Do you know this girl? (if you're fannish, you may be able to help)

[rm]

Do you know this girl?

The girl can't remember who she is. By the details in the article it seems very possible that she is in some way a member of one of our communities as there are indications of fannishness and her own writing endeavors.

"One of the weirdest clues to her identity is that she recently found herself recalling words that turned out to be an excerpt from the fantasy novel "Fool's Fate," by best-selling author Robin Hobb.

The book is part of a well-reviewed trilogy that has sold more than 1 million copies.

According to the ACS, the girl also said she has been writing a fantasy story featuring a heroine named Rian "who's been raised by the commander of the guard post on the edge of a fantasy kingdom."

Officials declined to make her available for an interview.

They asked anyone with information to contact the NYPD Missing Persons Squad at (212) 694-7781."

Everyone deserves to know who they are. Spread the link, and if you have info, please contact the police.

Comments

[sykii.livejournal.com]

Also? Don't read the comments if you want to retain any tiny shred of hope for humanity.

[phaetonschariot.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to teach myself Don't Read The Comments. My rabbit is easier to teach than I am.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[gement.livejournal.com]

We had one of those in August here in Seattle.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009694070_johndoe20m.html
Discovered within minutes of posting the story online to be
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009700366_webjohndoe20m.html
with some unreliable half-memories. ah, they did track down the wife thing... at first they couldn't find records of his marriage.
As of a month after his identification, he still didn't place himself, though.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009887794_apusmysteryman2ndldwritethru.html

It's a strange thing. I hope it does not become the next big thing, because, seriously, brains are not supposed to work like that.

[natf.livejournal.com]

My brain works like that. Then again, I have multiple sclerosis.

[gement.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully not your whole past at once. Brrr. Pieces is bad enough, but... Brrr.

[natf.livejournal.com]

Ah, no, but I have at different times forgotten my name, where I lived and so on…

[gement.livejournal.com]

My sympathies. Thank you for sharing.

[kadairk.livejournal.com]

Amber is another link to Robin Hobb (and may actually be the Fool.) Amber is a main character in the LiveShip trilogy.

Re: not reading comments. I've had better luck just not reading news stories. *sigh* It makes my life easier, even if I don't know what's going on in the world.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Someone suggested she may be this girl (http://www.50statesclassifieds.com/myspace/Kara-Kopetsky.jpg), who has been missing since 2004. I hope that's true.

[delle.livejournal.com]

wow. there's a LOT of similarities...

[rm.livejournal.com]

That's eerie. I assume someone has contacted the authorities to this effect?

[woogledesigns.livejournal.com]

poo kid. good luck to her.

[ravenskye8.livejournal.com]

OMG, Gah! That girl looks so damn familiar, but I have no frigging clue from where!!!

AAARRRRGHH!

Gods I hope I can remember, if it's really her I'm thinking of, and not just a doppleganger...

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

I did a signal boost, linking to cnn, where there are no comments to destroy your faith in humanity.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, their original article had no info on the possible fannish parts of the story. I just added another mention of it on my latest post.

Thanks for finding that!

[laura47.livejournal.com]

they figured out who she is, yay. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/24/teen.jane.doe/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

she's 18 and her family is headed in from washington state after someone in MD recognized her.

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

I'm still bothered by how the POST ran this article.

It was almost like it was more important to mention how well sold that book was then helping this girl.

Glad she was found.