Hailey Buzbee is finally coming home. But not in the way anyone wanted. Authorities have confirmed that Hailey’s remains were recovered in Perry County, Ohio.
The suspect charged in her case, 39-year-old Tyler Thomas, led investigators to the location in Perry County while accompanied by law enforcement, according to his attorney, Sam Shamansky.
As more information has come to light, many people have asked for clarity about the early days of the investigation, particularly after authorities confirmed they had identified Thomas as the person Hailey left with and made contact with him early in their investigation.
It was in the initial days of her disappearance that police say they questioned Thomas after he admitted to picking Hailey up at her home. He claimed she was fine when he dropped her off “along a road in western Ohio,” which Fishers Police Chief Ed Gebhart says was later determined to be untrue. At that point, search warrants were issued on Thomas’s home in Columbus and his vehicle, where evidence showed that Hailey had been at his residence in Columbus. Later, an additional search warrant was granted for an Airbnb in Hocking County, Ohio, another location where Thomas took Hailey.
Hailey’s father, Beau Buzbee, thanked everyone for their support in trying to locate his daughter. He also shared a petition calling for the creation of Hailey’s Law, asking Indiana to address what the family describes as “a gap in the state’s alert system” because Hailey was classified as a "runaway" it appeared she left on her own. Beau's proposed would establish a special “Pink Alert” for individuals who don’t really qualify for other types of notifications, but there are credible risk indicators are present.
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