According to reports, the body of a teenage girl who vanished in November after meeting up with an ex was found in a river in her hometown.
On the evening following Thanksgiving, 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey vanished from Schenectady, New York.
A family friend of the teen, Stephanie Kegley, posted an update on the case on Facebook on Wednesday.
“Her body was located today,” Kegley said.
“The family asked me to make the update,” she said. “They need to focus on grieving and holding onto one another.”
In the vicinity of Riverside Park, where Samantha vanished, police discovered a body on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Times Union.
The identity of the person has not been disclosed by the Schenectady Police Department, and on Wednesday, a request for comment was not promptly fulfilled.
Kegley stated that before providing any additional details about the found body, law enforcement is awaiting approval from the medical examiner.
She continued by saying that more details would become available “in the next few days.”
A black and pink puffer jacket similar to the one Humphrey was wearing that day in November was also discovered in the river with blood on the hood.
On the website, Jaclyn wrote that Samantha snuck out of her house on November 25 around 11.30 p.m.
Jaclyn claimed that Samantha’s ex-boyfriend was the last person to see her alive and the last person she called. The teen was going to see him.
Jaclyn claimed in December that Samantha and her ex-boyfriend had a turbulent relationship and fought physically earlier in the day.
Although Samantha’s grandfather John Matarazzo said he supports the police and their efforts, Jaclyn was dissatisfied with the investigation’s progress when she started the GoFundMe.
“She’s not hiding somewhere,” he said.
“If Samantha was alive, she would have at least let us know that she was alive. Because she cared about us.”
