Kelsie Schelling Case: Part 2 - Investigation, Hoaxes, and Psychic Insights

The Disappearance and Initial Investigation

• 🤰 Kelsie Schelling, 21 and 8 weeks pregnant, vanished on February 4, 2013, after a doctor's visit and a work shift.
• 🚗 Her car was found 10 days later, with movement inconsistent with her boyfriend Donthe Lucas's story, raising suspicions of foul play.
• 💔 The case went cold after Donthe Lucas lawyered up and stopped cooperating with investigators.

A Hoax and Extortion Attempt

• 📧 A mysterious individual, using the name Jenna Mlan, contacted Kelsie's mother via Facebook, claiming Kelsie was alive and sold into sex slavery.
• 💰 This contact escalated to a man demanding $50,000 to free Kelsie, with a $25,000 upfront payment to be delivered in Vancouver, Washington.
• 📰 Kelsie's family, with the help of a news organization, set up a sting operation at the McDonald's, where a man matching the description was apprehended but seemed clueless about the transaction.
• 📧 Emails related to this extortion attempt were traced to Russia, though it's suspected this was a tactic to obscure the sender's actual location.

Psychic Detective's Involvement

• 🕵️ Psychic detective Troy Griffin became involved, working with Kelsie's mother, Laura, and visiting Pueblo, Colorado.
• 🏞️ Griffin reported visions of Kelsie's remains near a reservoir with white chalky stone and pollen-covered bushes, matching descriptions of areas near the Pueblo Reservoir.
• 💥 He believes Kelsie's death was an act of rage, possibly influenced by Dante's mother, rather than a planned murder or crime of passion.

Suspicions and Law Enforcement Actions

• 🏠 A landlord reported a bloodstain found under the carpet in the bedroom of the house rented by Dante's mother after the family moved out.
• 🚫 Law enforcement allegedly declined to collect this potential evidence when offered by the landlord, who later disposed of it.
• 🚗 Surveillance footage showed Dante returning Kelsie's car to a Walmart, his mother and grandmother picking him up, and an unidentified man moving the car to a hospital parking lot.
• 🚗 A second vehicle, a white car, was observed in the Walmart parking lot, appearing to follow the path of the unidentified man who moved Kelsie's car, suggesting a possible accomplice.

Family's Theory and Ongoing Investigation

• ⚖️ A lawsuit filed by Kelsie's family against Dante's family members outlines their theory of the events, suggesting multiple individuals were involved.
• 📱 Cell phone data indicated Kelsie's and Dante's phones were in close proximity in a remote location, suggesting a possible disposal site.
• 🚩 Flyers for Kelsie's disappearance were repeatedly removed from public areas, with surveillance footage capturing an individual in a jogging outfit taking them down, raising further questions about potential cover-ups.
• 📞 The family urges anyone with information to come forward, emphasizing that the case will be solved and encouraging those involved to turn themselves in.