3 Missing Tourists Likely Dead, FBI Says
An FBI agent said Sunday that three women who disappeared nearly two weeks ago during a trip to Yosemite National Park probably were the victims of a crime and probably are dead.
James M. Maddock, special agent in charge of California, said during his daily news briefing that although investigators “don’t have that concrete evidence that a crime occurred, we are all operating under the assumption that a crime did occur.”
The families “understand that the probability of their loved ones being alive after this length of time is very small,” Maddock said. “But we always hold out that hope that a miracle could occur.”
Maddock said the investigation has generated valuable information, though he refused to elaborate on it.
“I can say we’re making progress,” Maddock said. “I told the family we won’t stop until we find out what happened, and I’m confident that we will.”
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