An Indiana woman was nine months pregnant when she went missing more than three months ago, but her family has questions about her last whereabouts.
Emma Boehm, a 25-year-old mother of three, went missing on October 10th in Gary, Indiana, where she was about to give birth to her fourth child.
Bohm was last seen being dropped off at her boyfriend's house, her sister Haley Bohm-Waddell told Fox News Digital.
“The search for Emma has been extremely difficult for everyone, mentally, physically and emotionally… but we will not stop searching for her,” Baumwaddell said. Ta. “If people keep shouting that something has to be done and keep shouting her name, spread the word, because a lot of people know, but not everyone knows. .”
Authorities received a missing person's report from Bohm's family on October 28 from Gary Police Cmdr. Jack Hamady told FOX News Digital.
“A few days went by. … We all started texting each other, 'Hey, did you hear from Emma?' Has anyone seen her?” Could you send a message to her friend and get in touch with her boyfriend? And it was just everyone in a circle and everyone trying to figure it out,” Baumwaddell said.
“That's when we thought, 'Okay, well, this is not normal.' … That's when my mom really started to panic,” she added. “So my mother ended up going to the police station. ”
Hamady said Gary Police Department officers used K-9s in several searches in the area, and the Lake County Sheriff's Department also assisted in some searches.
“We searched homes, apartments, recreational vehicles and one other property,” he added.
In addition to the police investigation, Baumwadel said she and other relatives of Baum have organized a widespread search operation after her social media posts drew hundreds of participants. He said he was there.
“A lot of people asked me to come look for her,” she says. “We talked to other search groups. We just posted online, 'How many people would like to join?' and posted it to multiple groups.” ”
Boehm lived in Portage, Indiana, but was last seen visiting her boyfriend in Gary.
Baumwaddell said her sister didn't have a working phone when she disappeared and may have been “going out and doing her own thing” for days at a time, but she would never be missing for this long. He said it would be. .
“That day, she was supposed to go to a cell phone store with her boyfriend to get her phone activated, but she couldn't activate it,” she said. “She's been completely silent about everything, and now she's not like herself.”
Baumwaddell also noted her sister's dedication as a mother and her close relationship with her eldest son.
“They have this incredibly crazy, unbreakable bond,” she said. “That she won't come see him for Christmas or Thanksgiving or… New Year's. That's unrealistic. There's no way she would do that to him.”
Bohm-Waddell told Fox News Digital that she believes her sister's boyfriend is “hiding something,” and Bohm's mother believes the boyfriend had something to do with her disappearance. WGN9 reported.
“We have not charged anyone with Emma Bohm's disappearance and she has not yet been found,” Hamadi said. “We continue to search for and interview individuals who are or may be involved in this incident.”
Bohm's boyfriend was initially held in an unrelated case, but has been released from the Lake County Jail and is awaiting a court date on an unrelated charge, Hamadi added.
Bohm is approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs approximately 136 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She has several scars and tattoos and often wears a colorful wig.
“Emma gave everyone her all and gave them all the love she could,” Baum-Waddell said emotionally of her sister. “She had big brown eyes and always wanted to make people laugh, make them feel good and make them feel included.
“It's very difficult because it's not just her that's missing. It's her baby. And I don't want to think the worst, because who would want to hurt a girl and her baby? ?” she added. “We just hope she's found safe.”
Anyone with information regarding Bohm's disappearance is asked to contact the Gary Police Department at (219) 881-1209.
