from New Mexico about six months ago, is a freelance tutor who had planned to camp alone in the remote area the night of Feb. 21. After she didn't show up for a tutoring session the next morning, friends found her van and called police to report her missing.

On Thursday, police Lt. John Jakubczak of the Criminal Investigation Division said detectives were continuing to investigate by recontacting people who were camped in the area where Vogel reportedly was camping. Police also were making additional checks of a cellular telephone that received calls from Vogel's cell phone the night of Feb. 21.

Vogel is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who has seen Vogel or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to call the police Criminal Investigation Division at 888-244-6425 during regular business hours or 888-244-6400 during nonbusiness hours.

[Jenn]

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/501144/Ha-ik--363--woman-still-missing.html?nav=17

Ha‘ikū woman still missing

POSTED: March 11, 2010

The Maui News - Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of a 43-year-old woman whose van was found Feb. 22 near the Pauwela lighthouse near Ha‘ikū. While an official search for Laura Vogel was suspended last week, friends and family members have continued to search for her.

On Wednesday, March 3, a candlelight vigil for her was held near Pauwela lighthouse. Another candlelight vigil was held the following night in Rio Rancho, N.M., where Vogel had taught high school science. Vogel, who had moved to Maui from New Mexico about six months ago, is a freelance tutor who had planned to camp alone in the remote area the night of Feb. 21. After she didn’t show up for a tutoring session the next morning, friends found her van and called police to report her missing.

Last week, Maui Police Department (MPD) Lt. John Jakubczak of the Criminal Investigation Division said detectives were continuing to investigate by contacting people who were camped in the area where Vogel reportedly was camping. Police also were making additional checks of a cellular telephone that received calls from Vogel’s cell phone the night of Feb. 21. Vogel is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who has seen Vogel or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to call the MPD Criminal Investigation Division at 808-244-6425 during regular business hours or 808-244-6400 during non-business hours.

[Kelly]

Project Jason Profile:

Name: Laura Vogel

Date of Birth: 12/18/1966
Date Missing: 02/21/2010
Age at time of disappearance: 43
City Missing From: Haiku
State Missing From: HI
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 140 lbs
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Tan

Clothing: Dusky blue tee shirt and dark grey sweatpants

Circumstances of Disappearance: Laura Vogel has been missing since Sunday, February 21, 2010 from the Pauwela Lighthouse area of Maui's North Shore. Laura was last known to be camping for the night in the area. A science teacher with a master's degree in wildlife biology, Laura is an experienced backcountry backpacker and an avid surfer in excellent health and physical condition. Laura's love of nature and passion for life have inspired many who have known her throughout her life.


Laura's last communication was a text message Sunday evening indicating that she was "camped down the way from birthing pools and meeting all the locals." She did not return texts after that time. Her friend texted back immediately but did not get a response, which was unusual for Laura. Laura's van was found on Monday near a homeless camp by friends who went looking for her when she did not show up for a tutoring job. The driver's side door was unlocked, the key was in the ignition, but Laura was nowhere to be found. The investigation into Laura's disappearance is ongoing.

Investigative Agency: Maui Criminal Investigations Division
Agency Phone: (808) 244-6400
Investigative Case #: 10-14126

Print a poster: http://www.projectjason.org/aan/AAN_LauraVogel.pdf

[Kelly]

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/laura-vogels-family-keeping-search-alive-missing-camper/story?id=10085052


Family Keeping Search Alive for Missing Camper Laura Vogel
Divers Plan to Search Waters off Lighthouse Near Where her Van was Found

By EAMON McNIFF
March 12, 2010

A group of volunteer divers on the Hawaiian island of Maui are planning to search today for hiker Laura Vogel, who has been missing for nearly three weeks after telling friends she was going to camp out near a picturesque spot on the islands' north shore.

By all accounts Vogel was an experienced outdoor enthusiast. She was last heard from Feb. 21, while exploring the Maui coast near the Pauwela Lighthouse and what are called the birthing pools. Vogel sent a text message that night to a friend that read "I'm camped down the way from birthing pools and meeting all the locals."

According to Police they are still investigating, but have reportedly suspended actively searching for Vogel until more leads turn up.

"We know that Laura was with people the night she disappeared and we have yet to talk to those people. Biggest thing is to get information about her disappearance, we know people know what happened or at least who she was with and what she was doing," her sister-in–law Jessica Vogel said in an interview with ABC News.

Vogel had been in Maui for six months, working as a tutor and enjoying the outdoors, she told friends. Prior to moving to Hawaii she was a science teacher in her home state of New Mexico.

She "went out to Hawaii to spend time out there, she just loved it out there," Jessica said.

