CINCINNATI -- Are two area missing person cases connected with the disappearances of four other women near the Tri-state area?
Some bloggers think so, suggesting that the disappearances of Paige Johnson and Katelyn Markham may be linked to other cases in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
Johnson, of Florence, was last seen in September 2010, and the last person to see her remains jailed on an unrelated probation violation. Markham, of Fairfield, disappeared in August.
No evidence has been found in either case, despite extensive searches of the areas they were last seen by police and hundreds of volunteers.
Some online commentators have speculated on supposed similarities between those cases and those of Crystal Hall, Holly Bobo, Lauren Spierer and Karen Swift.
Johnson's mother is skeptical, however.
"This serial killer stuff, it's a bunch of bull," Donna Johnson said. "It's not true. It's not true in Paige's case."
She said relatives of Jacob Bumpass had been floating the possible connections between the cases on social media. Bumpass is the last person known to have seen Johnson before she disappeared.
"If there is something going on, it's connected to him for sure," Johnson said.
Covington police have investigated the possibility of a connection to other missing person cases but haven't developed any leads.
"We've found nothing that would link these cases to our current investigation," said Lt. Spike Jones, of Covington police.
Markham's father also has his doubts.
"It's not out of realm of possibility," Dave Markham said. "It's unlikely, but anything is possible."
Fairfield police did not comment for this report, but they had previously indicated that the case appeared to be isolated.
"We've developed nothing in this case that would lead us to believe that this goes beyond Katelyn Markham," Chief Mike Dickey said in September.
But online sleuths aren't as quick to dismiss the similarities between the missing women and their cases, and they're continuing to look for evidence to prove their case.
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I don't find this theory plausible in this case at all, but I did find it interesting that Holly Bobo was mentioned, as that is a case I have been following as well. The details of that one just stuck with me for some reason. I wonder where all of these girls are... I searched for any other mention of any new updates in the case and there have been absolutely none since the last articles posted.