SHAUNTAE HOPE MARKS - 15 yo (5/2012) - Ft Thompson/ Rapid City SD

Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find a 15-year-old Fort Thompson girl missing since last Friday.
An endangered person advisory was issued for Shauntae Hope Marks Wednesday afternoon.

The teenager left the Mary Manor complex in Fort Thompson
on foot around 5 p.m. Friday. At the time, she was distraught over a
recent relationship. She has made threats about harming herself.

           Shauntae is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds.
She has shoulder length black hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. When
last seen, she was wearing blue jeans, a white shirt with stripes, a
black and gray hooded sweatshirt and blue Etnies tennis shoes.

           Anyone who has any information on Shauntae is asked to immediately call the Fort Thompson Bureau of Indian Affairs at 245-2351.

Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/fort-thompson-teen-missing/article_ffa05e16-9a22-11e1-b265-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz1uT2Oi1q4

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/shauntae-hope-marks-missi_n_1507332.html
Shauntae Hope Marks Missing: South Dakota Teen Threatened To Harm Herself
Police in South Dakota are in a desperate search for a teenage girl who threatened to harm herself before she went missing.

Shauntae Hope Marks, 15, was last seen on the evening of May 4, at the Mary Manor apartment complex in Ft. Thompson. A statewide endangered person's alert was issued for the teen by the Fort Thompson Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. According to the alert, Marks is distraught over a recent relationship and has made threats about harming herself.

Calls made by The Huffington Post to the investigator in charge of Marks' case were not immediately returned Thursday. A dispatcher did, however, confirm Marks is still missing and said authorities have received no information about her whereabouts.

Marks is described as a Native American female, who is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 170 pounds. She has black shoulder length hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. Marks was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt with stripes, a black and gray hooded sweatshirt and blue Etnies brand tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on Shauntae Marks whereabouts is asked to call Fort Thompson police at 605-245-2351 or 888-337-2388.

Body found in Fort Thompson believed to be missing teenager

10/20/2012
he FBI is investigating the discovery of a body inFort Thompson, which is believed to missing teenager Shauntae Marks.
Two
teenage boys walking along a sandbar on the outskirts of town found the
body Friday. An autopsy is needed to confirm the identity, but many in
the community believe the body is that of the missing teenager. Marks
disappeared in early May.
A Fort Thompson
police officer confirmed the discovery of the body, but couldn't say
what condition the body was in or how long it had been there. Marks'
aunt tells KSFY News it appears the body had been in the sandbar for
some time. Family members also say the body was taken to Rapid City for
an autopsy.

Marks
was reported missing on May 4 and believed to be endangered. The early
missing persons report said she was distraught over a relationship and
had made threats to harm herself. A city-wide search was conducted
immediately following her disappearance. Marks' family searched for
months, hoping to find the teen in another part of the state.
Marks would be a 10th grader this school year. Her family said she lived to draw and wanted to be an artist.
KSFY News Reporter Bridget Bennett is in Fort Thompson today. Look for her reports tonight on KSFY News at 6:00 and 10:00.
http://www.ksfy.com/story/19870840/body-found-in-fort-thompson-believed-to-be-missing-teenager

Oh, her dear parents . This child had an entire life of new friendships and relationships ahead of her. I wish schools taught kids to have faith in God's love and care instead of how to have sex. JMHO, but there would less children giving up on life.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:04 AM


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FBI IDs Remains Found On SD Reservation

Published: November 20, 2012, 3:04 PM

Shauntae Marks


FORT THOMPSON, SD - The FBI has identified remains found on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation in South Dakota as that of a 15-year-old girl.

The FBI says the remains were discovered October 19 and belong to Shauntae Hope Marks. Marks had been missing since May.

The body was found in a wooded area of the reservation and investigators were not initially able to identify the remains.

The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs are continuing to investigate the death.

The Crow Creek reservation is located in central South Dakota.

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/fbi-ids-remains-found-on-sd-reservation/?id=140215

Missing girl's body found

Published November 20, 2012, 02:49 PM

Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks. The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4.

Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks. The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4.

On Oct. 19, Crow Creek reservation residents found a body in Fort Thompson in a wooded area on the reservation. Initially, the body remains could not be identified.

The the FBI became involved in the investigation and has been working a joint case with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Crow Creek Agency. Marks was last seen in the afternoon of May 4 at Mary Manor apartment complex in Fort Thompson. At the time, authorities thought Marks may have been distraught over a recent relationship and threatened to harm herself.

The FBI and BIA continue to closely work on this death investigation.

Positive identification was made through Bode Laboratories, a forensic laboratory associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

If anyone has any information regarding this matter, they are requested to contact the FBI, Pierre Resident Agency, at (605) 224 1331 or the BIA, Crow Creek Agency (605) 245-2311.

http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/72740/

No foul play suspected in Ft. Thompson teen's death

Posted: Nov 29, 2012 10:22 PM CST
Updated: Dec 06, 2012 10:22 PM CST

he body of 15-year-old Shauntae Hope Marks was found last month in Fort Thompson, and KSFY learned today that her family has received autopsy results.

Shauntae's mother tells KSFY no foul play is suspected, and officials believe the teen may have taken her own life. They also believe that Shauntae's body was in the wooded area where it was found since she disappeared in May.

Services will be held for Marks over the next week.

http://www.ksfy.com/story/20223709/no-foul-play-suspected-i