Over a month after Laura Shallue went missing she has been found and safely reunited with family.
On Tuesday, March 12, Maryland State Police (MSP) told the News Review, “We can confirm that Shallue was located happy and healthy yesterday evening. No foul play is suspected. No additional information is available at this time.”
Shallue, 54, of Stevensville on the Eastern Shore, was located March 11 after being reported missing on February 6. She had been reportedly last seen by an aunt in Greenbelt and said to be heading to Greenbelt Lake before going missing. Her car was found on Lastner Lane on February 8 with her cellphone inside.
As previously reported by the News Review, Buddy Attick Park was searched by MSP and supporting agencies on foot and with dogs on Wednesday, February 21 and the lake was searched using boats, dogs and sonar on Monday, February 26 (see the February 29 issue).
A Strange Disappearance
The missing-person case was transferred from Maryland’s Centerville Barracks to MSP Criminal Enforcement Division (CED). While she was missing, CED declined to respond to questions from the News Review about Shallue’s use of credit cards or access to money, the last time she used the phone that was found in her car or whether she was thought to have been at Greenbelt Lake during daylight hours or evening ones. They did tell the News Review that investigators did not believe foul play was suspected.
Family members and friends expressed alarm and concern over Shallue’s long disappearance, but her husband, Russell Shallue, filed for divorce while she was still missing. Court documents show his petition for divorce was filed on March 11, with the same address listed for both parties. A family member described Shallue as estranged from her husband for some time.
On Tuesday, March 12, Shallue was said to be resting and recovering, unharmed and happily reunited with her young daughter.