Missing French teen: One of Lina's friends claims to have received disturbing text messages
More under this adLina, 15, disappeared on 23 September between her home and the local train station. She is still missing.
It's been six days since 15-year-old Lina went missing. While the young girl is still missing, a new element could well advance the investigation.
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0 trace of the teenager
On Saturday September 23, Lina was walking to her local train station to spend the day in Strasbourg with her boyfriend, Tao. It was Tao who alerted the teenager's family, worried because he hadn't heard from her since 11:20 am. When the train arrived at Strasbourg station and the girl didn't get off, his doubts were confirmed.
More under this adMore under this adSince then, several hunts have been organized and ponds searched, but no trace of Lina. With two witnesses claiming to have seen the teenager a few minutes before the tragedy, theories are beginning to abound. The town's mayor, for example, is convinced that Lina got into a car 'by force or by choice'.
Suspicious messages
While investigators are looking for clues to prove that Lina did indeed meet the wrong person along the way, a friend of Lina's revealed at a hearing that she felt the girl wasn't responding as usual to her latest messages. A journalist sent to the scene told RTL:
More under this adMore under this adThe last text messages she sent did not correspond to those sent by the young teenager. The replies were short and written, whereas she often sent audio messages. Messages with punctuation, which Lina never used.
Suspicions are also beginning to be aroused on the part of her boyfriend, Tao, who claims to have lost his cell phone in the sewer while searching for Lina. On social networks, Internet users were quick to express their doubts about the young man. He has since defended himself.
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
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RTL