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[ Monday, Jan. 7, 2002 ]

Police consider abduction in search for Song
Two months after the student's disappearance, investigators are still looking for new leads.

Collegian Staff Writer

After nine weeks of investigation into the disappearance of Penn State student Cindy Song, investigators still have no significant leads of her whereabouts.

Det. Brian Sprinkle of the Ferguson Township Police Department said he will meet with an FBI agent late this afternoon to prepare a statement on the latest information regarding her disappearance.

During winter break, there were no new leads found in the case, however, police are now approaching the case as a possible abduction.

"I think that is what people feared," Penn State spokesman Bill Mahon said. "It is the kind of thing you read about elsewhere but do not think about happening here."

Cindy Song

In the two months since Song's Halloween disappearance not much has changed. Investigators have considered the possibility that Song traveled to one of the 24-hour establishments near her apartment on West Clinton Avenue. As a result businesses such as Wal-Mart and Giant have become targets of their investigation.

But despite the efforts of police, Kiho Song, Cindy Song's brother, is still unsatisfied. In an e-mail distributed to numerous list serves including the American Civil Liberty Union's, Kiho criticized the police and offered suggestions.

Kiho Song said in the e-mail that his main complaint is the investigation is moving too slowly.

"Please understand that the time does not wait but keeps going," he said in the e-mail.

As time has passed, Cindy Song's disappearance has transformed from a local into almost a global story due to increased media coverage.

The Seoul Broadcasting System, a South Korean television network, is planning to run a cover story about the 21-year-old integrative arts major. The crew arrived in State College yesterday.

Fliers of the missing student have started to spread as well.

"I noticed posters in Lock Haven and in central Pennsylvania," Mahon said. "If you look anywhere, you know that this happened."

Song, of Korean descent, is 5'1" and weighs about 115 lbs. She has not been seen since the early morning hours of Nov. 1. Song was last seen wearing a short white skirt, pink top, brown knee-high boots and a red-hooded coat.

Anyone with information pertaining to the whereabouts of Song, or anyone who has seen or heard from her is asked to call Det. Brian Sprinkle at 237-1172 or 1-800-479-0050.

 



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