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Post by Piper Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:59 pm

Police Seek Florence, KY Girl Missing For Days
Teen Last Seen Near 15th, Scott Streets

POSTED: 4:53 pm EDT October 1, 2010
UPDATED: 5:24 pm EDT October 1, 2010

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COVINGTON, Ky. -- Police have issued an alert Friday for a teen missing from Covington for more than a week.

Investigators said 17-year-old Paige Johnson was last seen in the area of Scott and 15th streets and reported missing Sept. 23.

The Florence girl was described as 5 feet 1 inch tall and about 110 pounds.

The teen was last seen wearing a multicolored jacket and jeans.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call police at 859-292-2222 or the Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678

http://www.wlwt.com/news/25244262/detail.html
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Post by Piper Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:02 pm

Covington Police Looking for Missing Teen

Last Update: 5:12 pm Oct 1, 2010


Covington police are looking for help finding a local teenager who they are classifying as a critical missing person. 17-year-old Paige Johnson of Florence was last seen September 23rd when a friend dropped her off at 15th Street and Scott Street in Covington. Her friends and family have not heard anything from her since that day. Covington Police Captain Teal Nally says it's very unusual for Paige to be gone this long without having contact with anyone.

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Covington-Police-Looking-for-Missing-Teen/V_ibW9W7jk2mCq0yLO9qtQ.cspx?rss=30
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:06 am

Teen mom still missing

The Enquirer • October 2, 2010

COVINGTON - Covington police continued Saturday looking for a Florence teenager, and mother of a 2-year-old child, who has been missing since Sept. 23.

http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101002/NEWS0103/10030334/Teen-mom-still-missing
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:18 am

Police Seek Florence Girl Missing For Days

UPDATED: 6:43 pm EDT October 1, 2010

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The Florence girl's mother said her daughter always checks in on a daily basis but has not been doing that.

Police said the situation was now critical because the leads they have followed have not checked out.

Witnesses said Johnson was dropped off in Covington by an undisclosed male, but police said he "is now being less than 100 percent forthcoming."

http://www.wlwt.com/news/25244262/detail.html
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Post by Justice4all Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:06 am

Did the witnesses say which way Paige went and which way the undisclosed male drove off? It seems like they would release more details in a case like this. Were there really multiple witnesses who saw her being dropped off, or did that story come from him saying he dropped Paige off and hasn't seen her since? Is there a logical reason she would be dropped off at that intersection, like it being close to home or being close to a friend's house? The articles discussing this case are leaving me with a lot of questions.
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:00 pm

Me too....one article said she was reported missing 9/23, but the police didn't issue a public statement until October 1st, for some reason. Many questions left unanswered and facts left out of the news reports. Covington, KY is across the riverfront from Downtown Cinci, considered part of the Cin-Northern KY metro area. The Cincinnati airport lies between Covington, KY and Florence, Ky. Although Florence is not that far from Covington (about 10 miles), it wouldn't be considered close to home, if she lives in Florence as stated. If she's only 17 and has a 2 year old, my guess is Paige and the toddler live with Paige's mother.

I would think they would release this man's name and picture in case people that know him would be able to report if there were other sightings of him and/or Paige. The original report said a friend dropped her off in Covington. Now they are reporting it was an undisclosed male that dropped her off and he is now not being 100% forthcoming....so did he really take Paige to Covington to begin with.
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:59 pm

Covington Police search for missing teen

Posted: 10/02/2010
Last Updated: 13 hours and 18 minutes ago



In an effort to boost the search for the critical missing persons case, an endangered missing poster is being circulated at the website, www.missingkids.com. Click on "Paige Johnson."

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_northern_kentucky/covington/covington-police-search-for-missing-teen
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:02 pm

In the video, her mother says she was traveling to her sister's house in Covington and was dropped off at 1AM in the morning at that intersection.
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Post by Piper Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:24 pm

Missing endangered poster:

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=1157010&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US
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Post by Piper Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:45 pm

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Post by Justice4all Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:04 pm

This is a map of the intersection where it is said that Paige was last seen.


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Post by Piper Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 am

Thank you for the map, J4A. Paige hasn't had much coverage, they did profile her last night on NG I see.

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Post by Piper Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:36 am



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Post by Piper Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:48 pm

No more news on Paige today, which is very sad. Nothing is being reported that I can find. The man that dropped her off in Covington is not cooperating and has lawyered up. And her boyfriend has lawyered up as well.

