This week’s featured missing person is Samiya Haqiqi, a 24-year-old Afghan immigrant and law student at Quinnipiac University who disappeared from Queens, New York on November 12, 1999. She is described as Asian, with black hair and brown or hazel eyes, 5’5 to 5’6 tall and 128 pounds. She went by the nickname Sammy. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, black platform boots, a baseball cap and a gold and diamond ring.
Authorities believe Samiya was killed by her boyfriend, Fahid “John” Popal, after she rejected his marriage proposal. In 2006, Fahid was sentenced to 26 years in prison for murder. His brother Farhad “Frank” Popal pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution.
Samiya’s body has never been found.
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Hi Meaghan! Will you be posting a list of your favorite books from last year? I hope so!
The remains of Cheyann Klus has been found:
https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/cheyenne-klus-23-december-2-2017-chicago-cook-county-illinois
The remains of Cheyann Klus has been found:
“It is with the heaviest heart, we must report, that Cheyann Klus, missing since December 2, 2017, has been located, and is deceased. Our deepest condolences to those who love her. Thank you to the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, Cook County Sheriff’s Office all the many agencies and nonprofits who have gone great lengths to bring Cheyann home. Thank you to each of you who brought awareness to Cheyann’s disappearance. ”
https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/cheyenne-klus-23-december-2-2017-chicago-cook-county-illinois
The boyfriend of Felicia McGuyer, missing since Oct. 7, 2007 from Massachusetts, has been charged with murder in her case.
Case file: https://charleyproject.org/case/felicia-marie-mcguyer
Source: https://www.wcvb.com/article/felicia-mcguyer-missing-boston-woman-arrest-david-pena-murder-charge/42530441
Robert durst has finally been charged for his wife’s murder despite his death last year
The remains of Cheyann Klus were found March 16, 2020, on the 6800 block of South Dorchester Avenue in Chicago. The cause and manner of death are undetermined, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The sheriff’s office said she was identified through dental records last week.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230117/remains-found-in-chicago-identified-as-those-of-missing-downers-grove-woman