With a master's degree in wildlife biology, Vogel was known as an avid and experienced hiker and camper.

"She was just this very fun, loving person. She was a nature lover and all about good things," Jessica said.

The area where she disappeared from is a place she had visited many times before, but friends believe she had never camped overnight there.

According to investigators, near the area where Vogel had parked her car was a transient camp leading those searching for her to wonder if people in the camp were the "locals" she was referring to.

"The big problem here, this place is a spectacular, picturesque place during the day," Jessica said about the birthing pools location. "But apparently it turns into a not good place at night," she said.

The location Vogel went missing has her family fearing for the worse.

"We're very certain it was foul play. The fact alone she disappeared and her van was found in a dangerous place at night," Jessica said.

According to Jessica, after Vogel's last text, her friend, who has not been identified, replied but never heard back from Vogel.

Laura had a tutoring job the next day and when she didn't show up, it immediately set off alarms for those who knew her.

"She is super responsible, she didn't show up at 9 a.m. for a tutoring job and right away people started panicking because she is that reliable," Jessica said.

According to Jessica and the Maui police, her friends went looking for her that next morning and found her van near the birthing pool and camp. The passenger door was open, the keys in the ignition, but her phone and wallet were missing.

Police say the fire department found the back of a cell phone, suspected to be Vogel's, on the ground near the transient camp, yet nobody came forward claiming to have seen her. Police have ruled it a "suspicious" case.

A check of Vogel's cell phone records show later the night after her last text, two phone calls were made to a number not in her contacts list.

However according to police the person the number was traced back to, claimed to no longer use that number.

"Supposedly the phone was a prepaid cell phone and the person who purchased the phone initially claimed to not have it, police believe someone else now has that phone [number] now," Jessica said.

Vogel has been missing for three weeks now, and although the Maui police are involved and helping the family, they have suspended much of their search until more leads develop.

"For the most part, the family is out there searching. We have nine divers lined up just waiting for the seas to mellow out enough to go looking, and we're trying to cover ground not yet searched," Jessica Vogel said.

"The police are still investigating, if they find something that leads them to do more searching they will but at this point it is family and friends on ground," she said.

Jessica said her husband has been taking shifts with Laura's other siblings traveling to the island to head up the search teams.

"They haven't stopped for weeks," Jessica said.

According to Jessica, right now Laura's friends and family desperately hope someone will come forward with information.

"It's a small, tight-knit community on Maui and the information is there," she said.

Jessica just hopes whoever does know something will bring it to them before it is too late.

"The family just wants to get information on Laura that night, whoever was with her. We've put together a reward of $10,000 through fundraising and there is absolutely reward money for any information leading police to Laura," she said.

For more information on the case, or how to support the effort visit their Website.

People can also contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 808-242-6966, or the Private Tip Line at 888-524-0218.

[Jenn]

NamUs Profile for Laura: https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/5315

[Kelly]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20000547-504083.html

March 16, 2010 2:27 PM

Laura Vogel Missing: Cops Call Off Search While Family Fears "Foul Play"

Posted by Carlin DeGuerin Miller

MAUI, Hawaii (CBS) Laura Vogel, 43, has been missing for over three weeks after going on a solo camping trip in Maui, and her family is beginning to suspect foul play.

PICTURES: Laura Vogel, Missing in Hawaii

Friends reported Laura, a self-employed tutor, missing on Feb. 22 after she didn't show up for a tutoring session and they failed to reach her. Vogel told a friend she planned to camp alone Feb. 21 and sent a text message to a friend that night saying "I'm camped down the way from birthing pools and meeting all the locals."

That was the last anyone heard from her.

A review of Laura's phone records show two calls, made after her last text message, to a number not in her phone book, and the voice on the voicemail did not sound like any of her friends, according to Jennifer Lynn, a close friend of Laura.

Jessica Vogel, Laura Vogel's sister-in-law, told Crimesider on Tuesday that police have located and questioned the registered owner of that number but would not say if they were able to connect him to Laura's disappearance.

Jessica Vogel said that friends and family continue to search the Pauwela Lighthouse area, outside of Maui, every day and that divers searched the ocean near the area Saturday.

Maui police called off the search recently with one officer, according to Fox News, saying, "What we're saying is, it's very suspicious, but, again, we're not listing it as foul play because there's no evidence of foul play at this moment." The family is in contact with independent search organizations and enlisting their help in the search effort, according to Jessica Vogel.

Laura's van was found, Feb. 22, abandoned near a homeless encampment with the keys inside and the driver's side door open.

Laura is approximately 5'8" and 140 lbs. with blond hair and blue eyes. The family is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to Laura.

If you have any information, please call the Maui Police Department at (808) 244-6400 and refer to case number 10-14126.