I hope she is safe and found soon. afro
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Post by Piper Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:30 pm

Tips Fail To Lead Police To Missing Florence Teen
Police Find No Evidence Of Crime In Disappearance

POSTED: 6:06 pm EDT October 7, 2010
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT October 7, 2010

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Police have received a steady stream of tips about a missing Florence teenager, but so far they haven't located the girl.

Investigators said 17-year-old Paige Johnson was last seen Sept. 23 in the area of Scott and 15th streets and reported missing.

Witnesses said Johnson was dropped off in Covington by an undisclosed male, but police said they found reason to doubt his account of events.

However, police said, they have found no evidence that a crime has been committed in the girl's disappearance.

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Post by Piper Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:33 pm

If any of Paige's family or friends see these posts, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help search for Paige. I live in the Cinci area and I am more than willing to do what I can.
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Post by Justice4all Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:35 pm

Search continues for missing Florence teen

By Jim Hannah
October 8, 2010

COVINGTON - Investigators unleashed search dogs Friday and representatives from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children continued to look, but no one was able to find missing 17-year-old Paige Johnson.

"They are looking for Paige around the clock," Kenton Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders said. "Detectives have crisscrossed Northern Kentucky and Southern Ohio."

Patrol officers have canvassed Covington's East Side neighborhood where Johnson was last seen Sept. 23. Sanders said his office has issued numerous subpoenas for records. Family members have hung hundreds of missing person posters and appeared on the cable television show "Nancy Grace" Wednesday appealing for the public's help.

Johnson's mother, Donna Johnson, has not heard from the 17-year-old mother since a male acquaintance dropped her off at about 1 a.m. at 15th and Scott streets to visit a friend.


Read more: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101008/NEWS010703/10090346/Search-continues-for-missing-teen
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Post by Piper Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:50 pm

Search continues for missing Covington teen

Updated: Oct 11, 2010 1:53 PM EDT

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Paige's mother and grandmother spent the weekend posting fliers. They say they're going to try to cover every telephone pole in the area with her picture.

"We want Paige home," said her mother, Donna Johnson. "We can't sleep at night - we don't want to stop until we find her, and we won't stop until we find her."


http://www.wave3.com/story/13303421/search-continues-for-missing-covington-woman

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Post by Piper Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:52 pm

My heart goes out to them. They said search dogs may canvas the area this week. I hope Paige is found soon.

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Post by Piper Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:18 pm

Missing teen’s Facebook page falls silent
Posted: 10/12/2010
Last Updated: 4 hours and 35 minutes ago


COVINGTON, Ky. - Everyone involved in the Paige Johnson case is on Facebook … everyone except the missing teen herself. And police said that could be cause for concern.

While the police still have no concrete leads about what happened to the 17-year-old who disappeared nearly three weeks ago, they continue to search for her around the clock. The search has even extended to a check of her social habits on the Internet and that's where police have come up cold -- no e-mails sent; no Facebook status updates; no MySpace chats or messages.

Police consider the teenager’s lack of social network activity as a possible concern.

Family, friends and the community have been all about social networking in the search for the missing teen. They are using Facebook to reach out to friends across the country—posting information and flyers about Johnson’s disappearance to their online pages, as well as starting the group, “ Keep Paige Johnson In Our Prayers. We Will Find Her <3 .”


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Post by Justice4all Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:10 pm

Blood found in home of man who last saw missing Florence teen

By Jim Hannah
October 14, 2010

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COVINGTON – The last person to be seen with missing 17-year-old Paige Johnson was arrested on a parole violation 11 days after the girl disappeared.

Jacob Thomas Bumpass, 22, has been at the Kenton County jail on the parole violation since Oct. 4 after investigators found what appeared to be dried blood and two latex gloves in his sink.

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Covington police Detective Bryan Frodge wrote in an affidavit for a search warrant that Bumpass was “not being truthful about the times and locations he was with Johnson.”

While Bumpass said he dropped Johnson off at about 1 a.m. in the area of 15th and Scott streets on Sept. 23, Frodge wrote that his mobile phone provider indicates his phone was in another location.


Read more: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101014/NEWS010703/310140033/Man-tied-to-missing-teen
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Post by Piper Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:41 pm

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A series of five search warrants on file at the Kenton Circuit Court Clerk’s Office claim Bumpass changed his mobile phones in the days following Johnson’s disappearance, extensively cleaned his car and tried to run from parole officers who arrested him.



Very sad update............... Sad It doesn't appear that Paige will come home to her family alive.

