The missing teenage daughter of two tech industry moguls was found in a white van in San Francisco over the weekend. The girl appears to be okay, and the suspect who owned the van is currently in jail.
On April 21, Katerina Fake and Stewart Butterfield’s 16-year-old daughter left a note informing her family that she had run away from their home in Bolinas, California, about 30 miles from San Francisco.
fake and butterfield Co-founded Flickr Butterfield went on to co-found Slack, a messaging application popular with many companies. Blaze News is not reporting her daughter’s name.
As the days passed without any signs from the girl, her parents, other friends and family became increasingly worried as they were told she had a drug problem and was threatening suicide. at least once In the past. Police also considered the girl a “missing person at risk.”
Perhaps complicating the case further is the fact that the girl reportedly identifies as “nonbinary” and prefers the pronouns “they/them.” report I depicted her as a woman.a press release A Marin County Sheriff’s Office officer also referred to the teen as “she” at one point.
Through the investigation, MCSO detectives learned that the girl may have run off with parking attendant Christopher “Kio” DiZefaro, 26, of San Francisco. DiZefaro is a parking attendant in San Francisco and is described in a press release as the boy’s “adult friend.” DiZefaro reportedly owned a white van and was in the Tenderloin, a seedy area of San Francisco “known for homelessness, crime and drugs,” late Saturday night, Business Insider reported.
Fortunately, the girl was found inside the van. She was “not injured,” according to an MCSO press release, and she appeared to reiterate to detectives that she left the suspect “voluntarily.”
Whether or not the girl was an active participant, DiZefalo may be in serious trouble. An MCSO press release vaguely notes that he was arrested for “multiple criminal acts,” but a review of Marin County Jail records shows those charges include child theft and unlawful conduct with a minor. The charges include sexual intercourse, both of which are listed as felonies. He remains in custody on $50,000 bail.
Still, MCSO also conveys mixed messages. Despite the felony charge against DiZepfalo, MCSO spokesperson Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn said: san francisco standard On Sunday evening, he said, “I don’t think there was any foul play related to the kidnapping or anything else. Some people said that’s what happened.” He said the charges were based on “the statements that were made and “This is based on some research that our detectives were able to uncover.” Schermerhorn declined further comment.
In a statement, the girl’s parents and stepfather, another tech tycoon Jiri Engeström, expressed relief and gratitude for the girl’s safe “recovery” and suggested she may have been the “groom.” .[ed]” said the suspect.
“We are deeply grateful to all the family, friends, volunteers, and strangers who reached out for help and made this recovery possible,” the statement said. “We especially want to thank our experienced law enforcement officers who understand the real threat of predators who use the lure of drugs to groom teenagers.”
The girl was later returned to her family.
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