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New details released in Shunick investigation

LAFAYETTE, LA (WAFB) –

Lafayette Police will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to release new details into their investigation of a missing woman.

Michaela “Mickey” Shunick, 21, a student at the University of Louisiana was last seen around 1:45 a.m. on May 19 when she left a friend’s house to go home.

On Sunday, police found the missing woman’s bicycle near the Whiskey Bay exit of Interstate 10, about 25 miles from the spot where she was last seen eight days earlier.

Police released new details Tuesday about an analysis by the Louisiana State Police crime lab into the bicycle that was found.

Lafayette police announced Tuesday there was damage to the rear of the bike but they did not elaborate about how the bike might have been damaged. Police said they believe the bike was dumped in that area the same morning that Shunick disappeared. They do not believe the bike was thrown from the overpass into the water below. Instead, they believe whomever dumped the bike brought it to the swampy area and tossed the bike in the water.

Police said they are currently following up on “thousands” of leads and encouraged members of the public to be as specific as possible when calling in tips regarding the case.

Anyone with information on Mickey’s whereabouts is urged to call the Lafayette Police Department at 337-291-8600.

http://www.wafb.com/story/18647928/new-details-in-shunick-investigation

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What you need to know today:

Shunick Search at Whiskey Bay Called Off

05/28/2012 02:57 PM by Ian Auzenne

Lafayette police have confirmed to KATC that the search efforts at Whiskey Bay have been canceled. Cpl. Paul Mouton says the search was called off around noon today. He says no further evidence was found at the site. He would not say where these crews will be sent to search.

1. Investigators, including the Lafayette Police Mounted Patrol Unit are searching again today for clues and evidence near the I-10 Whiskey Bay exit. Yesterday, fishermen found Mickey Shunick’s bike beneath the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge at the Whiskey Bay exit 127 in Iberville Parish. The public should stay away from the area to allow investigators to their jobs.

2. Lafayette police are interested in talking to the drivers of three vehicles. The vehicles were seen around the same time Mickey was captured on her bicycle on surveillance video. Investigators hope whoever was in those vehicles can provide valuable information about Mickey. Two trucks and a car were captured. Pictures are included in this story. The first truck (Picture1) drove from the area that Mickey had traveled. It is evident from the new photo that the vehicle has a bed cover and tinted windows. The second truck (Picture2) is a white 4 door Chevrolet Z71 that traveled in the same direction of Mickey on St. Landry Street. The third vehicle (Pictures 3 &4) is an 80’s or 90’s 4 door vehicle with body work on the rear right quarter panel.

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3. Over the weekend, volunteer headquarters moved to Blackham Coliseum. Search parties are at it again today hoping to find Mickey or at least clues that could lead authorities to Mickey.

4. If you have information, call the tipline at 337-291-8633. A $25,000 is offered. Volunteers who want to help in the search should go to Blackham Coliseum, 2330 Johnston St. in Lafayette. Search parties leave throughout the day. You must be 18 years or older and bring your ID with you. Wear long pants and boots or closed toed shoes. ATV/fourwheeler vehicles are needed. If you have a machete bring it. Search areas are densely wooded.

5. Another benefit concert has been scheduled. Walk-On’s will host the concert on Wednesday, May 30 at its Lafayette location at 2336 Kaliste Saloom Rd, from 11 a.m. until midnight. Bands will perform and proceeds will go to the continued search for Mickey as well as any incidentals or needs that the Shunick family has during this time. In order for the fund to receive the proceeds, guests must present a flyer.

6.You can donate at any Midsouth Bank location and make a deposit into the Charlene Shunick Fund or go to the Community Foundation of Acadiaan website www.cfacadiana.org.

Shunick is described as a white, with long, wavy blonde hair. She is 5-foot-1 and 115 pounds

For more information on the search for Mickey Shunick and to print a copy of the flyer, go to http://findmickeynow.com/

Louisiana college student Michaela Shunick, who disappeared May 19, is thought to be the bicyclist seen on this surveillance video.

This undated photo shows a pickup truck of interest to Lafayette, La., investigators in the search for Michaela Shunick.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/28/bicycle-missing-louisiana-college-student-found/

The bicycle owned by a Lafayette woman missing since May 19 was found Sunday under the overpass at the Whiskey Bay on Interstate 10, according to the Lafayette Police Department.

The bicycle was found after fishermen called the Police Department’s tips line.

Police confirmed it is the bicycle that Michaela “Mickey” Shunick, 22, was riding when she was last seen.

“The entire area and the river are being searched for clues and evidence,” Cpl. Paul Mouton in an email Sunday afternoon. “Police are asking the public to remain out of the area so that law enforcement officials can search.”

Mouton said Shunick’s family has confirmed the found bicycle belongs to their daughter.

http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120527/NEWS01/120527009/Missing-Lafayette-woman-s-bike-found-under-10-overpass?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Shunick bicycle found

The bicycle belonging to missing college student Michaela “Mickey” Shunick was found Sunday by a fisherman near Whiskey Bay, police spokesman Cpl. Paul Mouton said.

The fisherman found the black Schwinn bike beneath Interstate 10 at Whiskey Bay exit No. 127 and called the Lafayette Police tip line sometime Sunday morning, Mouton said.

http://theadvocate.com/news/2944447-123/shunick-bicycle-found

11:41 AM by AP News

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Police in Bloomington say they have contacted authorities in Louisiana about their search for a college student whose disappearance has similarities to that of an Indiana University student who has been missing for nearly a year.

Twenty-one-year-old University of Louisiana student Michaela “Mickey” Shunick was last seen early May 19, when she left a friend’s house in Lafayette, La., to go home.

Twenty-year-old Lauren Spierer of Greenburgh, N.Y., disappeared early June 3, 2010 after a night out with friends in downtown Bloomington.

Both women are blonde and petite, and The Herald Times reports (http://bit.ly/MT3JdG ) that security videos both show white pickup trucks in the areas where the women were last seen about the time they disappeared.

However, investigators later said the Indiana truck wasn’t linked to Spierer’s disappearance.