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Post by Piper Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:00 pm

Man last seen with Paige Johnson being held on probation violation

Posted: 12:55 PM
Last Updated: 45 minutes ago
10/15/10

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Bumpass' phone pings off a tower near Half Acre Road in Batavia at 4:18 a.m. The location is near the entrance to East Fork Lake, an Ohio State Park in Clermont County.

On Oct. 8, detectives interviewed a roommate of Bumpass' brother, Caleb.

According to court documents, the roommate told police Caleb Bumpass had extensively cleaned his car two to three days after Johnson went missing. The roommate said that he found it odd because Caleb was "a trashy person" and he had never known him to clean his car.

The roommate told police he had heard Jacob asked to borrow the vehicle, according to the affidavit. After the car was cleaned, he saw spilled red paint in the trunk area.


http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_northern_kentucky/covington/man-last-seen-with-paige-johnson-being-held-on-probation-violation
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Post by Justice4all Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:06 pm

Missing teen 'friends' with jailed man

Social networks reveal connection

Posted: 10/15/2010
By: Jessica Noll

COVINGTON, Ky. - The last words that Paige Johnson’s big sister would read from the missing teen would be: “GIRL. I need To Talk To You IMMEDIATELY!”

To Brittany Haywood, that was just her sister being her sister. She said the Facebook message posted to her wall the night Johnson disappeared was something her sister would say casually like, “Hey, girl I need to talk…” That usually meant she had learned her boyfriend was cheating on her or she just was trying to find where big sis was.

Instead it would be the last word she would receive from her sister, who has been missing since Sept. 23, when she reported the teen missing to Covington Police.

The 20-year-old Haywood, who described her little sister as a sweet, outgoing girl, said the last time she spoke to Johnson on the phone was around midnight that night. She’s heard nothing since and that it isn’t like her sister not to call since they talk every day.


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Post by Piper Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:13 pm

Police, Mother Losing Hope For Teen's Safe Return
Person Of Interest Jailed, Not Speaking To Police

POSTED: 6:25 pm EDT October 15, 2010
UPDATED: 7:03 pm EDT October 15, 2010

FLORENCE, Ky. -- It's been more than three weeks since Donna Johnson has seen her daughter, and she said the news keeps getting worse.

Paige Johnson disappeared Sept. 23, and detectives said they've found no trace of the 17-year-old anywhere.

"She wouldn't leave for almost a month and not contact her sister or any of her friends, no one at all," Donna Johnson said. "She wouldn't do that to us."

The Florence woman said each day brings more stress and pain, and one detective said in an affidavit that the evidence leaves little room for hope.

"We just miss, we miss Paige and we want her home safe, and it's just been horrible," Johnson said.

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Post by Piper Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:30 pm

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According to court documents, Bumpass gave the teen alcohol the night she disappeared and used his cell phone in areas other than where he'd told police he'd gone.

Investigators also said they found what appeared to be human blood on clothing and other objects at his Latonia home.

Police searched his cell phone records and found he'd been in the East Fork Lake State Park about 4 a.m., and investigators plan to search there Saturday for evidence.
"That information has us terrified and it's so hard to take it in," said Johnson, adding that she'd warned her daughter to stay away from Bumpass after seeing a picture of him.


East Fork Lake is one of Ohio's largest state parks, 4,870-acre East Fork offers a great diversity of recreational opportunities and natural history only 25 miles from Cincinnati. The park's terrain includes both rugged hills and open meadows. The lake itself is 2,160-acres. There are multiple hiking trails, bridle trails, campgrounds, 6 boat launch ramps.... this would be a massive area to search! My little map shows the distance between Cinci/Covington and the state park, about 25 miles. Many people from that area go boating, hunting, camping, swimming, hiking and trail riding there.

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Not sure if this map worked or not. I read a post on one of the articles where someone commented "they need to search the lake". So if there is a specific area this group of friends may be familiar with, it's very possible he took Paige somewhere familiar to them at the lake and LE will find that out. God bless Paige and her family!
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Post by Piper Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:45 am

Myspace photos of Paige and Jacob Bumpass

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Facebook chatter reveals that the Bumpass, Johnson and Haywood had tentative plans to meet up on the evening of Sept. 22.

It also indicates that they had first planned to get together the night before.

On Sept. 21 Johnson chatted with Bumpass on Facebook. Just after 2 a.m. she posted on his wall to come and get her, her sister and her friend to “party ASAP!” He declined because, as he posted, he had a job interview the following morning and needed to get some sleep.

Haywood continued the chat, asking Bumpass if he was going to “chill with us tomorrow?” Bumpass’ post: “I’ll make an openin[g] for you!”

