Mystery deepens as key clue found in search for missing teacher Lara Emanuele and chilling details e

April 2024 · 2 minute read

THE search for an elementary school teacher who went missing more than two weeks ago remains underway, police have said.

Lara Emanuele, 46, was last seen on June 7, the day before her vehicle was found at a Holiday Inn in Roxbury, New Jersey, about 50miles west of New York City.

The vehicle was found roughly five miles from Emanuele's home, News 12 New Jersey reported.

The third-grade teacher once had a restraining order against her husband Brian Emanuele, but it had been lifted before she disappeared.

The husband shared a Facebook post from the Morris County Prosecutor's Office urging the public to help with the case shortly after Emanuele went missing.

Police have focused their search on a heavily wooded area near the hotel, according to a press release from June 12.

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"This remains a missing persons investigation," Morris County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Meghan Knab told People.

"At this time, this is not considered a suspicious disappearance," she said.

"We will notify the public if the focus (or) status of the investigation changes."

The search has been focused on the Berkshire Valley State Wildlife Management Area, which contains more than 2,000acres of untouched wilderness with no marked trails.

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Investigators are still going out to look for Emanuele on a daily basis with the help of K-9 units.

They have discouraged the public from conducting their own searches in the nature preserve due to safety concerns about the rugged terrain and the animals living there.

Emanuele is 5ft and 6inches tall, has red hair, and weighs about 125lbs.

She worked at the Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Morristown.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the the Roxbury Police Department at (973) 448-2100 or the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-2900.

Investigators are also still looking for Lori Ann Selsinski, a 24-year-old recent Auburn University graduate who disappeared in Alabama in 2006.

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