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Second anniversary of Charleston teenager’s |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
By STEVE BLAKE
Managing Editor
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of West Charleston native Nathan Currie’s disappearance.
Currie was 18 when he was last seen on July 23, 2006 on Dane Hill Road
in West Charleston. His car was found abandoned in a cemetery with the
driver’s seat pulled forward and the license plate pulled off and
discarded. There were rumors his disappearance was related to drugs.
Although it’s been two years since her son vanished, Kathy Currie still
holds out hope he’s still alive, she said in a phone interview Tuesday.
So do the state police.
Detective Lt. Jason Letourneau said Tuesday in an interview that he’s working the case like it’s only a month old.
“There are still new leads,” he said. He works on them on a full-time
basis, and at times has to use other detectives to help follow up on
leads. It’s often time-consuming to evaluate the reliability and
usefulness of information, he said.
The leads come at a quick pace at times. So do rumors. And that makes it difficult on Currie’s family.
“We hear things all the time,” Kathy Currie said. “There are a lot stories.”
Letourneau said, when asked, that he’s confident the case will be solved.
“I hope it’s solved,” he quickly added. “I don’t know when.” He said he
feels he has gotten closer, but there have been no arrests.
He and a state police victim specialist stay in close contact with Kathy and Michael Currie.
The Curries say they are pleased with the state police’s work on the
case. But their son is still missing and it’s difficult for them to
think about.
“It’s still very hard,” Kathy Currie said. “Every day is a struggle.”
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