She did not “chill” with him the night Johnson disappeared, Haywood said.

Haywood said as far as she knew Johnson was hanging out with Bumpass on the evening of Sept. 22 and into the early-morning hours of Sept. 23 at his house. According to the affidavit for a search warrant, Bumpass, 22, gave Johnson alcohol that night.

http://www.wcpo.com/dpps/news/local_news/missing-teen-%E2%80%98friends%E2%80%99-with-jailed-man_5246784

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Post by Piper Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:35 am

Search For Florence Teen Centers On State Park
Family Holds Out Hope Of Finding Paige Johnson

POSTED: 6:29 pm EDT October 16, 2010
UPDATED: 8:22 pm EDT October 16, 2010

FLORENCE, Ky. -- The search for a missing Florence teenager is going cold.

Paige Johnson has been missing for weeks, but her family said they're not giving up hope yet.

Family and friends continued the search on Saturday at East Fork State Park.

Several people from the community gathered at Holmes High School before heading out to help in the effort.

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Post by Piper Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:35 pm

Missing girl’s best friend: ‘Sunshine ripped out of my life’
Greer Locatell wants her friend to come home

Posted: 10/15/2010

COVINGTON, Ky. - With Paige Johnson’s disappearance a sense of urgency and sadness comes over those closest to her, especially for a girl who looks at her like a little sister lost.

If Greer Locatell could be doing anything with her best friend, she said she and Paige would be sitting around laughing right now, having a good time like they always did.

Locatell said that since the girl who was always positive and always smiling has gone missing, “the sunshine has pretty much been ripped out of my life.”

“She was like my baby sister,” said the University of Cincinnati student who met Johnson when she was 12 years old.

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Post by Piper Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:25 am

Search for missing teen heads to East Fork Lake

Updated: Oct 18, 2010 7:40 AM EDT

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Crews are centering their search around East Fork Lake for missing teenager Paige Johnson.

Johnson was last seen nearly a month ago in Covington with Jacob Bumpass. Police have turned the search to East Fork Lake because cell phone records show that Bumpass' cell phone was near the lake the night that Johnson disappeared.

Over the weekend, Paige's friends and family searched the area around the lake but turned up nothing. Police will join the search Monday morning looking for clues of her disappearance

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Post by Justice4all Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:37 pm

Family's Search For Missing Teen Continues At Lake
Florence Teen Missing For Nearly 4 Weeks

UPDATED: 5:52 pm EDT October 18, 2010



FLORENCE, Ky. -- Against the backdrop of changing seasons, the search for missing teenager Paige Johnson undergoes another change.

"We're actually starting from East Fork (Lake State Park) and working back, but there have been people searching in Wilder and Newport," said Amanda Johnson, the teen's cousin.

The 17-year-old has not been seen since Sept. 23, and the man who may have been the last person to see her has stopped talking to police.


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Search for teen mom centers on park

By Brenna R. Kelly • bkelly@nky.com • October 18, 2010

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Investigators have conducted a few preliminary searches of the park, including a few spots in Harsha Lake on Sunday, Jones said. The lake is about 2,100 acres and 100 feet deep in some places.

At today's meeting, officials will discuss what resources would be needed for a large-area search of the park, Jones said. If the search is given the go-ahead, it could take place later this week.

"It's more of a logistics meeting to see what's available and what we need to get in and what kind of scale we are looking at," he said.


Read more:
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101018/NEWS0103/10190321/Teen-search-moves-to-Ohio

This is a massive area to search, I hope the police get a large scale search underway soon. The family has been conducting their own searches.
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Post by Piper Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:11 pm

Update from above articles:

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Johnson's family searched the area around the lake over the weekend for any sign of the teen, who has a 2-year-old daughter.

Now, northern Kentucky and Clermont County authorities said they will put together an organized plan for searching the park Wednesday or Thursday.


News 5's Brian Hamrick said the plan will likely involve 50 to 80 trained searchers, plus search dogs, but police said they were not seeking volunteers.


http://www.wlwt.com/news/25438079/detail.html
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Post by Piper Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:12 pm

Link to Facebook page dedicated to Paige:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paige-You-Are-Safe-Here/159025927454965

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Post by Piper Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:31 pm

Search set for missing girl

By Jim Hannah • jhannah@nky.com • October 19, 2010

A coordinated search for missing 17-year-old Paige Johnson of Florence will begin Wednesday at East Fork State Park in Clermont County.

