The family said that besides the decision to change states, another red flag was a text message they received from Gakwa's phone that she wanted to move to Texas.
She is said to have complained that she wasn’t happy with her life in Gillette.
“Along with the unprecedented lack of contact with her parents, strange text messages to her family from Irene’s phone on March 3 also set off alarm bells. The texts...announced plans of moving to Texas due to the fact that she was unhappy with her life in Gillette.”
Her WhatsApp account was also deleted on March 8, ending group conversations with her family.
The last activity on her phone was on March 4, according to the timeline provided by her family.
The family also released the last moments.
Here's what they know so far...
- July, 2021: Irene moved to Gillette, Wyoming with her boyfriend at the time
- February 24, 2022: Irene is last seen by her parents via video call
- March 3, 2022: Some unusual texts are sent from Irene's phone about moving to Texas which are not in her voice or first language
- March 8, 2022: Irene's WhatsApp account is deleted and all group conversations with the family are left
- March 10, 2022: Irene's phone number is deleted
- March 20, 2022: Irene's family file a missing person report
- April 12, 2022: The police begin investigating Irene's ex-boyfriend as a person of interest
- April 23, 2022: Police are able to access Irene's phone records and found that her phone was active in Gillette on March 4th
- April 24, 2022: Irene's family creates a Facebook page to help find her
- April 29, 2022: Arctic Fox True Crime reports on Irene's disappearance
According to a police statement by the Gillette Police Department investigation, the information obtained through investigation suggests Irene went missing under suspicious circumstances.
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