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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
News CMPD now treating case of missing coworkers as homicide investigation
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 2:47 PM
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released new details in the case of three missing Charlotte coworkers today, stating that a car belonging to Sandy Le has been found in Phoenix, Arizona, and that her two coworkers are now wanted for possession of a stolen car and for questioning in Le's disappearance.
Tru Quan "Sandy" Le, 23; Alexandro Castillo, 17; and Ahmia Feaster, 19, were all reported missing within a three-day period last week and investigators quickly made connections in the case. All three work at the same Charlotte restaurant, and it's believed that Le and Castillo were once in a relationship.
Feaster's car was found in Charlotte on Saturday, and now police say Le's car has been found in Phoenix. At a press conference held this afternoon, Maj. Cameron Selvey with the CMPD's Criminal Investigations Bureau told reporters that evidence gathered during the investigation shows that Castillo and Feaster drove the car cross-country and are believed to have crossed into Mexico. The CMPD is now treating the case as a homicide investigation, although there is no evidence that Le has been killed.
"We feel that due to the nature of [Le's] disappearance — the fact that no one has heard from her — we are very concerned for her safety and our goal is to find her and ideally to reunite her with her family. This is one of those situations where I say that we hope for the best but plan for the worst," Selvey said.
"We are investigating it as a homicide, but I am hoping for the best. I would love nothing more than to come back in front of you and say we found Ms. Le safe and sound and we could reunite her with her family," he said. "That’s my hope for the best. My plan for the worst is that we’re going to investigate it as seriously and as vigorously as we do any investigation, but especially with an eye on, if it were to go towards a homicide, that we have done all we can do to bring some closure and justice to her family, if we go down that path."
The change in status allows CMPD to put more detectives on the case, but they are also already in contact with FBI offices both in Charlotte and Phoenix.
"It’s one thing if I’m reaching across the border to Fort Mill, it’s a lot different if we’re reaching across international borders. Our federal partners will be assisting with that," Selvey said.
Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call 911 immediately.
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