LACEY ANDERSON - 19 yo -(2009) Norfolk NE

Authorities confirmed Monday night that a body
found this weekend near a rural Nebraska town is that of a missing
northeast Nebraska teenager, but they did not release details about
the circumstances surrounding her death.

The Pierce County Attorney's Office issued a statement saying
the body had been identified as belonging to Lacey Anderson, 19, of
Norfolk, Neb.

A sheriff's department official said deer hunters found
Anderson's body about noon Saturday in a grove of trees south of
Pierce, a city about 15 miles northwest of Anderson's hometown of
Norfolk.

Although her body was found Saturday, authorities did not
confirm her identity until after an autopsy was conducted Monday in
Sioux City.

The Norfolk Police Department has been investigating Anderson's
disappearance since Aug. 26. Police say she was reported missing by
her parents. She is believed to have been last seen by her mother
at 4 p.m. Aug. 23 in Norfolk.

Several Nebraska law enforcement agencies are involved with the
investigation, including the Pierce County Sheriff's Office,
Madison County Sheriff's Office, Norfolk Police Department and the
Pierce Police Department.

A bank account has been established to help offset funeral expenses
for Lacey Anderson. Anyone interested in donating can do so at either
Wells Fargo Bank location in Norfolk.The body of the 19-year-old Norfolk woman was found earlier this week in Pierce County. She had been missing since Aug. 23.The
investigation is ongoing. So far, officials have been tight-lipped
regarding the investigation and haven’t released exactly where her body
was found or whether law enforcement officials believe she was killed.

Pierce County investigators are trying to figure out how a 19-year-old girl died.Lacey Anderson was found about four miles north of town in November. She had been missing since August.Investigators
said an autopsy didn't offer any conclusive evidence about how Anderson
died. They said they hope the public can provide information to give
them new leads in the case.They asked anyone with information to call Nebraska Crime Stoppers at 800-422-1494.

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Nebraska authorities say investigators need the
public's help in finding who killed a 19-year-old woman who went
missing prior to her death.

Deer hunters found the body of Lacey Anderson, of Norfolk, Neb., on
Nov. 14 in a grove of trees south of Pierce, Neb. She had been
missing since Aug. 23.

Pierce County Attorney Verlyn Luebbe said today in a written
statement that officials have not reached a final conclusion on how
Anderson died. He asked anyone with information to contact
authorities.

In his statement, Luebbe also said authorities do not believe the
public is in danger in the wake of Anderson's death.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the
Nebraska State Crimestoppers at (800) 422-1494.

Updated: 6:32 PM Jan 28, 2011
FBI Opens Murder Investigation of a Norfolk Woman, Could Be Tied to Peru State Student Disappearance
A 1011 exclusive -- A mother tells us the FBI is now looking into the unsolved murder of her daughter. We've also learned the FBI may be tying that murder to the disappearance of Peru State Student, Tyler Thomas.
Posted: 11:08 PM Jan 27, 2011



A 1011 exclusive -- A mother tells us the FBI is now looking into the unsolved murder of her daughter.

We've also learned the FBI may be tying that murder to the disappearance of Peru State Student, Tyler Thomas.

19 year-old Lacey Anderson of Norfolk disappeared on August 23, 2009.

Her body was found three months later in the woods by hunters.

Lacey's mother Pam Johnson tells 1011News, the F.B.I. began looking into her daughter's murder one week after Tyler Thomas' disappearance.

Johnson says Joshua Keadle, the person of interest in the Thomas' case, lived in Norfolk when Lacey disappeared.

Johnson, who was working as a manager at Anytime Fitness in Norfolk, says Keadle and her daughter both worked out at that gym. Johnson says she knows Lacey and Keadle were at the gym at the same time.

She also says Keadle worked at a bar and a pool hall Lacey and her friends frequented.

An autopsy was performed in 2009 when Lacey's body was found. Now the FBI is performing its own autopsy, and Johnson is waiting for those results.

Keadle is currently in the Nemaha County Jail on rape charges.

