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 and screaming her name that something needs to be done, I hope you spread the word. A lot of people know, but not everyone knows. Because there isn't.
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Emma Bohm, 25, disappeared on October 10th. She was nine months pregnant when she was reported missing. (Facebook/Missing Persons of America)
Authorities received a missing person's report from Bohm's family on October 28 from Gary Police Cmdr. Jack Hamady told FOX News Digital.
“It's been a few days. … We're all like, 'Hey, have you heard from Emma? Has anyone seen her? Can you message her friends and get her boyfriend in touch?' 'We started texting each other,' and it was just everyone in a circle, everyone trying to figure it out,” Baumwaddell said.
“That's when we go, '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. ”
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Emma Baum was nine months pregnant when she disappeared in October. (Haley Bohm-Waddell)
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.
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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 and said, 'How many people are going to join us?' and posted it to multiple groups.”
Boehm lived in Portage, Indiana, but was last seen visiting her boyfriend in Gary.
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Emma Baum's family said she was last seen being dropped off at her boyfriend's home in Gary, Indiana. (Haley Bohm-Waddell)
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 never goes 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.”
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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. “For her not to come see him for Christmas or Thanksgiving or… New Year's. It's unreal. There's no way she would do that to him.”
Emma Baum was about to give birth to her fourth child when she disappeared. (Haley Bohm-Waddell)
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.
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“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.
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Emma Bohm, who was nine months pregnant at the time, went missing in October and has not been heard from since. (Haley Bohm-Waddell)
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 everything she could 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.
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“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 is found safely.”
Anyone with information regarding Bohm's disappearance is asked to contact the Gary Police Department at (219) 881-1209.
