"Family of missing man expands search to Boston area" by Gal Tziperman Lotan | Globe Correspondent, March 23, 2013
The family of a former Brown University student missing for a week is asking people in Boston, an area the 22-year-old was familiar with, to help with the search.
Sunil Tripathi was last seen in his apartment on Angell Street in Providence around 11 a.m. March 16. His girlfriend reported him missing the following day, police said.
Tripathi’s family and friends, along with Providence police, have searched that city since. They are now looking at other regions where he may have gone, including Greater Boston.
Nina Taylor of Newton, Tripathi’s aunt, said, “He was going through a difficult period and I was saying I thought it would be helpful, you know, to talk to someone, to see a therapist.”
Uh-oh.
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Sangeeta Tripathi, his sister, said Saturday, “He’s been struggling a little bit, really wanting to get his life back in order. He was working on re-enrolling, but wasn’t quite there yet.”
Why? What happened?
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Police found Tripathi’s cellphone, credit card, identification, and other personal effects in his room.
His family believes he took little, if any, cash with him....
Then he isn't going to get very far.
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At least there are new leads in the case:
"New lead in search for R.I. student" by Lauren Dezenski | Globe Correspondent, March 25, 2013
Police have developed a potential lead in the search for missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, his sister said Monday morning.
Sangeeta Tripathi and the FBI said Providence police were working on a lead, but they did not release any more details. Providence police did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Extensive news coverage has generated numerous tips about Sunil Tripathi, 22, locating him in Providence, his sister said, though nothing solid has materialized.
“It’s really scary also knowing that we have so many resources out there and he still isn’t found,” she said.
Not caught on any security cameras anywhere?
Volunteers have been searching commuter rail stops from Providence to Boston, as well as hospitals, public libraries, YMCAs, and any “places a young man with no resources could end up,” she said. Tripathi said her brother rode the commuter rail frequently.
In the week before his disappearance, Sunil Tripathi’s interaction with his family was “completely unremarkable,” showing no signs of distress, his sister said. Sangeeta Tripathi said her family is very close and would rarely go 24 hours without contact with one another.
Sunil's disappearance becomes curiouser and curiouser.
Tripathi was last seen in his apartment on Angell Street in Providence around 11 a.m. March 16....
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So despite the headline there really is nothing new (as blog editor shakes his head at even the slightest deception).
UPDATE: Family hopes a video helps find missing Brown student
