Family faces holiday without missing student
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Thanksgiving dinner will be quieter for Krista R. Lueth’s family this year.
The 34-year-old MSU student has been missing since Nov. 11 and investigators are still approaching the investigation as a missing person case, State Police Sgt. Kevin Mark said.
Lueth, who is pursuing her second bachelor’s degree in horticulture, was last seen by her friend of eight years, Rick Stilgenbauer. Stilgenbauer has rented a unit below Lueth’s in a home on the 1100 block of Eureka Street in Lansing for the past five months.
Police will try to observe the Thanksgiving holiday, but there will be enough investigators available if any leads break, Mark said.
“We will probably not be as aggressive unless something breaks in the case on those days,” he said.
Lueth’s father must adjust his holiday plans.
“I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with Krista,” Roy Lueth said. “But obviously that’s not going to happen.”
Stilgenbauer and Lueth talked in Stilgenbauer’s kitchen between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Nov. 11, after she returned from class at MSU.
Following their conversation, Lueth returned to her apartment, and Stilgenbauer said he did not see or hear anyone come or go from her upstairs unit.
Lueth recently broke up with her boyfriend. The two had shared the apartment, but he moved out between Nov. 6 and Nov. 11, Stilgenbauer said.
Investigators have interviewed Lueth’s ex-boyfriend twice since she disappeared, and are trying to contact anyone who might have seen or heard from Lueth the evening of Nov. 11, Mark said.
Krista Lueth has been missing for more than two weeks and her family is assuming foul play was involved in her disappearance, said her sister, Elizabeth Crum.
“Most of my family is processing through this the same way we would with a death, except there’s no closure because we don’t know what happened,” she said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police at (517) 322-1907.
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Rachel
(11/26/08 2:31pm)Report
Krista is such a sweety, I hope and pray she is okay.
Kathy Koch
(12/05/08 2:26am)Report
To: Fellow Horticulture Students, Faculty, Administrative Staff, and the entire MSU Campus
Our fellow Horticulture student, Krista Lueth has now been missing for almost four weeks and we want to make sure that she is not forgotten. Krista is a member of our MSU Community and we need to come together with our good thoughts, prayers, and stories, to support her family and friends during this difficult time.
With the help of the Horticulture Club and staff we have planned a Candlelight Vigil on Sunday at The Rock to make sure that the search for Krista continues and that her family knows that she was very highly thought of here at Michigan State University, by faculty, staff, and her fellow students.
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Place: THE ROCK (located on Farm Lane between the Red Cedar River and Old Auditorium)
Please bring a candle if you have one as we are not sure how many we will be able to supply.
Stay for the hour or for five minutes…we realize that this is finals week, but take a break in support of Krista and her family…your good thoughts and prayers are needed.
Thank you!
Kathy
P.S. This invitation is open to the entire MSU Campus and surrounding East Lansing and Lansing communities…so share with all.