Day 6: Update on the Search for Lauren Spierer

Wednesday, June 8th: According to published reports, Bloomington, Indiana police issued a search warrant at Smallwood Plaza, the apartment complex where missing Indiana University and Edgemont resident Lauren Spierer resides.

The police seized two computer hard drives from rooms off of the lobby believed to contain security camera footage from the night Lauren Spierer went missing.

According to the local Fox News affiliate, at about 8:25pm local time, police used a battering ram to knock down two doors near the lobby of the apartment building since a Smallwood Plaza staff member was not on-site to provide a key to gain access.

Lauren’s parents, Charlene and Robert Speirer were reportedly present when the police searched the complex but left before the police did.

Bloomington Police will hold a press conference later this morning.

Developing….

Tuesday June 7th: About 400 people are continuing to search for Edgemont’s Lauren Spierer on Tuesday June 7th. According to the Indiana Daily Student, searches are scheduled for 10 am, 2 pm and 5 pm today in Bloomington for the Indiana University student who was last seen on Friday June 2 at 4:30 am.

In addition, police released new details about the case on Tuesday morning.

• Though there is no suspect, police do have the names of people of interest
• Lieutenant Bill Parker of the Bloomington Police Department confirmed that someone saw Spierer at 4:30 am on Friday
• Police suspect that foul play was involved
  
• Her hair may have been cut or colored
• Police have her cell phone, which she left with her shoes at Kilroy’s Sports Bar on the night of her disappearance
• Police also found a small purse along with Spierer’s key on the path between her friend’s apartment and Smallwood Plaza

In Scarsdale concerned neighbors and friends will gather for a prayer service for Spierer at her temple, Scarsdale Synagogue on Ogden Road at 7 pm on Tuesday. An email from Rabbi Klein, Rabbie Gordon and Cantor Becker says, “In such a situation, there is little we can do, and yet we feel the need to “do something." Whether or not you know the family, we can come together as one community to share our concern and pray for this family.”

As so many in Edgemont and Scarsdale know Lauren and her family and have children her age, the news is terribly troubling. A Help Find Lauren Spierer Facebook page has over 8,700 followers.

In Bloomington the Jewish community has organized as well and Hillel at Indiana University is helping to coordinate the search. Visit their web page here.

Lauren Spierer, age 20 of Edgemont is a student at Indiana University who vanished at 4:30 am on Friday June 2nd. The plight of the 4’11” college sophomore has captured national attention and hundreds have mobilized in an effort to find her. Now in its fifth day her story is being reported far and wide. Her parents were interviewed on the Today Show on Tuesday morning – see the interview here:

See the original post on Spierer's disappearance here.