As the look for missing out on springtime break university student Sudiksha Konanki enters its 8th day, a retired FBI representative claimed that with every day passing there is a loss of “forensic capabilities.”
“There will be evidence on the body to be able to determine the cause of death,” retired FBI representative Scott Duffey informedFox News Digital “With every day passing, if she was not taken by kidnapping, and she is in fact out in the water, then with each day passing, there is a loss of some forensic capabilities.”
Duffey claimed the worldwide examination with several federal governments included– both America and India– was made complex by Dominican Republic authorities recommending that Konanki sank after entering into the water after an evening out with close friends.
“You bring upon two major governments that are saying, ‘Before we commit to the drowning theory, let’s do a little bit more investigation,'” he claimed. “Now, without a body, the Dominican authorities should never, ever make a comment like that. It does a disservice first and foremost to the family, but, of course, to the reputation of the police department.”
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Sudiksha Konanki in a Facebook selfie picture. The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh junior has actually been missing out on considering that March 6, when she disappeared throughout a springtime break journey to a luxury hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
On Thursday, Dominican Republic authorities altered their song and said in a release that the search for the missing out on University of Pittsburgh trainee currently prolongs “beyond an accidental event” and “examines all variables.”
Duffey claimed that authorities in the Dominican Republic stating that it showed up that the 20-year-old sunk were “initial missteps.”
“I do believe there are missteps when you call something so quickly before,” he claimed. “Was the crime scene investigation done? Was [Konanki’s] clothing found?”
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Konanki was last seen on resort security video clip on March 6 after 4 a.m. She was last seen strolling with a boy that had his arms twisted around her shoulders.
The boy formerly seen with Konanki is seen on security video footage getting in the inside of the resort around 9 a.m. on March 6.
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La Policia Nacional, the nation’s nationwide law enforcement agency, later on claimed the boy is under examination.
He apparently claimed he remained in the water at the exact same coastline, and authorities were doubting him in an effort to support his variation of occasions, according to a translation of a Spanish- language declaration from authorities.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen on a coastline outside the first-class RIU Republica Resort in the Dominican Republic on March 6, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)
Local outlet Noticias SIN likewise reported that a male, that attended at the exact same hotel, was the last individual seen with Konanki and apparently informed authorities numerous various variations of what took place.
The guy apparently claimed he got in the water with Konanki however that the harsh browse made him unwell, so he returned to coast and left Konanki in the water.
In an additional variation of the tale, he claimed he really felt unwell and left Konanki in knee-deep water prior to he lost consciousness on the coastline. The guy in addition asserted he saw Konanki strolling on the coastline prior to he slept on the coastline, according to the regional record.
Authorities claimed that they discovered her shoes and a sarong-style coastline dress on a chair by the coastline.
Local authorities look for missing out on united state university student Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on March 11, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)
Duffey claimed that the proof and the witness statement “tell us a story.”
“The big question is what was the intoxication level, if any, for both of them?” he claimed. “I don’t want to cast a shadow upon this individual simply because he’s intoxicated and thereby his memory is warped.”
“He’s remembering things differently, and then it’s natural that the story is going to change,” Duffey claimed. “And the evidence, whether that be vomit found on the beach, can help corroborate the individual’s testimony.”
united state university student Sudiksha Konanki went missing out on while vacationing with her close friends in Punta Cana on March 6, 2025. (Fox News Graphics)
The retired FBI representative claimed authorities “can get a good sense” if their meeting topic is being deceitful or simply not remembering the information.
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“And as long as he’s continuing to be cooperative, because he has nothing to hide, then that will lend to additional information coming out,” he claimed.
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Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin added to this record.