Fifty to 80 people, along with dogs, will search the 10,000-acre state park for the mother of a 2-year-old girl. She went missing on Sept. 23 with no credit cards and no mobile phone.

The searchers will include Clermont County sheriff’s deputies, Covington police officers, area firefighters and search and rescue personnel from the region.

“Tomorrow we have gathered resources from the region who will be joining together to search areas of East Fork State Park,” Covington police Lt. Col. Spike Jones said. “We have had overwhelming response from area professionals wanting to assist us in this endeavor. Most of all we have had great cooperation for the Clermont County Sheriff.”


http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101019/NEWS0103/310200009/Search-set-for-missing-girl

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Post by Piper Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:49 am

Search for missing NKY teen grows to 110 people at East Fork State Park

By Barrett J. Brunsman • bbrunsman@enquirer.com • October 20, 2010

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BATAVIA TWP. - About 110 people, some with cadaver dogs and others on horseback or in all-terrain vehicles, are searching East Fork State Park for evidence that could indicate what happened to Paige Johnson, a missing 17-year-old girl from Covington who may have been the victim of foul play.

The task of the searchers, who include police, firefighters and civilian volunteers representing 30 different agencies, seems daunting because the park encompasses more than 10,000 acres spanning three Clermont County townships.

The search isn’t concentrated on any particular area, said Lt. Col. Spike Jones of the Covington Police Department. But it’s thought the body of Paige may have been dumped somewhere in the woods near a park access road.

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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101020/NEWS01/10210302/Hundreds-search-for-teen
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Post by Piper Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:25 am

Crews wrap up search for missing teen in state park
East Fork State Park was focus of search

Posted: 10/20/2010
Last Updated: 10 hours and 5 minutes ago



Obviously we'd like to find Paige Johnson and if we don't find Paige, any other evidence, clothing, items that could have been used in a crime, certainly any of those things are things we would be interested in," said Cpt. Teal Nally of the Covington Police Department.

More than 100 searchers from 30 different police and fire agencies along with 17 dog teams, both search and cadaver, performed a ground search of the park which is estimated at around 4,800 acres.

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http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/tri-state_news/search-crews-have-begun-looking-for-missing-teen-at-clermont-county-park_5270117
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Post by Piper Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:21 am

They are back at the park again today to search. Yesterday they said if they didn't find anything they wouldn't be back today, but maybe would come back at a later date.

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Crews were back at East Fork Lake State Park at 8 a.m. Thursday morning to look for any sign of Paige Johnson.


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Post by Piper Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:33 pm

Friday Vigil Planned For Missing NKY Teen
Vigil To Take Place In Covington

POSTED: 1:18 pm EDT October 22, 2010
UPDATED: 5:34 pm EDT October 22, 2010

COVINGTON -- A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday night for a missing Florence teenager.

Family and friends will gather at Paint Yourself Silly on Decoursey Pike in Covington to pray for the safe return of Paige Johnson.

"We've been working on this morning, getting candles ready for tonight," organizer Lisa Little said. "Paige has been friends with my daughter a long time."

The 17-year-old girl has been missing for nearly a month.

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Post by Justice4all Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:06 pm

Missing teen had tough life

By Jim Hannah
October 25, 2010

COVINGTON - When Paige Johnson went missing Sept. 23, Lisa Little wondered if the 17-year-old Florence girl may be in trouble.

The 37-year-old Little didn't want Paige to think she couldn't reach out for help because of past differences. Little once banned her own teenage daughter from hanging out with Paige because she was a "trouble maker."

Little created the "Paige You Are Safe Here" page on Facebook to reach out to the missing teen. Paige regularly used the social networking site to communicate with friends and family.

One month later, Paige still hasn't been heard from and the Facebook page has morphed into an exchange for more than 15,000 people seeking information on the teen's disappearance and remembrances of her.

Whether Paige will ever make it to a safe place, or see what her friends and others concerned about her say is very much in doubt, investigators say.

Investigators with cadaver dogs spent two days last week searching the 10,000-acre East Fork State Park in Clermont County but found no signs of a dumped body. The search concentrated on the park because Jacob Bumpass - who police said was the last person known to have seen Paige - sent a text message from the area about 4:18 a.m. on Sept. 23.

Friends and family describe Paige as a social butterfly who was always trying to lift other people's spirits despite being raised in an unstable family situation. Her father is a convicted felon, she dropped out of high school after giving birth at 15, and has no job.


Read more: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101025/NEWS0103/10230351/Missing-teen-had-tough-life
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Post by Piper Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:04 pm

Video made by one of Paige's friends: