Bloomington Police Note 6-Month Mark of Lauren Spierer's Disappearance

Tomorrow marks the 6-month disappearance of Lauren Spierer, the 20-year-old Edgemont native who disappeared after visiting a Bloomington, Ind. bar with friends last June. 

"The Bloomington Police Department continues to actively investigate the disappearance of Lauren Spierer," patrol said in a statement issued yesterday. "The Department continues to receive tips from the public and from other law enforcement agencies with information about what they have heard or with names of individuals that should be considered as possibly being involved." 

Spierer's case has been pursued by several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana University Police Department. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, led by a team of private investigators helmed by former New York Police Department Officer Richard Alfredo “Bo” Dietl, has also become involved in the search. Parties have canvassed the IU campus, neighboring Lake Monroe and 

Rob and Charlene Spierer, who returned to Bloomington last Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday to continue search efforts, have planned a series of fundraisers and awareness events for Lauren for the month of December. 

"We never expected to still be searching for Lauren six months after her disappearance," they said in a statement. "In some ways, June 3rd seems like yesterday and in others, it seems like a lifetime ago. It's inconceivable that someone, this very minute, knows what happened to Lauren and knows exactly where she is. Rest assured, we will never give up our search."

Tomorrow, IU will host "Support the Spierers," a vigil at apartment complex Smallwood Plaza featuring readings, songs and poems dedicated to Lauren. Participants will then walk to Fountain Square Mall and hang holiday cards on a prayer and support tree. 

Additional events and fundraisers for the Spierer family can be found on the family's website, News on Lauren.