As the search for lacking out on springtime break college scholar Sudiksha Konanki enters its eighth day, a retired FBI consultant claimed that with daily passing there’s a lack of “forensic capabilities.”
“There will be evidence on the body to be able to determine the cause of death,” retired FBI consultant Scott Duffey knowledgeableFox 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 a number of federal governments included– each America and India– was made complicated by Dominican Republic authorities recommending that Konanki sank after getting into into the water after a night out with shut pals.
“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 image. The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh junior has really been lacking out on contemplating that March 6, when she disappeared all through a springtime break journey to a luxurious lodge in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
On Thursday, Dominican Republic authorities altered their track and said in a release that the search for the lacking out on University of Pittsburgh trainee at the moment prolongs “beyond an accidental event” and “examines all variables.”
Duffey claimed that authorities within the Dominican Republic stating that it confirmed up that the 20-year-old sunk had been “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 final seen on resort safety video clip on March 6 after 4 a.m. She was final seen strolling with a boy that had his arms twisted round her shoulders.
The boy previously seen with Konanki is seen on safety video footage getting within the within the resort round 9 a.m. on March 6.
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La Policia Nacional, the nation’s nationwide regulation enforcement company, afterward claimed the boy is underneath examination.
He apparently claimed he remained within the water at the very same shoreline, and authorities had been doubting him in an effort to help his variation of events, in response to a translation of a Spanish- language declaration from authorities.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was final seen on a shoreline exterior the first-class RIU Republica Resort within 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 very same lodge, was the final particular person seen with Konanki and apparently knowledgeable authorities quite a few varied variations of what befell.
The man apparently claimed he acquired within the water with Konanki nonetheless that the cruel browse made him unwell, so he returned to coast and left Konanki within the water.
In an extra variation of the story, he claimed he actually felt unwell and left Konanki in knee-deep water previous to he misplaced consciousness on the shoreline. The man as well as asserted he noticed Konanki strolling on the shoreline previous to he slept on the shoreline, in response to the regional report.
Authorities claimed that they found her sneakers and a sarong-style shoreline gown on a chair by the shoreline.
Local authorities search for lacking out on united state college scholar 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 assertion “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 college scholar Sudiksha Konanki went lacking out on whereas vacationing together with her shut pals in Punta Cana on March 6, 2025. (Fox News Graphics)
The retired FBI consultant claimed authorities “can get a good sense” if their assembly subject is being deceitful or just not remembering the knowledge.
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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.
Fox News Digital has really related to the FBI for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin added to this report.
