Amanda Lynn Webster.Photo:Puerto Rico Police Puerto Rico Police A body has been discovered in a Puerto Rico river amid a search for a missing art teacher from Indiana who disappeared while on vacation. The lifeless body was found floating in a rocky area of the river running along the Rio Blanco neighborhood in the Camino Viejo sector of Naguabo on Saturday morning, according to anews release from the Puerto Rico Police, which was written in Spanish....

Photo: Henrico County Police Officials believe they have recovered the body of 28-year-old Sarah Erway, who went missing on Memorial Day after going over a dam in Virginia. Richmond Fire crews located the body on Monday morning “just downstream of the Huguenot Flatwater boat ramp” in the James River in Richmond, according to anews releasefrom the Henrico County Police Department. Richmond Emergency Communications received a call just after 7:45 a.m. regarding a body seen floating in the river 200 yards away from the Huguenot Bridge....

Photo: Minnesota Bureau of Criminal ApprehensionPolice in Winona, Minnesota found a body while searching for Madeline Jane Kingsbury, a mother of two who went missing in March — and have taken the father of her children into custody.The Winona Police Department said in astatementon Wednesday that they found the remains in some brush off Highway 43 in Fillmore County after using information generated during their investigation of Kingsbury’s disappearance.Several agencies including the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, the Southeast Minnesota Violent Crimes Enforcement Team and the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office are working quickly to positively identify the remains, according to the statement....

Photo: Irving Police DepartmentA body has been recovered in the search for missing Texas beauty queen Lashun Massey.Lashun, 38,was reported missing Tuesdayafter she didn’t return home from her morning walk.On Thursday, police said they’d pulled a body from the Lake Lago de Claire in Irving, Texas, — close to where Lashun had gone missing.While they are awaiting official identification from the medical examiner’s office, the clothing matched what Lashun was wearing when she went missing, said Irving Police Department Public Information Officer Robert Reeves....

Ahreal Smith.Photo: Northumberland County Sheriff’s A body has been found in the search for missing Virginia woman who was last seen taking out trash at work nearly a week ago. “After an extensive search operation throughout the day, search crews located a body, matching the description of Ahreal Smith, on property in Heathsville,” Northumberland County Sheriff Johnny Beauchampwrote on FacebookTuesday. The body will be turned over to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy, Beauchamp added....

Photo: Facebook A body found late Monday is believed to be that of a missing Missouri woman whose husband was charged last week with her murder after police found blood- and bleach-soaked carpeting in the couple’s suburban home, according to multiple reports. Police learned where the body could be found during a meeting about 2:45 p.m. Monday with Beau and his attorney, and made the discovery about 11:30 p.m. in a wooded area about 20 yards off the highway shoulder, St....

Taylor Pomaski.Photo: Facebook The remains were found Dec. 10, and have not yet been positively identified as Pomaski’s, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The last known sighting of Pomaski was at a party at her home on April 25. Police have found no trace of her. In late June, Pomaski’s boyfriend, Kevin Ware, Jr., was identified as a suspect in her disappearance during a bond hearing on unrelated gun and drug charges....

Photo: Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office A body found in a donation bin in South Carolina has been identified as a 47-year-old woman who was reported missing in March of last year. Lesley Lemoine, of Lugoff, South Carolina, was identified after an autopsy was performed on Wednesday, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office. Lemoine’s familyhas been notified, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook. “We will continue to investigate this as a suspicious death,” the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said....

Photo: Volusia Sheriff’s Office Robert Heikka’s car was discovered in the water along Pioneer Trail in Volusia County, between State Roads 44 and 415, according to a statement fromthe Volusia Sheriff’s Office(VSO). Water levels in the canal had “recently dropped significantly,” revealing the car’s location,the VSOsaid Saturday. Police have been in contact with the missing teacher’s family, according to thePort Orange Police Department(POPD). However, the body found inside the car has not been officially identified....

A man’s body was discovered in the New Jersey home of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins on Tuesday. Fair Lawn Police arrived at his home to investigate after receiving a call at about 10:22 a.m.,according toNewJersey.com. The man, Roosevelt Rene, was found dead although prosecutors say his cause of death has yet to be determined, according to CBS New York. Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo told the outlet the Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Fair Lawn Police Department are investigating the incident....

Samuel Olson.Photo: Houston Police/Twitter An autopsy has officially identified the body of a child found in a Texas hotel room as 5-year-oldSamuel Olson— and the cause of death was blunt head trauma. Samuel was reported missing on May 27, but authorities believe may have died weeks before they were notified of his disappearance. Theresa Balboa, the girlfriend of Samuel’s biological father, has been charged with tampering with evidence in the case....

Photo: Facebook Ed. note: According to multiple reports, police searching for missing Maine elementary school teacherKristin Westra found a bodyon Friday deep in the woods behind her home, though they did not say whether they believe it is her. Capt. Craig Smith of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office told thePortland Press Heraldthat authorities have suspended their search for Westra as they investigate the body, which he did not indicate was a man or a woman....

“The FBI and our partners remain dedicated to ensuring anyone responsible for or complicit in Ms. Petito’s death is held accountable for their actions,” Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider said in the FBI’s tweet. Schneider added that Laundrie is a person of interest, saying, “Anyone with information concerning Mr. Laundrie’s role in this matter or his current whereabouts should contact the FBI.” Petito was reported missing on Sept. 11 — 10 days after Laundrie quietly returned to his parents' Florida home without her — prompting a search through the Wyoming wilderness where authorities believe she was last seen....