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Police seek missing woman with York ties

By Melanie Wilkinson

YORK — Law enforcement authorities across the state continue to look for Lacey Anderson, a 19-year-old Norfolk woman, who a family member says once lived in York.

Lana Thun of Battle Creek, Anderson’s great-aunt, asked that Anderson’s photo be published here, in an expanded effort for gain more information about her whereabouts. Thun says Anderson lived, as a youth, in the York area for approximately seven years.

Anderson has been missing since Aug. 23.

While law enforcement officials with the Nebraska State Patrol, Madison County and the Norfolk Police Department say they are following a number of leads, none of that information was generated by an actual sighting of Anderson.

Anderson is five feet, three inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. She has blond hair and blue eyes. She also has a tattoo of a horseshoe on her right foot and a star on her right ankle.

Sgt. Mike Bauer of the Norfolk Police Department told the Norfolk Daily News (NDN) that they are not ruling out foul play and that “all possibilities are on the table.”

According to the NDN, there are a number of incidents tied to Anderson that could be related to her disappearance. There was an attempted burglary at the apartment where she was living with her mother, Pam Hess, close to the same timeframe in which Anderson was last seen.

There’s also the issue of Anderson being present at the time a search warrant was served at the home of Rodrigo Ortega Garcia, a 37-year-old Costa Rican national who was wanted on a Madison County warrant on several counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine, failure to appear and theft by shoplifting. Anderson was subsequently charged with possession of meth, but that charge was later dismissed.

An arrest warrant was issued for Anderson two weeks ago after she failed to appear in Madison County Court on a charge of driving under suspension. She’s also due in court this week for sentencing on a revocation of probation for driving under the influence and felony charges involving a drive-by shooting.

The NDN reports that family members “say the way Anderson left was uncharacteristic, leaving her cell phone battery, clothes and money behind. Anderson’s mother said she doesn’t think she would run away from her court obligations.”

York Chief of Police Don Klug says his department has been contacted by the investigating agencies regarding this case.

“Yes, we have provided some assistance in this case,” Klug said. “That is the extent of our involvement at this time. We are trying to provide any assistance when we can.”

Klug said the last contact local police had with Anderson was in 2001.

If anyone has any information about Anderson’s whereabouts, they can contact a number of agencies, including: the York Police Department at 363-2640; York Area Crime Stoppers at 362-2999; the Norfolk Police Department, 644-8700; the Madison County Sheriff’s Department at 454-2110; the Nebraska State Patrol, 370-3456; or the Norfolk Area Crime Stoppers at 371-7300.

http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/police-seek-missing-woman-with-york-ties/article_df50b9d1-f731-5ea7-bab4-a4897adeb8d5.html

No FBI investigation into Anderson's death

By TRISHA SCHULZ | Posted Jan 29, 2011

The Nebraska State Patrol has spoken with the FBI regarding the death of Norfolkan Lacey Anderson.

But the FBI has not taken over the case, a state patrol spokesman said Saturday.

He said some misinformation is being broadcast on TV news and in other newspapers, including that the Anderson case is connected to Josh Keadle, 29, who has been labeled a person of interest in the disappearance of a Peru State College student.

Local agencies — including the state patrol, Pierce and Madison county sheriff’s offices and Norfolk Police Division — have followed up on all of the leads that have come in on Anderson’s death, the spokesman said.

Anderson, 19, was last seen on Aug. 23, 2009, at the Norfolk apartment she shared with her mother, Pam Johnson. Her body was found three months later in rural Pierce County.

Law enforcement have not released a cause of death.

Although the FBI has not taken over the Anderson case, agents certainly are available for assistance if needed, the state patrol spokesman said.

Johnson said she identifies with families whose daughters are dead or missing like Peru State College student Tyler Thomas who disappeared Dec. 3.

She’s also following the news about Kailee Clapp, the 14-year-old from McCook whose body was found Jan. 21. A Bartley man has been charged with first-degree murder in Clapp's death.

Johnson said hearing about those cases prompted her to seek more publicity about her daughter's death with the hope of finding more details. She also wants Anderson's story publicized on shows like "48 Hours" about unsolved mysteries.

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